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Program Schedule Diagram

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Daily Schedule Sessions

09:00 – 09:30

Opening Session

09:30 – 10:30

Keynote 1: Sustainability in Electronics

Speaker: Elvira Fortunato, NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal

10:30 – 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:45

Parallel Technical Sessions (Session A)

A1 – Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning
Chairs: Antonio Monte Pegado and Diogo Natário
Comparative Survival Analysis Using Machine Learning Models with and without Topological Data Analysis
Mavambu Diankatu, Vítor Filipe, Jorge Duque and José Braga de Vasconcelos
Machine Learning on Small Datasets under Resource Constrained: A Scoping Review
Renato Leite and Rui Esteves Araújo
Fourier Apparent Front: A Method of Generating Apparent Fronts Without a Template
Andrei Pătrăușanu, Adrian Florea, Mihai Neghină, Radu Chiș and Alina Dicoiu
WASP it Up: Estimating Parameters under Noisy Observations
Filipe Vieira and Francisco Coelho
A2 – Smart and Fair Energy Communities
Chairs: Ramon Vilanova and Sebastián Madrigal
A Deep Learning Approach to Electric Water Heater Thermal Modelling for Demand Response Applications
Francisco Januário-Silva, João Tabanêz Patrício, Rafael Menezes-Barros and Rui Amaral Lopes
Towards Scalable Demand Response Solutions for Households in Citizen Energy Communities
Pau Comas, Antoni Morell, Ramon Vilanova and Jose Lopez Vicario
Community-Focused Energy Management System with Modular Architecture
Laurențiu-Alex Mustață, Elena Helerea, Cristian-Leonard Mușuroi and Rodolfo Dufo López
Predictive Control and Optimization Strategies for Smart and Fair Operation in Energy Communities
S. Madrigal, A. Morell, J. L. Vicario, O. Arrieta and R. Vilanova
12:45 – 14:15

Lunch Break

14:15 – 16:15

Parallel Technical Sessions (Session B)

B1 – Smart Infrastructures
Chairs: David Leiria and Daniel Ferreira
Multi-Agent Framework with Blockchain-Based Audit Trails for Securing Industrial Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Infrastructure
Timileyin Abiodun, Nnamdi Nwulu and Peter Olukanmi
Graph-Based Generation of Navigable 3D Environments from Deformable Map Pieces
Diogo de Andrade and Nuno Fachada
Urban Traffic Control Enabled by Optical IoT and Deep Reinforcement Learning
Gonçalo Galvão, Manuela Vieira, Manuel Augusto Vieira, Mário Véstias and Paula Louro
Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Gunfire Deaths
Eurico Clemente, Luis M. Camarinha-Matos, Filipa Ferrada
B2 – Human-centered Intelligent Systems
Chairs: Rui Estevão and Nuno Nunes
Human Robot Collaborative Creativity: Challenges and Opportunities
Zahra Babaei, Sepideh Kalateh, Sanaz Nikghadam-Hojjati, Paulo Leitão and Jose Barata
Agentic Monitoring for Industrial Sensors in Cyber-Physical Systems: A Reproducible Framework with Safety Guardrails
Miguel Afonso Beckers, Pedro João Rodrigues, Paulo Leitão, Cesar Augusto Tacla and Pedro Luiz de Paula Filho
Towards Mitchell Media Deepfake Detection Using Explainable AI
S. Rajathi, J. Hemalatha, S. Rajeswari, S. Parameswaran, D. Ramya and S. Balamurugan
Human-in-the-loop Refinement of Knowledge Graph Embeddings for Semantic Similarity
Verdiana Schena, Simona Colucci, Floriano Scioscia and Francesco Maria Donini
16:15 – 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 – 17:30

Horizontal Session: Maximizing Social & Environmental Impact from Research

Speaker: Graham Miller, NOVA SBE, Portugal

17:30 – 19:00

Technical Session C & Poster Displays

C1 – Water Management Systems
Chairs: Diogo Natário and Gonçalo Galvão
Deep Learning-Based Acoustic Leak Detection and Classification in Water Distribution Systems Using Hydrophone Sensors
Ajibola Oyedeji, Nnamdi Nwulu and Peter Olukanmi
Digital Transformation Framework for Sustainable Water-Energy-Food Nexus in South Africa
Oluwadamilola Esan, Nnamdi Nwulu and Adepoju Omoseni Oyindamola
Reconstructing Fragmented Flood Histories: A Benchmark of Imputation Methods for Flood Loss Modeling
Miguel Estêvão, Pedro A.C. Sousa, Gracinda R. Guerreiro, João P. Pimentão and Maria Isabel Gomes
Interactive Poster Session
Chairs: TBA
A Multi-Objective Optimization Framework for Climate-Resilient Investment Planning in Electricity Distribution Networks
Sérgio Sousa, João Martins and José Maia
Scalability and Compatibility challenges in next-generation Wi-Fi networks
David Leiria, Paulo Pinto and Luis Bernardo
19:00

Welcome Reception & Ice Breaking

Ready to break the ice and spark some fun? Join our Ice Breaking Session for an unforgettable start of DoCEIS’26! Meet new colleagues, share laughs, and build connections through engaging activities designed to make everyone feel welcome.

