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CONFERENCE ON
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Conversations that Shape AI Futures
By Harish and Bina Shah School of AI & Computer Science 
Plaksha University

October 30 - November 1  | Mohali, Punjab

For more details: confai@plaksha.edu.in

5+

Keynote Speakers

20+

Oral Presentations

20+

Poster Presentations

600+

Students

100+

Visitors

The three day academic conference aims to highlight the potential of AI in exploring effective solutions to

societal challenges. The talks and discussions aim to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing,

and innovative discussions. It will bring together students, researchers, and practitioners across

diverse AI domains to shape the future of research, development, and impactful applications in

the Indian AI landscape.

About ConfAI

Call For Abstracts

Deadline: August 10

Notification of acceptance

August 31

Conference Dates

October 30 - November 1

ConfAI 2026 Speakers

(The list is non exhaustive , more speakers coming soon...)

Discover the visionaries leading the Conversations that shape AI futures at ConfAI’s upcoming edition.

ConfAI 2026 Welcomes 
Abstracts 

01

​AI in the Economy

Track Co-Chairs 

Dr. Alok Ranjan, Dr. Nikhil George, Dr. Divyanshu Jain

This track focuses on artificial intelligence as a transformative force across three interlocking pillars of modern economies: labor markets, financial systems, and governance structures.

03

AI in Sensors

Track Co-Chairs
Dr. Anil Roy, Dr. Praveen Kumar

This session focuses on AI as a transformative force in sensor technology, highlighting the co-design of intelligent hardware, software, and real-time analytical systems across diverse application domains.

05

AI4Cities: Enhancing Resilience, Improving Liveability

Track Co-Chairs 

Dr. Anupam Sobti, Dr. Malini Balakrishnan, Dr. Prashanth Suresh Kumar, Dr. Pankaj Pansari

This session focuses on AI-driven solutions for rapidly expanding Indian cities, leveraging real-time, data-driven predictive management to optimize urban infrastructure, climate resilience, and local governance.

 

07

AI and Logic: Relations and Applications

Track Co-Chairs

Dr. Deepak Khemani, Dr. Saeed SalehiDr. Tapas Pandit

This session focuses on the two-way synergy between logic and AI, highlighting how logic designs reliable AI systems while AI tools solve complex logical and mathematical problems.

02

AI in Healthcare

Track Co-Chairs

Dr. Sunita Chauhan, Dr. Sandeep Manjanna, Dr. Monika Sharma, Dr. Chaitanya Lekshmi Indira, Dr. Appan Rakaraddi.

This session aims to explore how AI technologies can be designed and deployed to deliver tailored healthcare solutions while ensuring fair and inclusive access.

04

Reasoning in Vision Language Models

Track Co-Chairs
Dr. Pankaj Pansari, Dr. Deepan Muthirayan

This session focuses on evaluating and advancing reasoning in Vision Language Models (VLMs), spanning benchmark evaluation, fine-tuning, inference-time scaling, and novel model architectures.

06

Responsible and Ethical AI

Track Co-Chairs

Dr. Rajesh Sharma, Dr. Sachindranath

This session focuses on the ethical, legal, and sociotechnical dimensions of responsible AI, translating foundational ethics into practical governance, algorithmic fairness, and cross-jurisdictional regulatory frameworks.

08

Recent Advances in AI

 

Submissions are not limited to the tracks given above. Work pertaining to the theme of the conference is welcome. It could include ongoing research and previously published work.

Experience the Energy | A Look Back at ConfAI 2025

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