Key Themes and Topics
Topics include, but are not limited to:
Core AI and ML: AL-ML algorithms,Deep learning and neural network architectures, Transfer learning and meta-learning, Generative AI and foundation models, Explainable AI (XAI) and model interpretability, Online and incremental learning, Few-shot and zero-shot learning, AI security and Defense.
AI Hardware and Infrastructure: AI accelerators and specialized hardware, Efficient training and inference architectures, ML model compression and quantization, Hardware-aware neural architecture search (NAS), Area and power optimization for AI, Secure and VLSI-based AI implementations.
AI & ML for IoT: ML/DL algorithms tailored for IoT systems, TinyML and generative AI at the edge, NLP and conversational AI for edge devices, Predictive maintenance and anomaly detection, AI-powered analytics for Industrial IoT, Novel AI architectures for resource-constrained IoT.
Edge Computing & Architectures: Edge intelligence and distributed AI systems, Challenges in deploying AI at the edge, Edge computing technologies and architectures, Intelligent power and battery management, Performance, scalability, and energy optimization.
LLMs & Advanced AI Models: Deployment of large language models (LLMs) on mobile and edge, LLM applications in AIoT and embedded systems.
AIoT Applications: Smart cities, smart homes, and connected environments, AIoT in healthcare, wearables, and personalized medicine, Industrial automation and manufacturing, Precision agriculture using AI and IoT, AIoT in transportation, logistics, and supply chains, Robotics and robotic process automation (RPA), Environmental monitoring and sustainability.
Security, Privacy & Ethics: AI security and privacy in connected systems, Federated learning and privacy-preserving AI, Blockchain for securing IoT/edge devices, Cybersecurity frameworks for AIoT, Ethics, policy, and governance in AIoT, Standards and interoperability in intelligent systems.
Communication & Connectivity: Role of 5G/6G in enabling AIoT, Wireless sensor networks and data acquisition, Secure, low-power communication protocols for AIoT.
Cross-domain & Emerging Topics: Cross-domain integration of AI and IoT technologies, Innovations in sensors and actuators for intelligent systems, Human-machine interaction in AI-driven environments, Emerging sensing technologies for the edge.
Emerging Trends: AI hallucinations, Small Language Models (SLM), Agentic AI, Prompt optimization etc.
