For 2025, all events will be held in a hybrid mode with five options: on site or virtual choices (live, prerecorded videos, voiced presentation slides, and .pdf slides).

We hope for better times allowing us to return to the traditional on site scientific events. However, we are ready to adapt any which way the conditions dictate.

IARIA Congress 2025

Conference will be mixed online and on location at

NOVOTEL VENEZIA MESTRE CASTELLANA
Via Ceccherini 21
30174 VENEZIA MESTRE
ITALY

Note: This event is a mix of online and on site participation. All contributions are posted below; those presenting onsite have their own schedule, as a subset of the entire program.

Opening Welcome

On Site Program

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Tutorials

T1. Vector Databases: A Beginner’s Guide - On Site
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Olaf Herden, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Stuttgart - Campus Horb, Germany
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- summary
- short bio

T3. Business Models for SME in the AI Era - On Site
Prof. Dr. Petre Dini, IARIA, EU/USA
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- summary
- short bio

Keynote Speeches

K1. The Power of Generative AI: What We Learned from Global Hackathons and Scientific Research - On Site
Prof. Dr. Júlio Monteiro Teixeira, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K3. Fighting Fire with Fire: Developing AI-enhanced Methodologies to Combat AI-enhanced Cognitive Threats - On Site
Prof. Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science, University of Arkansas - Little Rock & Faculty Fellow, International Computer Science Institute, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K4. When Johnny Needs an Expert: LLMs to the Rescue or Rather not? - On Site
Prof. Dr. Erik Buchmann, Leipzig University, Germany
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K5. The Algorithmic Turn in Media: From Deepfakes to Generative Breakthroughs - On Site
Prof. Dr. Stephan Böhm, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K6. Detection and Diagnosis of Lesions in Medical Imaging with Ultra-lightweight Deep Learning Models - On Site
Prof. Dr. Kenji Suzuki, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

Open Discussions

OD1. Digital Space vs. Open Space - On Site - Sunday
Coordinators:
Prof. Dr. Júlio Monteiro Teixeira, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil
Prof Dr. Petre Dini, IARIA, USA/EU
- presentation slides

OD2. Revisiting LLMs - Semantic Mismatching, Licensing Scheme, and Uncertainty Estimation of LLMs - On Site - Sunday
Coordinator:
Prof Dr. Petre Dini, IARIA, USA/EU
- presentation slides

OD3. Beyond the Hype: Confronting AI’s Real-World Limitations - On Site - Monday
Coordinators:
Prof. Dr. Erik Buchmann, Leipzig University, Germany
- presentation slides

Panels

P1. Human Interaction in the Digital Era - On Site - Monday, 17:45 - 19:30
Moderators:
Prof. Dr. Claudia Heß. IU Internationale Hochschule, Germany
Prof. Dr. Sibylle Kunz. IU Internationale Hochschule, Germany
Panelists:
Dr. Andras Horvath, Peter Pazmany Catholic University, Hungary
Dr. José Miguel Martins Lucas, Universidade de Coimbra - Faculdade de Direito, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Matthias Harter, Hochschule RheinMain, Germany
Prof. Dr. Júlio Monteiro Teixeira, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil
- presentation slides

P2. Advances in Recognition Systems - On Site - Tuesday, 17:00 - 19:45
Moderator:
Prof. Dr.  Alexander Lawall, IU International University of Applied Science, Germany
Panelists:
Prof. Dr.  Przemyslaw Pochec, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Gábor György Gulyás, Vitarex Stúdió Ltd., Hungary
Prof. Dr. Ping Wang, Robert Morris University, USA
Prof. Dr. Vicente Casares Giner, Universitat Politècnica de València, España
Prof.  Dr. Constantine Kotropoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- presentation slides

P3. AI-powered Creative Content at Crossroads - On Site - Wednesday, 18:15 - 20:00
Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Matthias Harter, Hochschule RheinMain, Germany
Panelists:
Prof. Dr. Rania Hodhod, Columbus State University, USA
Res. Assist. Caspian Jade Moosburner, RheinMain University, Germany
Freelancer Iuliana Adina Apostol, Germany
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Laura Hesse, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany
Prof. Dr. Sylvia Rothe, University of Television and Film, Germany
Prof. Dr. Fatima Hussain, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
- presentation slides

P4. AIMEDIA Business Innovation - On Site - Thursday, 9:00 -10:45
Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Stephan Böhm, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Panelists:
Prof. Dr. Júlio Monteiro Teixeira, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil
Prof. Dr. Florian Allwein, IU International University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Prof. Dr. Petra Ahrweiler, TISSS Lab, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, Germany
Prof. Dr. Thomas Zoeller, IU International University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- presentation slides

Special Sessions

DIGITAL 1 / PGAI: Productivity Gains by AI - Myth or Measurable?

