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Active conferences & workshops
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Partner institutions worldwide
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ICITA 20thJul
2–4 July 2026
20th International Conference on Information Technology & Applications
Hilton Sydney, Australia
CAAIE 6thAug
5–7 August 2026
6th Conference on Advanced AI and Education
Cardiff, United Kingdom
WorkshopAug
6 August 2026
Applied Machine Learning in Healthcare
Cardiff, United Kingdom
ICITA 21stOct
14–16 October 2026
21st International Conference on Information Technology & Applications
Helsinki, Finland
WorkshopOct
16 October 2026
Applied Machine Learning in Healthcare
Helsinki, Finland
ICICMay
17-19 May 2027
International Conference on Intelligent Cybersecurity
Hilton, Bangkok, Thailand
ICADISMay
17-19 May 2027
International Conference on AI, Data & Intelligent Systems
Hilton, Bangkok, Thailand
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Six interconnected communities driving forward-looking AI scholarship.

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AI & Machine Learning
LLMs, generative AI, reinforcement learning, explainable AI systems.
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Data Science & Analytics
Big data engineering, knowledge graphs, predictive analytics, real-time systems.
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Intelligent Cybersecurity
AI-driven threat detection, adversarial ML, secure and privacy-preserving systems.
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AI in Education
Learning analytics, adaptive systems, gamification, inclusive digital education.
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Healthcare AI
Medical imaging, clinical decision support, privacy-preserving healthcare ML.
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Intelligent Systems & IoT
Autonomous agents, edge AI, cyber-physical systems, smart infrastructure.
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Heriot-Watt University IEEE NSW Section IEEE Computer Society University of Technology Sydney Charles Sturt University Heilongjiang University Jiao-tong University University of Turin ISCTE Lisbon Zayed University Chandigarh University Universidade Portucalense Adelaide University