RTSI 2026: IEEE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOCIETY AND INDUSTRY 2026
PROGRAM

Days: Sunday, August 16th Monday, August 17th Tuesday, August 18th

Sunday, August 16th

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10:00-10:30Coffee Break
10:30-12:00 Session 2A: Paper Session: AI-Enabled Low-Carbon and Multi-Energy Systems
10:30
Lightweight Deep Learning for Real-Time Industrial Safety and Defect Detection on Edge Devices (abstract)
10:45
Cognitive Energy Management: Concept, Framework, and Demonstration in Smart Port Energy Systems (abstract)
11:00
AI-Optimised Hybrid Flywheel–Hydrogen Fuel Cell System for Grid Frequency Stabilisation in Sub-Saharan Power Networks (abstract)
11:15
Techno-Economic Assessment of Sand-Battery and Seasonal Hydrogen Storage in Nordic Multi-Carrier Energy Hubs (abstract)
11:30
Pelagia: A Simulation-Based Decision-Intelligence Framework from 3D Concept Design to Comparative Evaluation (abstract)
11:45
Impact of XGBoost-Based Meteorological Correction Under Extreme Climate Events on Green Hydrogen Production Estimation (abstract)
12:30-13:30Lunch Break
13:30-15:00 Session 3A: Women in Engineering Workshop
13:30
WiE Workshop: Navigating Your Engineering Career: Lessons from Women Leaders in Academia and Industry (abstract)
13:30-14:30 Session 3B: Paper Session: Advanced Sensing, IoT, & Intelligent Fault Diagnosis
13:30
Experimental Realization of a Nanosecond Pulse Generator for High Voltage Pulse Applications (abstract)
13:45
Reinforcement Learning Environment for WBAN Energy Efficiency Optimization (abstract)
14:00
Retrieval-Augmented Large Language Models for Intelligent Fault Diagnosis in Chemical Process Operations (abstract)
13:30-14:30 Session 3C: Paper Session: Resilient Converter Control & DC Power Systems
13:30
Dust-Storm-Aware Dynamic Switching-Frequency Modulation for IGBT Lifetime Extension in Arid-Climate PV Converters (abstract)
13:45
Voltage-Executed Handling of Exception Situations in Variable-Voltage DC Shipboard Power Systems (abstract)
14:00
Modeling-Based Analysis of Load Participation During DC Source Overload Situations (abstract)
14:30-15:00Coffee Break
15:00-16:30 Session 4A: Paper Session: Intelligent Energy & Industrial Decarbonization Systems
15:00
AI-Enabled Low-Carbon and Multi-Energy Systems: Intelligent Optimization for Sustainable Energy Transition (abstract)
15:15
Design and Implementation of an IoT-Enabled Smart Grid Synchronization and Protection System with Predictive Machine Learning Capabilities (abstract)
15:30
Data-Driven Battery Scheduling for Smart Homes Using Hybrid Electricity Price Forecasting (abstract)
15:00-16:30 Session 4B: Paper Session: Energy Storage, Optimization, & Sustainable Policy
15:00
Risk Sharing in BESS Tolling Agreements: A Contract Design Perspective (abstract)
15:15
An Optimization Model to Reduce Cooling Energy Consumption in Urban Battery Energy Storage Systems with Hydrogen Production (abstract)
15:30
Optimization Model for Green Hydrogen Integration in Photovoltaic-Based Urban Energy Communities (abstract)
15:45
Effective Sulphur Hexafluoride Cycle Management: Meeting EU Climat Regulations, Ensuring Grid Reliability And Reducte Lifecycle Costs Hand In Hand (abstract)
16:00
A Digital Backbone for Sustainable Mobility: Evaluating the Policy, Technical, and Financial Aspects of European Integrated Transport Platforms (abstract)
Monday, August 17th