Introduction
Claudia Heß, Sibylle Kunz
- presentation slides / editorial

Artifical Intelligence – Myth or Measurable? A systematic framework to determine AI-induced productivity gains
Sibylle Kunz, Claudia Hess
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

The Diversity of Students as a Challenge of AI Adoption in Boosting Efficiency of Study Programmes
Larissa Bartok, René Krempkow
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Implementing a Generative AI Workflow Platform in a Media Company
Benjamin Danneberg, Matthias Bastian
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Regular Sessions

The 2025 IARIA Annual Congress on Frontiers in Science, Technology, Services, and Applications

Deep Learning Approach for Shadow Removal Using Semantic Segmentation and Attention Mechanism
Po-Chin Chang, Shi-Jinn Horng
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Applying an Artificial Neuromolecular System with Autonomous Learning Capability to Learn to Control the Movement of a Six-Axis Robotic Arm
Jong-Chen Chen, Guan-Rong Chen
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Informational Analysis of Time Series of Sentinel-1 Vegetation Indices for Discerning Pest-affected Vegetation Sites: the case of Toumeyella Parvicornis
Luciano Telesca, Nicodemo Abate, Michele Lovallo, Rosa Lasaponara
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Virtual Enlightenment: E-Spirituality as a Post-Secular Phenomenon in Türkiye [PRESENTATION]
Gulsah Gorucu and Angeliki Kitsiou
- presentation slides / video

An Empirical Study on the Usage and Effectiveness of the Smart Coding Tutor in a Python Course
Nien-Lin Hsueh, Ying-Chang Lu, Lien-Chi Lai
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

EMMA: Extended Multimodal Alignment for Robust Object Retrieval
Rahul Agarwal
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Concept of Ecosystem for Smart Agriculture: Millimeter-Wave Information-Centric Wireless Visual Sensor Network
Shintaro Mori
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Harnessing Eye-Tracking Technology to Analyze Gen Z's Engagement with Digital Marketing
Emad Bataineh, Mohammed Almourad
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

AI Explain: AI-Generated Graphic Storytelling for Explaining AI Across Cultures
Petra Ahrweiler, Gayathri Geetha Rajan
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Automated Use Case Diagram Generator: Transforming Textual Descriptions into Visual Representations using a Large Language Model
Maxmillan Giyane, Dzinaishe Mpini
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Methodology for Integrated Mapping of Radiation and Light Intensity in Power Transmission Lines
Maria Luiza Stedile, João Henrique Soares, Davi do Valle, Andre de Oliveira, Ronnier Rohrich
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

RGB-D Object Classification System for Overhead Power Line Maintenance
José Mário Nishihara, Heitor Lopes, Thiago Silva, André Lazzaretti, Andre de Oliveira, Ronnier Rohrich
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Non-Terrestrial Networks: Architecture and Implementation Challenges
André Paula, Ariel Bentes, Ayan Abreu, Francine Oliveira, Ivan Junior, Jose Silva, Jose Ferreira, Mayara Moura, Paulo Cordeiro, Taila Santos
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Simultaneous Localization, Mapping, and Moving Object Tracking Using Helmet-Mounted Solid-State LiDAR
Ikuro Inaga, Masafumi Hashimoto, Kazuhiko Takahashi
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Psychological Issues for Designing XR Spaces: From Usability to Humability
Britta Essing, Dennis Paul, René Reiners
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Cooperation between Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Wireless Cellular System
Vicente Casares-Giner, Xiaohu Ge, Yuxi Zhao
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Usability Study of the CICERONE App for Telemonitoring COPD Patients
Patricia Camacho Magriñán, Daniel Sánchez Morillo, Regla Moreno Mellado, Eva Vázquez Gandullo, Alfonso Marín Andreu, Antonio León Jiménez
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Malware Detection Using Machine Learning: A Comparative Analysis
Sameeruddin Mohammed, Fan Zhang, Faria Brishti, Baiyun Chen, Fan Wu
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

