For 2026, 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).

NexComm 2026 Congress

Conference will be mixed online and on location at

NOVOTEL VENEZIA MESTRE CASTELLANA
Via Ceccherini 21
30174 VENEZIA MESTRE
ITALY

Phone: +39 041 506 6511
Email: H3307@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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Keynote Speeches

K1. Beyond the Algorithm: Implementing Clinical Decision Support at Scale in the AI Era - On Site
Prof. Svetlana Herasevich, M.D., M.S., Assist. Prof., Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, USA
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K2. Using AI to Teach High School Students how to Identify Fake News - On Site
Prof. Dr. Lasse Berntzen, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K3. Tele-ICU 2046: From Remote Observation to Continuous Detection-and-Response Infrastructure - On Site
Prof. Vitaly Herasevich, MD, PhD, Prof., Anesthesiology and Medicine, Mayo Clinic, USA
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K4. High Dynamic Range (HDR) Technology in Medical Imaging - On Site
Dr. Simin Mirzaei, University of British Colombia, Canada
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K5. Quantum Sensing - New Possibilities and Applications - On Site
Lect. Dr. Lodewijk Arntzen, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K6. Overcoming Challenges in Agricultural Sensor Data Fusion - On Site
Prof. Dr. Paulo Cruvinel, Embrapa, University of São Paulo, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K7. AI Engineering: A Necessarily Condition to Deploy Trustworthy AI in Complex Systems - On Site
Dr. Juliette Mattioli, Thales, France
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K8. Bridging Optimization and Inventive Design: A TRIZ-Based Perspective - On Site
Prof. Dr. Ing. Rémy Houssin, University of Strasbourg ICube, France
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K9. Safety Assurance of Complex Systems - On Site
Sr. Res. Odd Ivar Haugen, DNV AS, Norway
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

Panels

P1. Challenges and Perspectives for Sustainable Human–Machine Coexistence - On Site
Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Lasse Berntzen, USN, Norway
Panelists:
Sr. Lect. Dr. Alisha Janowsky, University of Central Florida, USA 
Prof. Dr. Christian Juhra, University Hospital Muenster, Germany 
Assoc. Lect. Dr. Martha Hubertz, University of Central Florida, USA
- presentation slides

P2. Integrating Data, Knowledge, and Graphs in AI-Driven Systems - On Site
Moderator:
Dr. Eng. Gaëlle Lortal, Thales Group, France
Panelists:
Dr. Marjolein Deryck, KU Leuven, Belgium
Prof. Dr. Grigore Albeanu, Spiru Haret University, Romania
PhD Cand. Yameng Guo, Ghent University, Belgium
- presentation slides

P3. Rethinking System Resilience in the Age of AI - On Site
Moderator:
Dr. Juliette Mattioli, Thales, France
Panelists:
Prof. Dr. Alexander Lawall, IU International University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Prof. Dr. Tadashi Dohi, Hiroshima University, Japan
Prof. Dr. Petre Dini, IARIA, EU/USA
- presentation slides

P4. Advanced Sensing and Sensor Systems for Intelligent Environments - On Site
Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Paulo Estevão Cruvinel, Embrapa Instrumentation and Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil
Panelists:
Prof. Dr. Arcady Zhukov, University of the Basque Country, Spain
Lect. Dr. Lodewijk Arntzen, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Prof. Dr.  Shintaro Mori, Fukuoka University, Japan
- presentation slides

Special Sessions

DiA11yTech: Digital Accessibility, Inclusive Design and Assistive Technologies - Hybrid (On Site, Virtual)
Chair: Kristina Deryagina, Accessiway, Germany

PSRAI -  Performance, Safety and Robustness in Artificial Intelligence-based Systems - Hybrid (On Site, Virtual)
Chairs:
Ph. D. Juliette Mattioli, Thales, France
Ph. D. Bertrand Braunschweig,  The European Trustworthy AI Association, EU

Regular Sessions - Hybrid (On Site, Virtual)

(to be posted before event starts)

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