Event Schedule

Here is our event schedule

Registration

All delegates

Inauguration / Welcome Address

Chair: Prof. Gunasekaran Raja

Introduction to the workshop

Prof. Seán McLoone, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

Keynote 1: AI and Applications in Society: A Look from Vietnam

Dr. Van-Truong Nguyen, Hanoi University of Industry
Dr. Tien-Dung Hoang, Hanoi University of Industry
Dr. Xiem Hoang Van, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Chair: Prof. Seán McLoone

Keynote 2: Critical asset management and emergency communications infrastructure

Dr. Ché Cameron, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

Chair: Prof. Seán McLoone

Keynote 3: Empowering Communities: STI Hub Ladakh's Journey to Health Innovation

Mr. Chander Shekhar Sharma, CSIR- Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh

Chair: Prof. Seán McLoone

Lunch and Networking

All delegates

Virtual Keynote 4: Edge-AI and Unmanned Aerial Systems: A Practical Perspective

Prof. Muhammad Haroon Yousaf, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pakistan

Chair: Prof. Seán McLoone

Keynote 5: Malaysia's path to a Sustainable Society: Pioneering with Advanced Technology

Dr. Ramani Kannan, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
Dr. Sathish Kumar V. E, Sunway University, Malaysia

Chair: Prof. Seán McLoone

Breakout Session 1: Opportunities and research challenges in robotics and autonomous systems for societal health

All delegates

Virtual Keynote 6: Future Maritime Transportation - Avoiding the Titanic Tragedy

Dr. Wasif Naeem, Queens’s University Belfast, UK

Chair: Prof. Gunasekaran Raja

Keynote 7: A Portable, Low-Cost Multispectral System for Monitoring Night Sky Brightness over the Astronomical Sites

Dr. Ashish Kumar, Aryabhatta Research Institute of observational sciences (ARIES), Uttarakhand

Chair: Prof. Gunasekaran Raja

Day 1 Concluding Remarks

Prof. Gunasekaran Raja, Anna University

Keynote 8: Learning and Digital Twins-based Control for Autonomous Robotics Systems subject to Safety Constraints

Dr. Mien Van, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

Chair: Dr. Geetha G

Keynote 9: Science and Technology Interventions in Primary Healthcare for Greater Society Using New Age Tools - an SCTIMST Perspective

Mr. Jithin Krishnan, Sree Chithira Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum

Chair: Dr. Moirangthem Marjit

Keynote 10: SMART Technology Aided Monitoring of Metabolic and Emerging Infectious Diseases

Dr. Kalimuthu Karuppanan, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai

Chair: Dr. Veningston K

Breakout session 2: Transnational moon-shot projects on smart technology for disaster relief and recovery operations.

Keynote 11: Advanced Materials for Aerospace and Defence Applications

Dr. P. Praveen Kumar, DRDO, Hyderabad

Chair: Dr. Moirangthem Marjit

Lunch and Networking

All delegates

Panel discussion: The role of AI in improving Societal Health in regions impacted by natural disasters

Panel: Delegate from India, Malaysia, Vietnam and Northern Ireland

Chair: Prof. Seán McLoone

Keynote 12: Which Innovation will Win?

Dr. Mahesh Veezhinathan, Associate Vice President, Forge Innovation & Ventures, India

Chair: Prof. Gunasekaran Raja

Virtual Keynote 13: Human-Centred AI for Autonomous Systems

Dr. John Oyekan, University of York, UK

Chair: Dr Wasif Naeem

Keynote 14: Intelligent cognitive autonomous vehicles and robots

Dr. Pantelis Sopasakis, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

Chair: Dr Wasif Naeem

Feedback and closing

Prof. Gunasekaran Raja, Anna University

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Anna University
MIT Campus
Chromepet
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