The 3-Ellipse Model: A Lens for Understanding Generative AI’s Impact on Organisations
Mercy Williams, Jon G. Hall, Lucia Rapanotti, Khadija Tahera
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Does Johnny Get the Message? Evaluating Cybersecurity Notifications for Everyday Users
Victor Jüttner, Erik Buchmann
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Quantized Rank Reduction: A Communications-Efficient Federated Learning Scheme for Network-Critical Applications
Dimitrios Kritsiolis, Constantine Kotropoulos
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

System Integration of Multi-Modal Sensor for Robotic Inspection of Power Lines
Gustavo Fardo Armênio, João Henrique Campos Soares, Maria Luiza Cenci Stedile, Oswaldo Ramos Neto, Ronnier Frates Rohrich, Andre Schneider Oliveira
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

A Novel Robotic Mechanism for Efficient Inspection of High-Voltage Transmission Lines
Oswaldo Ramos Neto, José Mário Nishihara, Davi Riiti Goto Valle, Alexandre Domingues, Ronnier Frates Rohrich, Andre Schneider Oliveira
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Optimizing Neural Networks for Activity Recognition in Daily Living: A Case Study Using Signal Processing and Smartwatch Sensors
Klemens Waldhör, Philipp Müller
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Early Response Prediction for H2 Sensors
Raduan Sarif, Carlo Tiebe, Christian Herglotz
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Progressively Overcoming Catastrophic Forgetting in Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks
Evgenii Ostanin, Nebojsa Djosic, Fatima Hussain, Salah Sharieh, Alexander Ferworn, Malek Sharieh
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Measurement and Testing Methods for Sensors in Hydrogen Technologies [PRESENTATION]
Carlo Tiebe and Mehmet Bayat
- presentation slides / video

Redefining Leadership: AI Literacy is a Strategic Imperative for 21st Century Leaders
Claudette McGowan, Salah Sharieh, Alexander Ferworn
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Inducing and Detecting Anchoring Bias via Game-Play in Time-extended Decision-Making Tasks
Prithviraj Dasgupta, John Kliem, Mark Livingston, Jonathan Decker
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Geozone-Aware Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Path Planning Using RRT* and Jellyfish-Inspired Optimization for Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
Judit Salvans Baucells, Elham Fakhraian, Ivana Semanjski
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

AIMEDIA 2025, The First International Conference on AI-based Media Innovation

Deepfake Music and Listener Sentiments: A Large-Scale Analysis of YouTube Comments.
Francisco Tigre Moura, Visieu Lac
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

CNNs in Musical Performance and Arrangement: Recognizing and Managing Bowed Instrument Techniques Across Cultures
Xinyuan Zhu, Clement Leung
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

LLM-based Few-shot Action System for NPCs in Virtual Reality Games
Fan Wang, Wen Zhou, Rongze Gui, Jinqiao Li, Radoslaw Malicki, Andrey Staroseltsev
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Empowering Persona Creation in Small Organizations: Evaluating ChatGPT 4o for Clustering and Analysis using PersonaCraft
Jefferson Lewis Velasco, Melise Peruchini, Gustavo Modena, Julio Monteiro Teixeira
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Measuring Usability and User Experience with Eye-Tracking: Predicting Pragmatic and Hedonic Quality using Machine Learning
Fabian Engl, Timur Ezer, Juergen Mottok
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Evaluating Diffusion-Based Image Generation for Easy Language Accessibility
Christoph Johannes Weber, Dominik Beyer, Sylvia Rothe
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Grounding on Shaky Ground: Wikipedia’s Legal Articles, Editorial Integrity, and the Risk of Data Poisoning in Artificial Intelligence
Matthias Harter
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

A Novel Synthetic Dataset for Broadcast Motorsports Scene Understanding
Luca Francesco Rossi, Andrea Sanna, Federico Manuri, Mattia Donna Bianco
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Evaluating AI Editing Algorithms for Video News Reporting
Caspian J. Moosburner, Dennis Quandt, Matthias Kowald, Wolfgang Ruppel, Till Dannewald, Matthias Narroschke
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

