CAIREES 2025 Timetable - Day 1 Thursday 13th March 2025 Time
UK Ecuador
Registration 10:30 - 11:00 -
Welcome Speech, morning session
Prof. Scott Wright
Deputy Dean, Bournemouth University
11:00 - 11:05 -
Keynote Speech
Prof. Szilvia Rusev
Co-Chair, Bournemouth University AI Network
11:05 - 11:15 -
Vocal Individuality in Birds
Brian Cresswell
Managing Director, Lotek Ltd. UK
Founder of Dorset Nightjar Study Group
11:20 - 11:45 -
Workshop: AI for life science and wildlife conservation - Barn owl case study
Kavi Jayathunge
PhD Candidate in Artificial Intelligence, Bournemouth University

and

Maria Alexandra Sandoval
PhD Candidate in Advanced Materials Engineering, Bournemouth University
11:45 - 12:25 -
Lunch and Networking 12:30 - 13:00 -
Welcome speech, afternoon session
Prof. Roya Haratian
Deputy Head of Department - Design and Engineering, Bournemouth University
13:00 - 13:15 -
Industry Keynote Presentation
Dr. Harry Christodoulou
Co-founder, PolyModels Hub Ltd.

and

Dr. Marco Quaglio
Senior MLOps & Process Modeling Engineer, PolyModels Hub Ltd.
13:20 - 13:45 -
Welcome from Collaboration Partners
Dr. Nicolás Fernández
Chancellor
International University of Ecuador (UIDE)
14:00 - 14:15 09:00 - 09:15
Development of Autonomous Digital Platforms for Resilient and Sustainable Manufacturing in Industry 5.0
Prof. Federico Galvanin
Professor of Chemical Engineering, University College London
14:15 - 14:40 09:15 - 09:40
Sustainable commerce and Artificial Intelligence
Stefanie Vasquez
Researcher, Business School
International University of Ecuador (UIDE)
14:40 - 15:00 09:40 - 10:00
Diplomatic briefing
HM Ambassador Chris Campbell
UK Ambassador to Ecuador, British Embassy in Quito
15:05 - 15:15 10:05 - 10:15
Coffee Break 15:15 - 15:55 10:15 - 10:55
TBC
Dr. Eugenio Morocho
Co-ordinator of the Artificial Intelligence Programme
YachayTech University of Ecuador
15:35 - 16:00 10:35 - 11:00
The use of AI in the Design of Nanomaterials for Sustainability
Prof. Vladimiro Mujica
Professor of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University
16:00 - 16:25 11:00 - 11:25
AI-Driven Strategies for Waste Upcycling: Innovative Alternatives for a Sustainable Future
Dr. Andres Chico-Proano
Subdean, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Agribusiness, National Polytechnic School of Ecuador (EPN)

and

Maria Alexandra Sandoval
PhD Candidate in Advanced Materials Engineering, Bournemouth University
16:25 - 16:45 11:25 - 11:45
Discussion Panel / Final Remarks 16:45 - 17:00 11:45 - 12:00
Networking 17:00 -
CAIREES 2025 Timetable - Day 2 Friday 14th March 2025 Time
UK Ecuador
Welcome speech
Kavi Jayathunge, PhD candidate in Artificial Intelligence
Bournemouth University
13:00 - 13:05 08:00 - 08:05
The role of AI and ML in sustainable process Scale-up
Prof. Sergio Armando Medina
Regional Director, Department of Industrial Engineering and Bioengineering
Tecnologico de Monterrey
13:05 - 13:25 08:05 - 08:25
AI for Medical Image Compression
Armin Sheibanifard, PhD candidate in Artificial Intelligence
Bournemouth University
13:25 - 13:50 08:25 - 08:50
Bioinformatics in the development of C&GT solutions
Joanna Czulak
Head of Molecular Modelling, Tozaro
13:50 - 14:15 08:50 - 09:15
Break and Networking (Online) 14:15 - 14:45 09:15 - 09:45
Phase change materials and Nanoenhanced Phase Change Materials: Application of AI for performance prediction
Juan Francisco Nicolalde
Research Co-ordinator of the Faculty of Technical Sciences
International University of Ecuador (UIDE)
14:45 - 15:10 09:45 - 10:10
AI-ACT: AI Augmented Clinical Training with Natural Language Dialogue
Jingyao Cai, PhD candidate in Artificial Intelligence
Bournemouth University
15:10 - 15:35 10:10 - 10:35
AI-Powered Product Classification: Enhancing Efficiency and Quality in Agriculture Dr. Andrea Pilco
Lecturer, Faculty of Technical Sciences
International University of Ecuador (UIDE)
15:35 - 16:00 10:35 - 11:00
Final Remarks 16:00 - 16:25 11:00 - 11:25
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