CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
ICON-AI 2026
12–13 November 2026
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
DAY 1
Thursday, 12 November 2026
| Time | Programme Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30am – 9:00am | Registration & Arrival of Participants | Foyer, Dewan Azman Hashim |
| 9:00am – 9:20am |
Opening Ceremony Welcoming Remarks by Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Naz’ri Mahrin Appreciation Remarks by Conference Co-Chair |
Dewan Azman Hashim |
| 9:20am – 10:10am |
INVITED SPEAKER 1 Prof. Ir. Dr. Chan Chee Seng Universiti Malaya, Malaysia Can Visual AI Recognise Everything and Still Miss the Action? |
Dewan Azman Hashim |
| 10:10am – 10:30am | Morning Refreshment Break | Bilik Ilmuan 3 |
| 10:30am – 1:00pm | Parallel Session 1 | Bilik Ilmuan 1 Bilik Ilmuan 2 |
| 10:30am – 12:00pm | AI Research Poster Competition | Dewan Bankuet |
| 12:00pm – 1:30pm | Lunch Break & Midday Prayer | Lunch: Bilik Ilmuan 3 Prayer: Prayer Room |
| 1:30pm – 2:20pm |
INVITED SPEAKER 2 Prof. Dr. Rob van Nieuwpoort Leiden University, The Netherlands Sustainable AI-based Code Generation and Optimization |
Dewan Seminar |
| 2:30pm – 4:00pm | Parallel Session 2 | Bilik Ilmuan 1 Bilik Ilmuan 2 |
3:00pm – 3:15pm | AI Research Competition Award Ceremony | Dewan Seminar |
DAY 2
Friday, 13 November 2026
| Time | Programme Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30am – 9:00am | Registration & Arrival of Participants | Foyer, Dewan Seminar |
| 9:00am – 9:50am |
INVITED SPEAKER 3 Dr. Eng. Ayu Purwarianti Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia Trustworthy Agentic AI |
Dewan Seminar |
| 9:50am – 10:15am | Morning Refreshment Break | Bilik Ilmuan 3 |
| 10:00am - 12:30pm | AI Expo | Dewan Banquet |
| 10:15am – 12:00pm | Parallel Session 3 | Bilik Ilmuan 1 Bilik Ilmuan 2 |
| 12:00pm – 2:30pm | Lunch Break & Friday Prayer | Bilik Ilmuan 3 |
| 2:30pm – 3:20pm |
INVITED SPEAKER 4 Prof. Dr. Jan N. van Rijn Leiden University, The Netherlands Automated Machine Learning: Past, Present and Future |
Dewan Seminar |
| 3:30pm – 4:15pm | Parallel Session 4 | Dewan Seminar |
| 3:00pm – 5:00pm |
WORKSHOP 1 Advanced Prompt Engineering: Transforming Research, Learning and Innovation with AI Prof. Dr. Naomie Salim Director, UTM Big Data Centre |
Dining Hall, Level 14, Menara Razak |
| 3:00pm – 5:00pm |
WORKSHOP 2 From Prompt to Influence: AI-Powered Content Creation for Social Media and Digital Branding Dr. Yazriwati Yahya Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr. Siti Uzairiah Mohd Tobi Faculty of Artificial Intelligence, UTM |
Dining Hall, Level 15, Menara Razak |
| 4:15pm – 4:55pm | Afternoon Refreshment Break | Bilik Ilmuan 3 |
| 4:55pm – 5:30pm | Closing Ceremony & Best Paper and AI Expo Awards | Dewan Seminar |
Schedule Note
AI Expo run concurrently from 10:ampm to 12:30pm on Day 2 overlapping with Parallel Session 3, Workshops 1 and 2 run concurrently from 3:00pm to 5:00pm on Day 2, overlapping with Parallel Session 4, the afternoon refreshment break, and the start of the closing ceremony.