The Future of Learning as a Path to Meaning: AI-Enhanced Immersive Foresight for Purpose Discovery
Iuliana Adina Apostol, Normen Schack
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Empowered or Exposed? The Tension Between Human Agency and Gen-AI Automation in Creative Industries
Laura Hesse, Paul Muschiol, Reinhard Kunz
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

CineMods: Envisioning a Future of AI-Driven Film Personalization
Christoph Johannes Weber
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Between Efficiency and Inspiration: Artificial Intelligence as a Creative Actor in the German Film Industry
Anna-Mishale Ilovar, Reinhard E. Kunz, Castulus Kolo
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Exploring Human-AI Collaboration in Creative Workflows: A Case Study on Acceptance and Efficiency in Brand Design
Katerina Vavatsi, Paul Heß, Stephan Böhm
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

From Metadata to Meaning: GPT-4 Reveals Bias Trends in YouTube
Nitin Agarwal
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Human-AI Collaboration and Creative Skills: A Panel-based Industry Study from the Germany Media Sector
Paul Heß, Stephan Böhm
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

DIGITAL 2025, Advances on Societal Digital Transformation - 2025

Are AI Tools Helping The Students Too Much?
Sheikh Radiah Rahim Rivu
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Learn how Digital Transformation Could Diffuse into Organisations - Impact of Motivation and Innovation on Digital Competences and Learning
Sandra Starke, Iveta Ludviga
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Enhancing Patient Care: Machine Learning’s Role in Reducing Wait Times for Medical Procedures.
Mohamad El-Hajj, Liam Collins, Jackson Steed
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Exploring the Influence of Technology Exposure on Computer Science Self-Concept: A study among young adults in Germany
Claudia Hess, Sibylle Kunz, Cornelia Heinisch, Adrienne Steffen
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

A Framework for Digital Business Processes
Florian Allwein
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Digital Transformation in the UK Government
Brian Gannon
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Revisiting Process Virtualization: A Systematic Review of How Collaboration Tools Support Social Presence and Situation Awareness
Inga F. Schlömer
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

What Do Young Adults Expect from Social Robots?
Zühal Erden, Çiğdem Turhan
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Assessing the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Job and Task Displacement: Evidence from the Agriculture and Healthcare Sectors
Paul Simbarashe Mupfiga, Dzinaishe Mpini, Maxmillan Giyane
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

On the Protection of Face Recognition Embeddings
Gábor György Gulyás
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Greater Effectiveness in Citizen Participation in Smart Cities
José Miguel Martins Lucas
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

GPTMB 2025, The Second International Conference on Generative Pre-trained Transformer Models and Beyond

Designing A New Graduate Course on Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity
Ping Wang
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Retrieval Performance in RAG Systems: A Component-Level Evaluation Framework
Alexander Kreß, Alexander Lawall, Thomas Zöller
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Assessing the Capabilities of Large Language Models in Translating American Sign Language Gloss to English
Jalal Al-Afandi, Péter Pócsi, Gábor Borbély, Helga M. Szabó, Ádám Rák, Zoslt Robotka, András Horváth
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Estimating the Risk of Failing Physics Courses through the Monte Carlo Simulation
Isaac Caicedo-Castro, Rubby Castro-Púche, Samir Castaño-Rivera
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

IoTAI 2025, The Second International Conference on IoT-AI

Enhancing Bike-sharing Demand Forecasting: Anomaly Detection and Feature Selection in LSTM Networks
Pedro Nunes, José Santos
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Private LoRaWAN Network Deployment in Kuopio, Finland: A Case Study on AI-Based Water-Level Monitoring and Urban Flood Prediction
Markus Aho, Aki Happonen, Marko Jäntti, Kaapo Pehkonen
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Predicting Surface Roughness in Titanium Alloy Milling Machining Through Tool Wear Images
Hariyanto Gunawan, Chi Min Chang, Am Mufarrih, Zheng Xin Su
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Cybersecurity in Civil Aviation – Threat Landscape and Vulnerability Assessment of Attack Vectors
Alexander Lawall
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Marking, IOT Traceability and Data Acquisition System for shopfloor of Gas Boiler Factory
Jose Paulo Santos, Henrique Barros, Pedro Nunes
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Dual-Link Data Resilient Edge-to-cloud Communication Framework for Agricultural Robots
Iman Esfandiyar, Kamil Młodzikowski
- presentation slides / video / full article in Thinkmind Digital Library

Farewell Message