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Program

IEEE COINS 2026 — Technical Programme

September 7–9, 2026 · Bologna, Italy · Click any session to view papers · Regular & Special Sessions: 20′+5′ Q&A  |  Short: 13′+2′ Q&A

Keynote
Industrial Keynote
Paper Session
Special Session
Tutorial
Panel
Social Event
8:00–8:30
Registration
8:30–9:00
Welcome Ceremony
9:00–10:00
🎤 Keynote 1: Luca Benini — Designing Digital Platforms for Wearable Contextual Intelligence
60 min
🎤 Chair: To be defined
10:00–10:20
☕ Coffee Break  ·  PhD Forum
10:20–12:00
Room A - Prodi - Prodi
Room B - Capitani
Room C - Gambi
Room D - Fumagalli
Slot 1 · 100′
Session 1.A  ★ BPC
AI Hardware, Design Automation & EDA
90 min · 3R+1S
Session 1.B
AI Architectures, Edge Systems & Connectivity
90 min · 3R+1S
Special Session 1
Edge AI: Embedded Inference, Robustness and Neur...
Room C - Gambi · 4 papers
Special Session 2
AI-Native Wireless Networks: From 5G to Intellig...
Room D - Fumagalli · 4 papers
12:00–13:00
🍴 Lunch
13:00–13:45
🎙 Panel 1 — What is “edge” in Edge ML? Many Shades of Edge…
45 min
🎙 Moderator: Prof. Michele Magno — ETH Zürich
• Prof. Luca Benini — University of Bologna & ETH Zürich• Prof. Vijay Janapa Reddi — Harvard University• Dr. Valeria Tomaselli — STMicroelectronics• Prof. Sebastiano Panichella — University of Bern & AI4I
13:45–14:30
🏭 Industrial Keynote 1: Sebastiano Panichella — From Testing to Runtime Intelligence
45 min
🏭 Chair: To be defined
14:30–16:10
Room A - Prodi
Room B - Capitani
Room C - Gambi
Room D - Fumagalli
Slot 2 · 100′
Session 2.A  ★ BPC
AI Architectures & Accelerators I
100 min · 4R
Session 2.B  ★ BPC
IoT & Cyber-Physical Intelligence I
100 min · 4R
Session 2.C  ★ BPC
Human-Centered AI & Explainability
100 min · 4R
📚 Tutorial 1: Danilo Pau
From TinyML to EdgeAI · Room D - Fumagalli
16:10–16:30
☕ Coffee Break  ·  PhD Forum
16:30–18:10
Room A - Prodi
Room B - Capitani
Room C - Gambi
Room D - Fumagalli
Slot 3 · 100′
Session 3.A
IoT & Cyber-Physical Intelligence II
100 min · 4R
Session 3.B
Connectivity, Cloud & Edge Intelligence
80 min · 2R+2S
Session 3.C  ★ BPC
Agentic & Robotic AI Systems
105 min · 3R+2S
Special Session 3
LLMs and AI-Assisted Tools for Hardware Design, ...
Room D - Fumagalli · 4 papers
8:30–9:00
Registration
9:00–10:00
🎤 Keynote 2: Vijay Janapa Reddi — From Omni Layer AI to AI Engineering
60 min
🎤 Chair: To be defined
10:00–10:20
☕ Coffee Break  ·  PhD Forum
10:20–12:00
Room A - Prodi
Room B - Capitani
Room C - Gambi
Room D - Fumagalli
Slot 4 · 100′
Session 4.A
Secure & Trustworthy AI Systems I
100 min · 4R
Session 4.B
Embedded AI, IoT Systems & Edge Autonomy
45 min · 3S
Special Session 4
Human-Robot Teaming: Haptics, Wearables and Trus...
Room C - Gambi · 4 papers
Special Session 5
Emerging AI Systems: Space Computing, Federated ...
Room D - Fumagalli · 4 papers
12:00–13:00
🍴 Lunch
13:00–13:45
🏭 Industrial Keynote 2: Valeria Tomaselli — The Rise of Physical AI
45 min
🏭 Chair: To be defined
13:45–15:25
Room A - Prodi / B / C
Room D - Fumagalli
Slot 5 · 100′
🎙 Panel 2 — Diversity & Inclusion
Room A (Rooms B–C reserved for audience) · 100 min
🎙 Moderator: Prof. Sara Vinco — Politecnico di Torino
Topic 1 — Women in Engineering
• Prof. Cecilia Metra — University of Bologna• Dr. Annachiara Ruospo — Politecnico di Torino• Maria Cristina Borelli — Advisor at SkyDeck & Silicon Catalyst
Topic 2 — Diversity and Inclusion in AI Design
• Dr. Laura Falaschetti — Università Politecnica delle Marche
📚 Tutorial 2: Davide Rossi
Open Computing with RISC-V · Room D - Fumagalli
15:25–15:45
☕ Coffee Break
15:45–17:25
Room A - Prodi
Room B - Capitani
Room C - Gambi
Room D - Fumagalli
Slot 6 · 100′
Session 6.A
Secure & Trustworthy AI Systems II
100 min · 4R
Session 6.B
Foundational, Generative & Cognitive AI
100 min · 4R
Session 6.C
AI for Agriculture, Smart Cities & Sustainability
100 min · 4R
Session 6.D
AI for Industry & Specialised Domains
90 min · 6S
19:00–23:00
🆎 Social Dinner
Conference social dinner — venue to be confirmed
8:30–9:00
Registration
9:00–10:40
Room A - Prodi
Room B - Capitani
Room C - Gambi
Room D - Fumagalli
Slot 7 · 100′
Session 7.A
Secure, Trustworthy & Responsible AI
70 min · 1R+3S
Session 7.B
AI Cognition, Interaction & Applications
90 min · 3R+1S
Session 7.C
AI for Health & Life Sciences
100 min · 4R
Special Session 6
AI for Digital Health: Multimodal Sensing, TinyM...
Room D - Fumagalli · 3 papers
10:40–11:00
☕ Coffee Break
11:00–12:00
🎤 Keynote 3: Elisa Ricci — Trustworthy AI
60 min
🎤 Chair: To be defined
12:00–12:30
🏆 Awarding Ceremony & Closing Remarks
12:30–
🍴 Lunch