Talks and Keynotes

September 11–12, 2026

IEEE ICIEEE 2026 — MAHSA University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Keynote Speaker

Invitation dated

August 3, 2026

Sponsor

World Research Union, United Kingdom

Invited by the Organizing Committee to deliver a Keynote Talk at the IEEE International Conference on Innovations in Electronics and Electrical Engineering (ICIEEE 2026), held 11–12 September 2026 at MAHSA University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

ICIEEE 2026 is an IEEE international conference on innovations in electronics and electrical engineering, hosted at MAHSA University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with IEEE SMC association and sponsorship from the World Research Union (United Kingdom). Keynote speakers are selected by the organizing committee for distinguished research and industry contributions and open the program with an address to academics, industry professionals, and students.

August 17–19, 2026

ICSIST 2026 — Rayat Bahra University, Mohali, Punjab, India

Keynote Speaker

IEEE Xplore ISBN

979-8-3315-8389-7

Delivered the Keynote address at the IEEE International Conference on Secure Information Systems and Technologies (ICSIST 2026), held 17–19 August 2026 at Rayat Bahra University, Mohali, Punjab, India, and received a Certificate of Appreciation signed by Dr. Kavita (Program Chair) and Dr. Sahil Verma (Conference Chair).

ICSIST 2026 is an international conference on secure information systems, applied cybersecurity, and emerging digital technologies, hosted at Rayat Bahra University with an international committee spanning industry leaders from Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, Meta, AWS, Moderna, AT&T, Meijer, Cognizant, and Navy Federal Credit Union, and academics from MAHE Dubai, Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Zayed University, University of Southampton, and Universiti Malaya. Keynote speakers are selected by the organizing committee to open technical tracks with an industry-perspective address.

August 17–19, 2026

ICSIST 2026 — Rayat Bahra University, Mohali, Punjab, India

Session Chair

IEEE Xplore ISBN

979-8-3315-8389-7

Awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for acting as Session Chair at the IEEE International Conference on Secure Information Systems and Technologies (ICSIST 2026), held 17–19 August 2026 at Rayat Bahra University, Mohali, Punjab, India. Signed by Dr. Kavita (Program Chair) and Dr. Sahil Verma (Conference Chair).

ICSIST 2026 is an IEEE-associated international conference on secure information systems, applied cybersecurity, and emerging digital technologies, hosted at Rayat Bahra University with IEEE SMC association and academic partners including aivancity (France), the University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka), and SPECTRUM International University College. Session Chairs lead individual technical tracks and moderate paper presentations.

June 18–20, 2026

ICCBI 2026 — Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai

Session Chair

Session Chair at the 5th International Conference on Computer Networks, Big Data and IoT (ICCBI 2026), organized by Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai (UAE), with proceedings IEEE Xplore compliant (ISBN 979-8-3315-6380-6).

ICCBI is an established international conference series covering computer networks, big data systems, and the Internet of Things, now in its fifth edition and hosted by Manipal Academy of Higher Education's Dubai campus in partnership with Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. Proceedings are IEEE Xplore compliant and the program is supported by the IEEE Communications Society. Session Chairs lead individual technical tracks, moderate presentations, and coordinate with track authors and reviewers.

January 19–21, 2026

ICAUC 2026 — Shinawatra University, Thailand

Session Chair

Session Chair at the International Conference on AI-Driven Smart Systems and Ubiquitous Computing (ICAUC 2026), organized by Shinawatra University, Thailand in association with S.E.A. College of Engineering and Technology, Bengaluru, India, and technically associated with the IEEE Systems Council.

ICAUC 2026 focuses on AI-driven smart systems, ubiquitous and edge computing, and applied intelligence, with IEEE Systems Council association and a joint academic host structure between Shinawatra University (Bangkok, Thailand) and S.E.A. College of Engineering and Technology (Bengaluru, India, affiliated to VTU and approved by AICTE). Session Chair appointments are made by the conference committee to lead paper presentations and moderate the technical discussion within a track.