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10:00-10:30Coffee Break
11:30-12:30 Session 7B: Tutorial 2-Part 1: Multiresolution, Multiphysics, Multiscale Modelling and Simulation Techniques on Unstructured Grids
11:30
Tutorial 2-Part 1: Multiresolution, Multiphysics, Multiscale Modelling and Simulation Techniques on Unstructured Grids (abstract)
11:30-12:30 Session 7C: Paper Session: Energy Infrastructure Management for Sustainable and Resilient Multi-energy Systems 1
11:30
Renewable Energy-centric Flexible Job Shop Scheduling (abstract)
11:45
Emission-Aware Optimization of Container Handling Vehicles: A HaminaKotka Port Case Study (abstract)
12:00
Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks for Optimized Teleoperation of Forestry Machinery (abstract)
12:15
Entanglement-Assisted Capacity-Power Trade-off over Thermal-Loss Bosonic Channels (abstract)
12:30-13:30Lunch Break
13:30-14:30 Session 8B: Tutorial 2-Part 2: Multiresolution, Multiphysics, Multiscale Modelling and Simulation Techniques on Unstructured Grids
13:30
Tutorial 2-Part 2: Multiresolution, Multiphysics, Multiscale Modelling and Simulation Techniques on Unstructured Grids (abstract)
13:30-14:30 Session 8C: Paper Session: Energy Infrastructure Management for Sustainable and Resilient Multi-energy Systems 2
13:30
Communication Bottlenecks in Distributed Model Predictive Control for Autonomous Agents (abstract)
13:45
Adaptive Utility driven Resource Orchestration for Resilient AI (AURORA-AI) (abstract)
14:00
Work Factor: A Thermodynamic-Based Lens on Networked System Efficiency (abstract)
14:15
Comparative Evaluation of MILP, MPC, and Reinforcement Learning for Commercial Battery Dispatch Under Time-of-Use Tariffs (abstract)
14:30-15:00Coffee Break
15:00-17:00 Session 9A: Tutorial 1-Part 3: Navigating Grid Compliance for Inverter-Based Resources: Control Frameworks, Grid Codes, and Practical Simulation
15:00
Tutorial 1-Part 3: Navigating Grid Compliance for Inverter-Based Resources: Control Frameworks, Grid Codes, and Practical Simulation (abstract)
PRESENTER: Amin Moghimy Fam
15:00-17:00 Session 9B: Tutorial 2-Part 3: Multiresolution, Multiphysics, Multiscale Modelling and Simulation Techniques on Unstructured Grids
15:00
Tutorial 2-Part 3: Multiresolution, Multiphysics, Multiscale Modelling and Simulation Techniques on Unstructured Grids (abstract)
15:00-16:30 Session 9C: Students Activities (SAC) Workshop
15:00
SAC Workshop: Design Thinking in Practice: Tools to Facilitate Better Brainstorming (abstract)
15:00-17:00 Session 9D: Paper Session: Energy Infrastructure Management for Sustainable and Resilient Multi-energy Systems 3
15:00
Energy-Aware Digitalized Monitoring Infrastructure for Additive Manufacturing Systems (abstract)
15:15
Performance Analysis of PI and PID Controllers for Electric Vehicle Speed Control Using FTP-75 and Indian Driving Cycle (MIDC) (abstract)
15:30
Model Predictive Current Control with Harmonic Correction for Single-Phase AC-DC EV Charging (abstract)
15:45
Real-Time Fault Detection in Power Systems Using IoT and Edge AI (abstract)
16:00
URLLC-Aware Microgrid–ICT Co-Optimisation across an Edge–Fog–Cloud Continuum (abstract)
16:15
Impact of False Electricity Price Signals on Electric Boiler Load and Price Forecasting: A Finnish Case Study (abstract)
16:30
Distributed Battery Energy Management for Renewable Energy Communities: Real-World Deployment and Optimization (abstract)
Tuesday, August 18th

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10:00-10:30Coffee Break
10:30-12:00 Session 11B: Paper Session: Markets, Business Ecosystems, & Policy for Clean Energy
10:30
An Overview of Emerging Trends in XR-Enabled Human–AI Collaboration for Circular Economy and Recycling Systems (abstract)
PRESENTER: Razeen Hussain
10:45
Can Vision Foundation Models Sort E-Waste at the Edge? A Zero-Shot Benchmark for Electronic Component Detection (abstract)
11:00
ARIADNE: TRANSLATING PRODUCT-LEVEL DATA INTO SELECTIVE MATERIAL RECOVERY FOR A MORE CIRCULAR ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY. (abstract)
11:15
Netara: A Decentralized AI Inference Framework for Circular Compute via Idle Edge Devices (abstract)
11:30
Do Transformers Scale for Real-Time Detection? A Comparative Study of RF-DETR and YOLO26 for WEEE Recycling Task (abstract)
10:30-12:00 Session 11C: Paper Session: AI-Powered Innovations for Circular Economy & Recycling
10:30
A Preliminary Heat Recovery Framework for Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing Processes (abstract)
10:45
Impact of Electric Vehicles on Oman’s Power Grid: A Generation Expansion Planning Study (abstract)
11:00
Ramadan as a Natural Experiment in Urban Mobility: Evidence of Network-Level Peak Redistribution from Probe Traffic Data (abstract)
11:15
Comparative Analysis of Linepack Impact in Hydrogen and Natural Gas Networks under Dynamic Operating Conditions (abstract)
11:30
Personal energy footprint: assessing and enhancing citizen awareness (abstract)
12:00-13:00Lunch Break
13:00-15:00 Session 12: Industry Session- Power Electronics Finland
13:00
Industry Session- Power Electronics Finland: From Components to Clean, Resilient Grids (abstract)
14:30-15:00Coffee Break
15:00-16:30 Session 13A: Paper Session: AI-Driven Hydrogen Value Chain & Carbon Neutrality
15:00
Network Traffic Analyzer Using Scapy Algorithm (abstract)
15:15
Beyond the Efficiency-Efficacy Dilemma: A Critical Analysis of Transferability in Adversarial Malware Detection (abstract)
PRESENTER: Veysel Alevcan
15:30
Detection-Gated Recurrent Neural Network–Assisted Fault-Tolerant Control for Induction Motor Drives Under Actuator Degradation (abstract)
15:45
Reliability-Oriented Optimal Partitioning of Active Distribution Grids into Multi-Microgrid Systems (abstract)
16:00
Confidential Model Sharing Protocol for Distributed Transfer Learning and Blockchain-Governed Access (abstract)
PRESENTER: Zeeshan Ali
15:00-16:30 Session 13C: Paper Session: Digitalisation, ICT, & Cybersecurity in Energy Infrastructure
15:00
An Augmented Load–Frequency Control Block Diagram for Power Systems (abstract)
15:15
Coordinated EV-eVTOL Mobility Equilibrium Framework in Coupled Low-altitude and Power Distribution Networks (abstract)
PRESENTER: Jinyu Yue
15:30
Distributed model predictive control of heterogeneous building district (abstract)
15:45
Carbon-Aware Compute–Power Scheduling for AI Data Centers with Microgrid Prosumer Operations (abstract)