Baku brings together international scientists once again

The opening ceremony of the 20th IEEE International Conference on Application of Information and Communication Technologies (AICT2026) has been held at ADA University.

The prestigious event, organised in Azerbaijan for the seventh time, was jointly hosted by ADA University, the relevant IEEE sections in Azerbaijan and a number of international partner higher education and research institutions, TodayPress TV reports.

Marking its 20th anniversary under the slogan “20 Years of Connecting Science, Technology and Society,” the conference aims to promote knowledge exchange by bringing together researchers, academics and industry professionals in the field of information and communication technologies.

ADA University Rector and Ambassador Hafiz Pashayev and representatives of partner institutions addressed the opening ceremony.

As part of the event, Erol Gelenbe, a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and a visiting professor at King’s College London, delivered a presentation titled “Artificial Intelligence Through the Lens of Optimisation and Simulation.”

The conference programme also featured a panel discussion on “Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education and Science: Opportunities and Challenges.”

Jala Rovshan