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The AI and Data Science research group (AI&DS) is proud to host FICTA 2026.

In Physical Mode

08 June 2026 (Monday)

Venue: Holiday Inn, London United Kingdom

In Online Mode

09 June 2026 (Tuesday)

Google Meet Platform

Keynote Speakers

Mr. Aninda Bose

Executive Editor Springer-Nature, London, UK

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Aninda Bose is currently Executive Editor-Interdisciplinary Applied Sciences, Computational Intelligence, Energy at Springer-Nature, London, UK. He is responsible for publication of scientific books in the field of applied sciences including topics on interdisciplinary applied sciences, computational intelligence, intelligent computing, communication, systems and security, and energy. His portfolio includes monographs edited volumes, professional books, textbooks, atlases, video books and conference proceedings. Interested authors please get in touch via e-mail or at conferences to discuss your ideas and book proposals.

Dr. Soumya Prakash Rana

School of Engineering, University of Greenwich, UK

Presentation Title:

Seeing the Invisible: AI and Ultra-Wideband Radar in Next-Generation Healthcare.

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Dr Soumya Prakash Rana is a Lecturer in Computer Engineering at the University of Greenwich. He has conducted research on microwave imaging for stroke detection at the University of Manchester, and on microwave antenna systems integrated with AI-driven health analytics for breast cancer detection at London South Bank University (LSBU). His research focuses on ultra-wideband (UWB) radar sensing and AI-based biomedical diagnostics. His interdisciplinary expertise spans mathematical modelling, radar geometry, antenna measurement, biomedical signal processing, microwave and medical image processing, as well as machine learning and deep learning for healthcare applications. Dr Rana serves as a reviewer for UK and international funding bodies and peer-reviewed journals, and actively collaborates on developing low-cost, high-impact sensing solutions for healthcare and energy systems.

Prof. Trung Q. Duong

Memorial University, Canada

Presentation Title:

Quantum machine learning and optimization for 6G networks.

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Dr. Trung Q. Duong (IEEE Fellow, IET Fellow, CAE Fellow, EIC Fellow, and AAIA Fellow) is a Canada Excellence Research Chair and Full Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. He is also an adjunct professor at Queen’s University Belfast, UK.  His current research interests include quantum optimisation and machine learning in wireless communications. He is an author/co-author of 670+ publications with 25,000+ citations and h-index 87. He was the only UK-based researcher awarded both the Research Fellowship and Research Chair from the Royal Academy of Engineering. In 2017, he was awarded the Newton Prize from the UK government. He is currently the Editor-in- Chief of IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials and an IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer.  He is the Founding Director of Quantum Communications and Computing Center (QC3). Over the last 2 years (2024-2025), he gave 26 keynotes and 13 tutorials/invited talks at the conference https://cerc- ngct.ca/keynote/