9:00 – Check-in
9:15 – Welcome and Opening Session
Participants: Paulo Novais (Coordinator of LASI), Miguel Castelo-Branco (Director of CIBIT), Antero Abrunhosa (Director of ICNAS), Paulo de Carvalho (Coordinator of the UC Artificial Intelligence Center), Lino Gonçalves (Coordinator of LIAS), Carlos Robalo Cordeiro (Director of FMUC)
Symposium 1: Sustainable and Inclusive Innovation Based on AI
Moderator: Penousal Machado (CISUC, University of Coimbra)
10:00 – A European Vision for AI: Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence in Europe – CAIRNE
Morten Irgens — CAIRNE Vice-Chair & Director of Innovation || Online
10:15 – Advanced AI-powered IT Solutions
Pedro Prates — Innovative and Sustainable Industries, LASI Thematic Line Representative
10:30 – Cutting-edge Research at the Frontier of Science and Technology to Address Structural Real-world Challenges Faced by Cities
Zita Vale — Smart Cities, Energy, and Mobility, LASI Thematic Line Representative
10:45 – Challenges and Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: The Role of LASI
Miguel Castelo-Branco — Health and Well-being, LASI Thematic Line Representative
11:00 – Scientific Challenges in Building an Integrated, Highly Connected, and Digital Society
Júlio Viana — Infrastructures and Highly Connected Society, LASI Thematic Line Representative
11:15 – AI-Driven Innovation in Digital Service Delivery for E-Government and Public Administration
Luís Paulo Reis — Public Administration and Government, LASI Thematic Line Representative
11:30 – Coffee Break
Plenary Lecture
12:00 – Gene Expression Decoding of Imaging-derived Phenotypes with Applications to Autism
Christine Ecker — Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Goethe-University Frankfurt
Moderator: Miguel Castelo-Branco (CIBIT, University of Coimbra)
Understanding the biological mechanisms underlying neuroimaging-derived phenotypes is a central challenge in neuroscience. Recent advances in imaging transcriptomics provide powerful tools to link macroscale brain structure and function to underlying gene expression patterns. In this talk, Christine Ecker will introduce approaches for gene expression decoding of imaging-derived features—such as cortical thickness, surface area, and connectivity profiles—using spatial transcriptomic resources like the Allen Human Brain Atlas. Methodological advances in mapping imaging phenotypes onto gene co-expression networks and cellular signatures will be highlighted, with discussion on applying these approaches to stratify heterogeneity in autism spectrum conditions. Finally, the integration of imaging, genetics, and transcriptomics will be outlined, providing novel insights into neurodevelopmental diversity and informing precision psychiatry.
13:00 – 15:00 – Lunch and Poster Session (selected works from abstract submissions)
Symposium 2: AI and Data Science Applications — From Research to Society
Oral presentations from selected abstracts
Moderator: Alberto Cardoso (CISUC, University of Coimbra)
15:00 – TL1: Innovative and Sustainable Industries
15:00 – 15:05 | Automated Parison Design for Material-Efficient Extrusion Blow Molding
Wagner de Campos Gallupo, Pedro Santana, Francisco Alves, João Miguel Nóbrega
15:05 – 15:10 | Towards Fair and Efficient Fraud Detection with Population-Coded Neuromorphic Models
Dylan Perdigão, Francisco Antunes, Catarina Silva, Bernardete Ribeiro
15:10 – 15:15 | From Space to Sustainability: Using Satellite Imagery and Deep Learning in Water Quality Management
João Pereira, Pedro Oliveira, Paulo Novais
15:15 – 15:20 | Typographic Mutations: Interactive Exploration of Typographic Design
Sofia Torres Costa, João Bicker, Tiago Martins
15:20 – 15:25 | Discussion
15:25 – TL2: Smart Cities, Energy, and Mobility
15:25 – 15:30 | High-Fidelity Simulation of Multi-Articulated Conveyor Trolleys: Extending Caster and Convoy Dynamics in Isaac Sim
Joaquin Dillen, João Vilaça, John Cosgrove, António Moreira
15:30 – 15:35 | Green Computing in Data Centers
Rita Costa, Pedro Faria, Zita Vale
15:35 – 15:40 | Towards Inclusive and Resilient Smart Cities: Case Studies on Recycling, Accessibility, and Seismic Risk Analysis
José Manuel Torres, Feliz Gouveia, Pedro Sobral, Christophe Soares, Rui Silva Moreira
15:40 – 15:45 | Discussion
15:45 – TL3: Health and Well-being
15:45 – 15:50 | Specific Gyroid Scaffold Design through Machine Learning-Driven Bone Mineral Density Classification and High-Performance Computational Optimisation
José Almeida, Mariana Oliveira, Erkka Frankberg, Michał Strzelecki, Joana Guimarães
15:50 – 15:55 | Late-Trained Models Generalize to Early Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease in a Transgenic Mouse Model
Pedro Guimarães, Ana Batista, João Jordão, Pedro Serranho, Rui Bernardes
15:55 – 16:00 | Personalised Medicine with Digital Twins: The Future of Prevention
Carolina Santos, Hugo Peixoto
16:00 – 16:05 | Harnessing the Digital Echo: How AI-Based Intelligent Systems Can Be Designed to Generate Insights from the Landscape of User-Perceived Outcomes in Online Health Communities
Aneesh Zutshi, Ricardo Ribeiro
16:05 – 16:10 | Discussion
16:10 – TL4: Infrastructures and Highly Connected Society
16:10 – 16:15 | Deep Learning for Tabular Data in Online Environments
Diogo Risca, Pedro Henriques Abreu, Goreti Marreiros
16:15 – 16:20 | ICNAS Data Infrastructure: From Paper and CDs to Digital Intelligence
João Castelhano, Pedro Almeida, Antero Abrunhosa, Miguel Castelo-Branco
16:20 – 16:25 | AI-Based Autonomous Pentesting
Rui Fernandes, Nuno Lopes, Joaquim Gonçalves, John Cosgrove
16:25 – 16:30 | Discussion
16:30 – TL5: Public Administration and Government
16:30 – 16:35 | Digital Transformation of Healthcare Regulation: Risk-Based Supervision System
Telmo Barros, Luís Paulo Reis, Henrique Lopes Cardoso
16:35 – 16:40 | A Conversational Query Builder for Medical Database Discovery
Raquel Paradinha, Joaquim Rosa, João Rafael Almeida, José Luís Oliveira
16:40 – 16:45 | Privacy-Preserving Speech-to-Text Model: Automatic Speech Recognition for Responsible AI
António Faria, Patrick Murray, Pedro Morais, João Vilaça
16:45 – 16:50 | Discussion
16:50 – Coffee Break
Round Table: Data Management, Ethics, and Responsibility on AI
17:10 – Round Table Discussion
Moderator: Paulo Novais (LASI Coordinator)
Participants: Madalena Alves (President of FCT), Catarina Silva (CISUC, University of Coimbra), José Machado (ALGORITMI, University of Minho), Luís Paulo Reis (LIACC, University of Porto), Paula Marques (TEMA, University of Aveiro), and Luís Camarinha-Matos (CTS, NOVA University Lisbon)
18:00 – Closing Session (LASI Coordinating Board)
18:30 – Cheese and Wine Farewell Event
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