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.

TechWorld 2025 Congress

Conference will be mixed online and on location at

NOVOTEL BARCELONA CORNELLÀ
Avenida Maresme 78
08940, CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT
BARCELONA
+34 934 74 70 00
H3667@accor.com

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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Interview

Meet an Expert: Economic Growth and Water Management Challenges - On Site
Interviewer:
Prof. Dr. Petre Dini, IARIA, USA/EU
Expert:
CTO, Dr. Mahmood Ahmad, RKH-WEFnex, Thailand
- interview slides

Tutorials

T1. The Anatomy of Agentic Frameworks and Practical Use Cases - On Site
Prof. Dr. Petre Dini, IARIA, USA/EU
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- summary
- short bio

T2. Building Security Monitoring Solutions with Open-Source Tools - On Site
Co-Founder Ali Recai Yekta, Yekta IT GmbH, Germany
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- summary
- short bio

T3. Systems Thinking within the Systems Engineering Paradigm - On Site
Prof. Paul Martin, University of Maryland, USA / CEO SE-Scholar / INCOSE, USA
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- summary
- short bio

T4. Secure Software Development - On Site
Prof. Dr. Aspen Olmsted, Wentworth Institute of Technology, USA
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- summary
- short bio

Keynote Speeches

K1. Reconnaissance to Resilience: A Threat-Led Kill Chain Perspective on Ransomware and Emerging AI-Driven Threats - On Site
Prof. Dr. Alexander Lawall, IU Internationale Hochschule GmbH, Germany
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K2. Path Planning Advances in Multi-UAV Networks - On Site
Prof. Dr. Eugen Borcoci, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K3. Stochastic Spatiotemporal Multi-Agent Path Planning with Knowledge Graphs - On Site
Dr. Edward Arthur Holmberg, University of New Orleans, USA
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K4. Enhancement of Medical Images for Improved Diagnosis and Treatment - On Site
Dr. Simin Mirzaei, University of British Columbia, Canada
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K5. Measurability - CyberSecurity Ratings and Its Application to Large Network Infrastructures - Virtual
William Yurcik, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), USA
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K6. Predictive Modeling of Energy Production and Graph Compression via MARL and DCRNN - Virtual
Prof. Dr. W. Bernard Lee, Founder and Chief Executive, HedgeSPA, Private Limited, USA
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K7. Best Practices in Online Teaching With Generative AI: Enhancing AI Literacy for Students and Faculty - Virtual
Prof. Dr. Myles Bassell, Brooklyn College, Koppelman School of Business, USA
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K8. Malicious Hardware Detection with Advanced Artificial Intelligence Models - Virtual
Prof. Dr. Junghee Lee, Korea University, Korea
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

Open Discussions

OD1. Digital and AI Literacy - On Site
Coordinators:
Prof. Dr. Petre Dini, IARIA, USA/EU
Timm Bostelmann, FH Wedel (University of Applied Sciences), Germany
- presentation slides

OD2. Accessibility and AI-based Services - On Site
Coordinators:
Prof. Dr. Petre Dini, IARIA, USA/EU
Prof. Dr. Eugen Borcoci, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania
- presentation slides

Panels

Monday, Oct 27 - afternoon
P1. Cybersecurity Resilience Challenges - On Site
Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Alexander Lawall, IU International University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Panelists:
Niklas Lindskog, Ericsson, Sweden
Prof. Dr. Aspen Olmsted, Wentworth Institute of Technology, USA
Co-Founder Ali Recai Yekta, Yekta IT GmbH, Germany
Prof. Dr. Yuichi Kaji, Nagoya University, Japan
Timm Bostelmann, FH Wedel (University of Applied Sciences), Germany
- presentation slides

Tuesday, Oct 28 - afternoon
P2. Health and Digital Services - On Site
Moderator:
Dr. Jamie McGlothlin, RSM US LLP, USA
Panelists:
Dr.  Thomas Michelitsch, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, France
Dr. Francisco Javier Bermúdez Ruiz, University of Murcia, Spain
Prof. Dr. Petre Dini, IARIA, USA/EU
Prof. Dr. Mehluli Masuku, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- presentation slides

Wednesday, Oct 26 - afternoon
P3. Complex Systems - On Site
Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Fan Wu, Tuskegee University, USA
Panelists:
Dr. Jyrki Penttinen, Alphacore Inc., USA
Prof. Dr. Sergei Sawitzki, FH Wedel (University of Applied Sciences), Germany
Prof. Paul Martin, University of Maryland, USA / CEO SE-Scholar / INCOSE, USA
Prof. Dr. Fan Wu, Tuskegee University, USA
Prof. Dr.  Ray Jones, University of Plymouth, UK
- presentation slides

Thursday, Oct 30 - morning
P4. Sustainability - On Site
Moderator:
Dr. Mahmood Ahmad, RKH-WEFnex, Thailand
Panelists:
Prof. Dr. Ibrahima Toure, Universite Le Havre Normandie, France
Dr Edward Arthur Holmberg, University of New Orleans, USA
Dr. Nils Olav Handegard, Institute of Marine Research, Norway
Dr. Amir Dadrasi, Univerzita Karlova, Czech Republic
Prof. Dr.  Pedro Gonçalves, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Águeda and Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Puja Bhetwal, RIZQ/YUNUS WEFnex Hub AIT, Thailand
- presentation slides

Special Sessions

COAI: Post-Pandemic Challenges and Opportunities in Academia and Industry - Hybrid
Chair: Prof. Dr. Les Sztandera, Thomas Jefferson University, USA

Regular Sessions

(program will be announced as soon as registration concludes)

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