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2nd International Conference on Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence (ITAI 2026) (icitai2026)

Date: 2026-03-21 – 2026-03-22

Venue: Lasell University, Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Conference URL: scrs.in/conferences/icitai2026

Soft Computing Research Society is organizing the International Conference on Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence (ITAI 2026) Online and in person during March 21-22, 2026 at Lasell University, Newton, Massachusetts, United States. The ITAI 2026 aims to bring researchers, academicians, industry, and government personnel together to share and discuss the various aspects of computational intelligence in engineering & technology. The conference will witness multiple eminent keynote speakers from academia and industry from all over the world along with the presentation of accepted peer-reviewed articles. For more details, please visit the conference website: https://www.scrs.in/conference/icitai2026.


Banking Reimagined: Unlocking Value Through Data and Interoperability
Keynote Speaker

Banking Reimagined: Unlocking Value Through Data and Interoperability

Vihay Kumar Adari
Vihay Kumar Adari Enterprise Data Architect Cognizant Technology Solutions

This keynote talk explores how banking institutions are transforming through data modernization and interoperability using cloud computing and AI. It...

AI-Powered Resilience in Banking: Detecting Outages, Tail Latency, Security Violations in Real Time
Keynote Speaker

AI-Powered Resilience in Banking: Detecting Outages, Tail Latency, Security Violations in Real Time

Amol Diwakar Agade
Amol Diwakar Agade Platform & Devops Enablement Manager | Reliability & Release Engineering Comerica Bank, USA

 This keynote explores how AI-powered anomaly detection is enhancing resilience in modern banking systems. The session presents an AIOps architec...

The New Digital Workforce - AI Agents
Keynote Speaker

The New Digital Workforce - AI Agents

Ankit Kumar Gupta
Ankit Kumar Gupta Sr. SAP Architect

This keynote discusses about the transformation of SAP enterprise systems from traditional automation to intelligent, autonomous process orchestration...

AI-Driven Self-Management, Self-Healing, and Self-Securing Systems
Keynote Speaker

AI-Driven Self-Management, Self-Healing, and Self-Securing Systems

Tolga Tutuncuoglu
Tolga Tutuncuoglu CEO TTNC Teknoloji

This keynote presents a framework for Autonomous Server Infrastructure (ASI) that uses AI to enable servers to self-manage, self-optimize, and self-he...

Enterprise AI Adoption in Insurance: Challenges, Architecture, and Strategic Impact
Keynote Speaker

Enterprise AI Adoption in Insurance: Challenges, Architecture, and Strategic Impact

Deniz Ceylan Kurt
Deniz Ceylan Kurt Manager QNB Insurance

This keynote explores the transformation of the insurance industry with AI along with the key challenges in its adoption such as legacy systems, data...

AI-Driven Cost Optimization in Cloud Data Platforms
Keynote Speaker

AI-Driven Cost Optimization in Cloud Data Platforms

Yildirim Adiguzel
Yildirim Adiguzel CEO Relevant Box LLC

This keynote discusses how modern data platforms are evolving to handle rapid data growth, AI-driven access, and rising cloud costs. It highlights how...

Strategic Program Management models for secure AI adoption in critical IT infrastructure
Keynote Speaker

Strategic Program Management models for secure AI adoption in critical IT infrastructure

Kumar Saurabh
Kumar Saurabh Fiserv Inc.

This keynote examines the requirement of structured program management for AI adoption in IT infrastructure rather than isolated project-based approac...

The Engineer’s Guide to LLMs: Integrating AI into Enterprise Java Applications
Keynote Speaker

The Engineer’s Guide to LLMs: Integrating AI into Enterprise Java Applications

Akshay Kumar Darla
Akshay Kumar Darla Sr. Software Engineer Tata Consultancy Services

This keynote presents the integration of Large Language Models into enterprise Java applications using frameworks like Spring AI, LangChain4j, and Sem...

From Research to Real-World Impact: The Next Wave of Information Technology and AI
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From Research to Real-World Impact: The Next Wave of Information Technology and AI

Dheeraj Velaga
Dheeraj Velaga Software Development Engineer Capital One Financial

This keynote explores how advances in Information Technology and AI are moving from academic research into real-world industrial applications. The ses...