October 10–11, 2025

ICCIDC 2025 — Bali, Indonesia

Session Chair

Session Chair at the First International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Data Communication (ICCIDC 2025), held in Bali, Indonesia.

ICCIDC 2025 was the inaugural edition of the International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Data Communication, hosted in Bali with an academic consortium including Bangalore Integrated Management Academy, Maharshi Parshuram College of Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Bali, Brainware University, Poornima University, and IDB Bali — Institute of Design and Business. Publication partners include Springer and Taylor & Francis / Routledge. Session Chairs are appointed by the organizing committee to lead individual technical sessions and moderate presentations.

September 15, 2025

MIT Manipal (MAHE) — Expert Lecture Series on AI for Industrial Engineers

Invited Expert Speaker — Talk 12

Talk title

The Evolution of ERP in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Session

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM IST

Host department

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, MIT Manipal

Invited by

Nithesh Naik, MIT Manipal (MAHE)

Recognition

Letter of Appreciation issued 15 Sep 2025

Invited Expert Speaker for Talk 12: The Evolution of ERP in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, delivered to the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, India. The lecture examined how AI reshapes traditional ERP into intelligent, adaptive platforms capable of predictive analytics, autonomous decision-making, process automation, and real-time business optimization.

A returning speaker slot in MIT Manipal's AI for Industrial Engineers lecture series, covering how AI is reshaping traditional ERP systems into adaptive platforms with predictive analytics, autonomous decision-making, process automation, and real-time optimization. MAHE is recognized as an Institution of Eminence by the Government of India.

August 9, 2025

MIT Manipal (MAHE) — Expert Lecture Series on AI for Industrial Engineers

Invited Expert Speaker — Talk 7

Talk title

The Future of ERP: How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Every Business — Intelligent ERP Systems: Research Challenges and Opportunities

Session

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM IST

Host department

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, MIT Manipal

Invited by

Nithesh Naik, MIT Manipal (MAHE)

Recognition

Letter of Appreciation issued 09 Aug 2025

Invited Expert Speaker for Talk 7: The Future of ERP — How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Every Business (Intelligent ERP Systems: Research Challenges and Opportunities), delivered to the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, India. The session mapped the evolution of intelligent ERP platforms, open research challenges, and the role of AI in data-driven decision-making, automation, predictive analytics, and autonomous business operations.

Part of MIT Manipal's curriculum-integrated Expert Lecture Series on Artificial Intelligence for Industrial Engineers. The series brings practitioners into the classroom to present research-grade material to undergraduate and graduate students, and to expose faculty to industry perspectives on intelligent enterprise platforms, autonomous operations, and applied AI.

August 2, 2025

MIT Manipal (MAHE) — Expert Lecture Series on AI for Industrial Engineers

Invited Expert Speaker — Talk 4

Talk title

From ERP to Autonomous Enterprise: How Artificial Intelligence is Redefining Business

Session

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM IST

Host department

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, MIT Manipal

Invited by

Nithesh Naik, MIT Manipal (MAHE)

Recognition

Letter of Appreciation issued 02 Aug 2025

Invited Expert Speaker for Talk 4: From ERP to Autonomous Enterprise — How Artificial Intelligence is Redefining Business, delivered to the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), India. The lecture traced the path from conventional ERP toward autonomous enterprises, covering AI-driven business operations, intelligent decision-making, automation, and the future shape of enterprise ecosystems.

Manipal Institute of Technology is a constituent unit of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), an Institution of Eminence and one of India's top-ranked private research universities. The Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering runs a curriculum-integrated Expert Lecture Series on Artificial Intelligence for Industrial Engineers, into which invited speakers are inducted to address students and faculty on frontier topics at the intersection of AI, enterprise systems, and industrial engineering.

