Conference Schedule

ConfAI 2026 | October 30 to November 01, 2026 | Plaksha University, Mohali

Day 1: Friday, October 30, 2026
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM
Arrival / Registration & Refreshments
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Welcome Address & ConfAI Vision
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
Plenary Keynote | Dr. Parag Singla
10:50 AM – 11:15 AM
Tea Break
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM
Track Presentations (Parallel Sessions)
Track Presentations: AI in Healthcare
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM: Track Keynote
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM: Track Oral Presentations
Track Presentations: AI and Logic: Relations and Applications
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM: Track Keynote
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM: Track Oral Presentations
12:45 PM – 01:10 PM
Group Photograph
01:10 PM – 02:10 PM
Lunch
02:10 PM – 03:00 PM
Plenary Keynote | Dr. Santanu Chaudhury
03:10 PM – 04:40 PM
Track Presentations (Parallel Sessions)
Track Presentations: AI in the Economy
03:10 PM – 03:40 PM: Track Keynote
03:40 PM – 04:40 PM: Track Oral Presentations
Track Presentations: AI in Sensors
03:10 PM – 03:40 PM: Track Keynote
03:40 PM – 04:40 PM: Track Oral Presentations
04:40 PM – 05:40 PM
High Tea Break / Poster Presentation
Tracks: Track 1: AI in Healthcare  |  Track 2: AI and Logic  |  Track 3: AI in the Economy  |  Track 4: AI in Sensors
05:40 PM – 06:00 PM
Campus Tour
06:00 PM – 07:15 PM
Break
07:15 PM Onwards
Networking Dinner
Day 2: Saturday, October 31, 2026
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM
Refreshments
09:00 AM – 09:10 AM
Day 2 Opening Remarks
09:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Plenary Keynote | Dr. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay
10:10 AM – 11:40 AM
Track Presentations (Parallel Sessions)
Track Presentations: AI 4 Cities—Enhancing Resilience, Improving Liveability
10:10 AM – 10:40 AM: Track Keynote
10:40 AM – 11:40 AM: Track Oral Presentations
Track Presentations: Recent Advances in AI
10:10 AM – 10:40 AM: Track Keynote
10:40 AM – 11:40 AM: Track Oral Presentations
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM
Tea Break
12:00 PM – 01:00 PM
One-on-One Mentorship Sessions
01:00 PM – 01:15 PM
Group Photograph
01:15 PM – 02:10 PM
Lunch
02:10 PM – 03:00 PM
Plenary Keynote | Dr. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru
03:00 PM – 03:50 PM
Plenary Keynote | Dr. Manish Gupta
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM
High Tea Break / Poster Presentation
Tracks: Track 1: AI 4 Cities  |  Track 2: Recent Advances in AI  |  Track 3: Reasoning in Vision Language Models  |  Track 4: Responsible and Ethical AI
05:00 PM – 06:15 PM
Panel Discussion
06:30 PM – 07:30 PM
Plaksha Cultural Event
07:30 PM Onwards
Gala Dinner
Day 3: Sunday, November 01, 2026
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM
Refreshments
09:00 AM – 09:10 AM
Day 3 Opening Remarks
09:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Plenary Keynote | Dr. Balaraman Ravindran
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Track Presentations: Reasoning in Vision Language Models
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Track Keynote
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Track Oral Presentations
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Track Presentations: Responsible and Ethical AI
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Track Oral Presentations
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Award Ceremony
12:30 PM – 01:00 PM
Valedictory & Concluding Remarks
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM
Lunch
02:00 PM – 06:00 PM
Chandigarh Tour & Departure

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