From Multi-Cloud Complexity to Autonomous Trust: Building Cloud-Agnostic Testing Architecture
Keynote Speaker

From Multi-Cloud Complexity to Autonomous Trust: Building Cloud-Agnostic Testing Architecture

Jay Bharat Mehta
Jay Bharat Mehta Cleveland State University, Oh, USA

This keynote introduces a cloud-agnostic testing framework to mitigate the challenges of testing modern multi-cloud and cloud-edge systems, where frag...

Advancing Network Intelligence with Generative AI: From Anomaly Detection to Autonomous Remediation
Keynote Speaker

Advancing Network Intelligence with Generative AI: From Anomaly Detection to Autonomous Remediation

Mohit Bajpai Senior Software Engineer III, Softility Inc.

This keynote presents a Generative AI–driven approach to modern network monitoring and anomaly detection across cloud, edge, and 5G infrastructures. I...

LLM Training Efficiency: From Throughput to Goodput
Keynote Speaker

LLM Training Efficiency: From Throughput to Goodput

Anirban Roy
Anirban Roy Principal Engineer, Amazon Web Service

This keynote explores about the Goodput which is reframing the LLM training efficiency from raw tokens/sec to real progress. The talk decomposes the l...

Building AI-Native Payment Systems: Fraud Prevention, Privacy, and Resilience in Digital Payments
Keynote Speaker

Building AI-Native Payment Systems: Fraud Prevention, Privacy, and Resilience in Digital Payments

Vimal Teja Manne
Vimal Teja Manne Business Analyst / Product Owner, Verifone

This keynote explores how digital payment systems are evolving to become faster, smarter, and more secure while addressing rising risks like fraud, da...

Revolutionizing Enterprise Productivity with SAP Joule
Keynote Speaker

Revolutionizing Enterprise Productivity with SAP Joule

Ravi Patneedi
Ravi Patneedi Lead SAP, TractorSupply Company, Brentwood, TN, USA

 This keynote session discusses about the SAP Joule, generative AI-based natural language copilot, designed to fundamentally change how users int...

AI Is Not Your Replacement — It's Your Rocket Fuel
Keynote Speaker

AI Is Not Your Replacement — It's Your Rocket Fuel

Arvind Kumar Chaudhary
Arvind Kumar Chaudhary Solution Architect | AI Researcher | Ieee Senior Member| IETE Fellow | Cognizant Technology Solutions, USA

This keynote reframes AI not as a job replacement threat but as a productivity multiplier for knowledge workers. It highlights real-world case-studies...

Architectural Judgment in AI-Driven Cloud Platforms
Keynote Speaker

Architectural Judgment in AI-Driven Cloud Platforms

Arjun Shivarudraiah
Arjun Shivarudraiah Senior software engineer, Meijer

AI is reshaping enterprise cloud systems, but the success of AI-driven platforms depends greatly on sound architectural decision-making. This keynote...

Operationalizing Enterprise AI: Designing Secure, Scalable Model Deployment Platforms
Keynote Speaker

Operationalizing Enterprise AI: Designing Secure, Scalable Model Deployment Platforms

Nishanth Prakash Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Oracle

This talk discusses the shift in enterprises from focusing solely on AI model accuracy to building scalable and reliable infrastructure in response to...

The Future of Trust in AI: Securing Intelligent Systems in a Data-Driven World
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The Future of Trust in AI: Securing Intelligent Systems in a Data-Driven World

Abhik Sengupta
Abhik Sengupta Principal Architect, Hakkoda IBM

This keynote focuses on the growing need of building trust in large-scale AI systems as they are adopted across critical industries. It explores emerg...

Integrating AI and LMS for Intelligent Education and Cyber-Enabled Academic Infrastructure.
Keynote Speaker

Integrating AI and LMS for Intelligent Education and Cyber-Enabled Academic Infrastructure.

Amit Banwari Gupta
Amit Banwari Gupta IT Teacher, Washington University Of Science And Technology

This keynote explores how AI is transforming educational technology and Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Canvas, Blackboard, and Populi. It high...