BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 14. The 20th IEEE
International Conference on Application of Information and
Communication Technologies (AICT2026) is underway at ADA University
in Baku, Trend’s
correspondent reports.
The conference is being held in Azerbaijan for the seventh time
and marks the 20th anniversary of the AICT series this year, under
the slogan “20 Years Connecting Science, Technology and
Society.”
The event is jointly organized by ADA University, relevant IEEE
units in Azerbaijan, Politecnico di Torino, George Washington
University, Nazarbayev University, the United Arab Emirates
University, Tashkent University of Information Technologies,
Kazakh-British Technical University, Tbilisi State University,
Georgian Technical University, SDU University, the Nikola Tesla
Institute of Electrical Engineering, and the Alessandro Faedo
Institute of Information Science and Technologies.
The conference aims to facilitate knowledge exchange in
information and communication technologies and discuss the latest
advances in the field. It brings together researchers, scientists,
and industry representatives.
The opening ceremony is scheduled to feature speeches by the ADA
University Rector and former Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United
States Hafiz Pashayev, as well as representatives of partner
organizations.
The conference program also includes keynote addresses by
prominent scientists who have made significant contributions to
computer science.
One of the presentations will be delivered by Erol Gelenbe, a
member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and visiting professor at
King’s College London, on “A View of Artificial Intelligence
Through the Lens of Optimization and Modeling.”
A panel discussion titled “Artificial Intelligence in Higher
Education and Science: Opportunities and Challenges” will also take
place.
Will be updated