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 · Room A - Prodi
9:00–10:00
🎤 Keynote 1: Luca Benini — Designing Digital Platforms for Wearable Contextual Intelligence
60 min · Room A - Prodi
🎤 Chair: Prof. Andrea Acquaviva
10:00–10:20
☕ Coffee Break · 🎓 PhD Forum (click for presenters)
10:20–12:00
Room A - Prodi
Room B - Capitani
Room C - Gambi
Room D - Fumagalli
Slot 1 · 100′
Session 1.A ★ BPC
AI Hardware, Design Automation & EDA
Session 1.B
AI Architectures, Edge Systems & Connectivity
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 · Room A - Prodi
🎙 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 — AI4I - The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industry
13:45–14:30
🏭 Industrial Keynote 1: Sebastiano Panichella — From Testing to Runtime Intelligence: Closing the DevOps Loop for Trustworthy AI-enabled Cyber-Physical Systems
45 min · Room A - Prodi
🏭 Chair: Prof. Florenc Demrozi
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
Session 2.B ★ BPC
IoT & Cyber-Physical Intelligence I
Session 2.C ★ BPC
Human-Centered AI & Explainability
📚 Tutorial 1: Danilo Pau
From TinyML to EdgeAI · Room D - Fumagalli
16:10–16:30
☕ Coffee Break · 🎓 PhD Forum (click for presenters)
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
Session 3.B
Connectivity, Cloud & Edge Intelligence
Session 3.C ★ BPC
Agentic & Robotic AI Systems
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 — Architecture 2.0: Foundations for AI Agents in Computer System Design
60 min · Room A - Prodi
🎤 Chair: Prof. Michele Magno
10:00–10:20
☕ Coffee Break · 🎓 PhD Forum (click for presenters)
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
Session 4.B
Embedded AI, IoT Systems & Edge Autonomy
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 · Room A - Prodi
🏭 Chair: Prof. Danilo Pau
13:45–15:25
Room A - Prodi
Room B - Capitani
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 — Navigating an Engineering Career as a Woman: Insights and Lessons Learned
This panel will provide a platform for leading women in technology, engineering, and research to share their experiences, perspectives, and lessons learned across academia, industry, and the innovation ecosystem. Panelists will reflect on their successes and challenges in navigating the tech industry and research environment, offering insights into the role of practical, technical, entrepreneurial, and relational skills in building sustainable careers. The panel will also create an open dialogue on visibility, mentorship, career development, leadership, and relationship building, while emphasizing the central role that women engineers and researchers play in shaping the future of intelligent technologies.
• Prof. Cecilia Metra — University of Bologna, Italy• Maria Cristina Borelli — Silicon Catalyst, Italy• Dr. Annachiara Ruospo — Politecnico di Torino, Italy• Dr. Valeria Tomaselli — STMicroelectronics, Italy
Topic 2 — Responsible AI by Design: Perspectives from Research and Industry
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in everyday technologies, the design of intelligent systems must account not only for performance, but also for trust, accessibility, fairness, robustness, and real-world impact. This panel will explore how choices made throughout the AI lifecycle influence who benefits from AI and how these systems behave in practice. The panel will highlight practical challenges, lessons learned, and concrete actions for building intelligent technologies that serve society responsibly.
• Prof. Leila Ismail — UAE University, UAE• Prof. Michela Milano — University of Bologna, Italy• Dr. Federica Zonzini — University of Bologna, Italy • Maria Cristina Borelli — Silicon Catalyst, Italy
📚 Tutorial 2: Davide Rossi
Open Computing with RISC-V · Room B - Capitani
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
Session 6.B
Foundational, Generative & Cognitive AI
Session 6.C
AI for Agriculture, Smart Cities & Sustainability
Session 6.D
AI for Industry & Specialised Domains
19:00–23:00
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
Session 7.B
AI Cognition, Interaction & Applications
Session 7.C
AI for Health & Life Sciences
Special Session 6
AI for Digital Health: Multimodal Sensing, TinyM...
Room D - Fumagalli · 4 papers
10:40–11:00
☕ Coffee Break
11:00–12:00
🎤 Keynote 3: Elisa Ricci — Rethinking Large Multimodal Models: Beyond Accuracy, Towards Trust
60 min · Room A - Prodi
🎤 Chair: Prof. Federica Zonzini
12:00–12:30
🏆 Awarding Ceremony & Closing Remarks · Room A - Prodi
12:30–
🍴 Lunch
