CUSEC

CUSEC is a non-profit organization hosting technology conferences organized by students, for students. Founded in 2002, we host a conference annually in early January, this year we are gearing up for CUSEC 2027.

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For 25+ years we've welcomed 10,000+ attendees, 270+ sponsors and 380+ speakers

You will learn more at CUSEC in 3 days than your entire 1st year of university.

Michel Parisien, Student, Concordia University

CUSEC has grown into the premier conference by computer science students, for computer science students - across the whole of Canada. It's too bad there isn't an equivalent student-run conference for American computer science students.

Jeff Atwood, Co-Founder of StackOverflow

What a blast. If you're a student up here doing anything software-related, attend. If you're a veteran and they ask you to speak, accept. If you're an employer looking for talent, sponsor.

Tim Bray, Founder of OpenText, Co-Creator of XML

Just letting you know I got interviews with both AutoDesk and Microsoft setup thanks to CUSEC.

Loren, Student, Concordia University

What is CUSEC?

The Canadian University Software Engineering Conference is referred to by many as the gathering of the future of Software Engineering. Students who are passionate about Software Engineering, from across Canada and diverse concentrations, gather under one roof for three full days to learn from the world's most famous and sought after software engineering speakers, researchers and professionals.

It's not just about the presentations though. The conference gives you the opportunity to meet others who share your passion - to see what your peers are making and how they're experimenting in tech. CUSEC gives you the opportunity to have open conversations with the figures shaping the industry as well as the people who build the things we use every day. Allowing you to learn directly from the people you look up to. And don't forget, we also have a growing career fair that might be of interest to you.

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Is CUSEC for me?

It doesn't matter if you're an undergrad in engineering or if you're getting your MBA, if you're interested in the current state of the industry then CUSEC is for you. The conference is organized primarily with software engineering undergrads and graduate students in mind. That does not mean that other people cannot benefit, the program is always of the highest quality and anyone who is interested can gain a lot from the conference.