Program

All times are in AEDT: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (GMT +11)

Day 1: November 2025

  • 9:00 – 9:30 am
    Opening and welcome
    Distinguished Professor Saeid Nahavandi, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
  • 9:30 am – 10:30 am
    Keynote: Human-centric design in public safety systems
    Professor Milad Haghani, The University of Melbourne, Australia
  • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
    Human centric activity recognition
    A/Prof. Hailing Zhou, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
    Lunch break
  • 2.00 – 5.00 pm
    AI for Autonomy in Aerial Robotics – the past, the present and the future
    Dr. Archit Krishna Kamath, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Day 2: November 2025

  • 9:00 – 9:30 am
    Opening and welcome
    Distinguished Professor Saeid Nahavandi, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
  • 9:30 am – 10:30 am
    Keynote: Human-Centric Generative and Geospatial AI for Urban Digital Twins
    Professor Soheil Sabri, University of Central Florida, USA
  • 10:30 am – 12.00 pm
    Human-Centred Testing and Understanding of Intelligent Software Systems
    Dr. Huai Liu, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
  • 12:0 pm – 1.00 pm Lunch break
  • 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
    System Architecture and Safety Considerations for Autonomous Vehicles
    Dr. Adetokunbo Arogbonlo, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
  • 2:00pm – 3.00 pm
    Industry Speaker: THE CONTINUING TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION – WIRELESS TOWARDS 6G
    Edwin Li, Rhode & Shwarz Australia
  • 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Keynote: 

Day 3: November 2025

  • 9.00 – 10.00 am
  • Keynote: Human-Centric AI for Sustainable Agriculture: Bridging Robotics, Digital Twins, and Farmer Needs

    Professor Gerry Lacey, Maynooth University, Ireland

 

  • 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Keynote: —

    Professor —, The University of —

     

    • 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    • AI-empowered advanced manufacturing techniques
      Professor Jinchuan Zheng and Hao Zhang

Day 4: November 2025

  • 9:00 – 9:30 am
    Opening and welcome
    Distinguished Professor Saeid Nahavandi, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

    • 9:30 – 10:30 am
      Keynote: High-fidelity motion simulators for virtual vehicle prototyping and driver performance analysis

      A/Professor Houshyar Asadi, Australia
    • 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
      Vehicle dynamics, path tracking controller, comfort improvement, trajectory prediction, and actuation for autonomous driving
      Dr. Mohammad Reza Chalak Qazani, Sohar University, Oman
    • 12:00 pm – 1:00pm Lunch break
    • 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
      Keynote: Empowering Aerial Robots through Physics-Informed Machine Learning
      Professor Mir Feroskhan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    • 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
      Perception, Deep Learning, Decision Fusion Programmatic Control for Autonomous Systems
      Dr. Parham Kebria

     

Day 5: November 2025

  • 9:00 am
    Opening and welcome
    Distinguished Professor Saeid Nahavandi, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
  • 9:00 am -10:00 am
    Keynote: Reward Design for Reinforcement Learning: From Autonomous Control to Large Language Model Development
    Professor Thanh Thi Nguyen, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am
    Industry Speech: Bringing Order to Chaos: Innovation Management for the Modern Age
    Dr. Soo Beng Khoh, PMO Innovations
  • 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Keynote: Autonomous Data-based Learning Systems: Design and Development
    Professor CP Lim, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
  • 12:00 pm – 1:00pm Lunch break
  • 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Lab visits and wrap up