July 15–17, 2025

ICEAR 2025 — Republic of Korea (Hybrid)

Session Chair

Session Chair at the International Conference on Electronics, AI & Robotics (ICEAR 2025), held in hybrid mode in the Republic of Korea and jointly organized with Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea), Shinawatra University (Thailand), Politeknik Negeri Bali, and IDB — Institute of Design and Business Bali (Indonesia).

ICEAR is an international conference at the intersection of electronics, artificial intelligence, and robotics, hosted in the Republic of Korea with academic partners across Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia and proceedings routed through Scopus-indexed outlets and CRC Press / Taylor & Francis. Sungkyunkwan University, the lead host, is one of Korea's oldest and highest-ranked research universities. Session Chairs curate the technical flow of a track, moderate Q&A, and represent the conference committee to presenting authors.

June 4–6, 2025

ICICI 2025 — S.E.A. College of Engineering & Technology, Bengaluru

Session Chair

Session Chair at the 3rd International Conference on Inventive Computing and Informatics (ICICI 2025), technically sponsored by the IEEE Systems Council and hosted at S.E.A. College of Engineering and Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

ICICI is an international conference series on inventive computing and informatics, in its third edition in 2025, with technical sponsorship from the IEEE Systems Council and hosted by S.E.A. College of Engineering and Technology (approved by AICTE, affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi). Session Chairs are appointed by the conference committee to lead individual technical tracks and moderate the presentation and discussion of accepted papers.

March 1–2, 2025

ICIRD 2025 — INTI International University, Malaysia

Session Chair

Served as Session Chair at the International Conference on Innovative Research and Development (ICIRD-2025), organized by INTI International University (Malaysia) and ESN Publications (India).

ICIRD is an international multidisciplinary research conference hosted by INTI International University in Nilai, Malaysia — a member of the Laureate International Universities network — in partnership with ESN Publications. The program brings together researchers across engineering, computing, business, and applied sciences, with proceedings partners including Scopus-indexed outlets, IGI Global, CRC Press, and Wiley Scrivener. Session Chairs moderate technical tracks and steer the peer discussion around accepted papers.

December 15, 2024

ICMR 2024 — IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai

Technical Session Chair

Technical Session Chair at the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation (ICMR-2024), held at the IIT Madras Alumni Interaction Cell, IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai, India.

ICMR is an international multidisciplinary research conference convened at the IIT Madras Research Park — the innovation and research campus co-located with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras — with organizing partners including ESN Publications and international academic and industry leaders. Publication routes include CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, and World Scientific. Technical Session Chairs are appointed to lead paper sessions and moderate technical Q&A.

November 8–11, 2024

ICIRD 2024 — Shinawatra University, Thailand

Session Chair

Session Chair at the 3rd International Conference on Innovative Research and Development (ICIRD-2024), held at Shinawatra University, Thailand, and organized in partnership with ESN Publications (India), S.E.A. College of Engineering and Technology (Bengaluru), Stella Matutina College of Education (Chennai), and the Kerala Private College Teachers Association.

ICIRD is an established international research conference hosted at Shinawatra University in Thailand — one of the country's leading private research universities — with an academic consortium spanning Thailand and India. The program covers engineering, computing, management, and applied research, with Scopus- and CRC Press–aligned publication tracks. Session Chairs curate the technical flow of a track and moderate discussion with presenting authors.

April 18–20, 2024

iDEAAS 2024 — MAHSA University, Malaysia

Technical Session Chair

Technical Session Chair at the International Conference on Innovative Discoveries and Emerging Advancements in Applied Sciences (iDEAAS-2024), jointly organized by MAHSA University (Selangor, Malaysia) and Rajalakshmi Engineering College (Thandalam, India).

iDEAAS is an international multidisciplinary applied-sciences conference co-hosted by MAHSA University in Selangor, Malaysia and Rajalakshmi Engineering College in India, with publication partners including Springer and Scientific.Net. Technical Session Chairs are appointed by the organizing committee to plan and moderate individual technical sessions and to help shape the flow of accepted papers within a track.