09:00 – 10:30

Parallel Technical Sessions (Session D)

D1 – Intelligent Energy Systems
Chairs: Omid Aghda and Gonçalo Galvão
Study of a DC-DC Buck Converter as a Class D Amplifier
José Francisco Luís and Nuno Paulino
Toward High-Fidelity Datasets for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Energy Management Incorporating Power Converter Non-Idealities
Henar Mike O. Canilang, Yurim Cheon, Youjeong Yoon and Wansu Lim
How Machining State is Driving Energy Performances in AI-Guided Industries?
Andrea Bochicchio, Fabio Fruggiero and Francesco Mancusi
D2 – Interoperability and Collaborative Decision Making
Chairs: Zahra Babaei and Antonio Monte Pegado
Semantic Execution of a High-Level Petri Net for Opportunity-Driven Decision-Making in Collaborative Business Ecosystems
Javaneh Ramezani, Luis Gomes and Paula Graça
Support IOPT-Tools Interoperability through Import and Export PNML-compliant Format
Diogo Nuno Natário, Anikó Costa and Luis Gomes
Transforming Isolated Data Lakes into Federated Dataspaces: A Sovereign Architecture for Precision Medicine
Nuno Nunes, Pedro A. Sousa, Gracinda R.Guerreiro, João P. Pimentão and Maria Torrente
10:30 – 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:45

Parallel Technical Sessions / Workshops (Session E)

E1 – Workshop on Sustainable Data Driven Business Innovation for Societal Impact
Chairs: Arianit Kurti and Bahtijar Vogel
  • Introduction
  • Data driven innovations – Arianit Kurti
  • Sustainable digitalization – Bahtijar Vogel
  • Brief discussions
  • Workshop session
  • Summary and next steps
E2 – AI in Systems Design
Chairs: Daniel Ferreira and Rui Estevão
Human-AI Agentic Approach for Industrial Software Systems Design
Antonio Monte Pegado, Luis M. Camarinha-Matos and Andre Dionisio Rocha
Digital Sovereignty in Organisational End-to-End Processes: An Early-Stage Design-Oriented Research Roadmap
Andreas Schneider, Thomas Schuster, Mario Bosslau and Lukas Waidelich
AI-driven DevSecOps to Enhance Software Quality and Security
Nuno Teixeira Gomes, João Rafael Almeida and José Luís Oliveira
Toward Agentic Privacy-by-Design: A Conceptual Framework for AI-Supported Process Compliance
Lukas Waidelich, Thomas Schuster, Andreas Schneider and Mario Bosslau
12:45 – 14:15

Lunch Break

14:15 – 15:15

Keynote 2: Industry 5.0

Speaker: Khaled Benkrid, Anglia Ruskin University, UK

15:15 – 15:45

Coffee Break

15:45 – 17:45

Panel Session: Renewables Meet Resilience: Towards the Energy of Tomorrow

Moderator: João Martins, FCT NOVA

● Pedro Carvalho, IST
● Patrícia Fortes, LNEG & CENSE
● Rui Pestana, REN
● Panelist 4, TBA
18:00 – 20:30

Bus Transfer & Technical Site Visit

20:30 – 22:30

Conference Gala Dinner

08:45 – 09:00

Opening Session YEF-ECE

Unified initiation for the joint tracking day tracks.

09:00 – 10:30

Parallel Tracking (DoCEIS Session F / YEF-ECE Tracks Y1-Y2)

F1 – Smart Cities and Sustainable Urban Systems
Chairs: Izabela Jonek-Kowalska, Agnieszka Kowalska-Styczeń, Aneta Michalak and Katarzyna Sienkiewicz-Małyjurek
Analysis of Environmental Profiles of Logistics Companies in Estonia to Enhance Technology Choice
Rene Maas, Eduard Shevtshenko, Hendrik Laanemets, Tatjana Karaulova and Rõõt Laigu
Smart Governance for Better Living: Empirical Analysis of Public Services and Digital Transformation Impact on Urban Quality of Live
Sara Rupacz, Izabela Jonek-Kowalska and Aneta Michalak
Using Digital Participatory Platforms for Deliberation Aimed at Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
Kamila Rożnowska and Katarzyna Sienkiewicz-Małyjurek
Y1 – TBA Track
YEF-ECE Session
Y2 – TBA Track
YEF-ECE Session
10:30 – 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:45

YEF-ECE Tracking Sessions (Y3, Y4, Y5)

Y3 – TBA
YEF-ECE
Y4 – TBA
YEF-ECE
Y5 – TBA
YEF-ECE
12:45 – 14:15

Lunch Break

14:15 – 15:15

Keynote 3: Engineering the Socio-Technical Future

Speaker: Tal Soffer, Tel Aviv University, Israel

15:15 – 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:30

DoCEIS Session G1 & YEF-ECE Sessions Y6-Y7

G1 – AI in Biomedical Systems
Chairs: Manuel Vinhas and Nuno Nunes
A Review on Technological Requirements for Ultrasound Image-Guided Neuromodulation Application-Specific Integrated Circuits
Diogo Dias, Tiago Costa and João Goes
CancerCareTech: A Pilot Study on a Digital Platform for Multimodal Clinical Data Integration in Pediatric Oncology
Pedro Correia, Joana Dias, Alexandra Morais, Amets Sagarribay, Ana Ferreira, Ana Rita Londral, Carla Quintão, Catarina Santos, Mafalda Pires, Patrícia Santos, Paula Agulheiro and Cláudia Quaresma
Stability of Electrophysiological Signals: Findings from Preliminary Measurements in Different Clinical Environments
Ana Isabel Ferreira, Cláudia Quaresma and Carla Quintão
A Supervised Modular LLM Architecture for Personalized Management of Non-Communicable Diseases: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Ana Martins, Luís Velez Lapão, Isabel L. Nunes and Ana Londral
Y6 – TBA
YEF-ECE
Y7 – TBA
YEF-ECE
17:30 – 18:15

Closing Session and Awards Ceremony