Program​
The 2nd International Symposium on
Physical Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
IS-PAIR 2026: Robotics And AI Technology towards good health and well-being
Technical program
Tuesday, 10th February 2026
| 8:30 – 9:00 (30 min) | Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:30 (30 min) | Opening by VISTEC and SCB |
| 9:30 – 10:15 (45 min) | Plenary Topic: (TBC) Prof. Jonathan Rossiter Head of the Soft Robotics group at Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), University of Bristol, UK |
| 10:15 – 10:30 (15 min) | — Break — |
| 10:30 – 11:00 (30 min) | Keynote Preparation and function of responsive and self-healing materials Assoc. Prof. Daniel Crespy Director of School of Molecular Science and Engineering (MSE), VISTEC, Thailand |
| 11:00 – 11:30 (30 min) | Keynote AI-powered Healthcare Interventions for Good Health and Well-being Asst. Prof. Tulaya Limpiti Department of Telecommunications Engineering, KMITL, Thailand |
| 11:30 – 12:00 (30 min) | Poster spotlight |
| 12:00 – 13:30 (90 min) | — Lunch — |
| 13:30 – 14:15 (45 min) | Plenary Technology Intervention in Hospital Pharmacy: Improving Inpatient Drug Dispensing Processes With Automation and Robotics Asst. Prof. Supachai Vongbunyong Director of Field Robotics (FIBO), KMUTT, Thailand |
| 14:15 – 14:45 (30 min) | Keynote ADAptive HYbrid Neuromechanical (ADAHYN) Control for Adaptive Personalized Gait Assistance of a Lower-limb Exoskeleton Dr. Chaicharn Akkawutvanich BRAIN-Robotics Lab, IST, VISTEC, Thailand |
| 14:45 – 15:00 (15 min) | Poster Spotlight |
| 15:00 – 15:45 (45 min) | — Break & Interactive poster— |
| 15:45 – 16:30 (45 min) | Summary and Panel discussion |
Wednesday, 11th February 2026
| 9:30 – 10:15 (45 min) | Plenary Mechanical Intelligence for the Future of Surgical Robotics: Bioinspired Multifunctionality from Insect Mandibles to Medical Tools Dr. Hamed Rajabi Director of the Mechanical Intelligence (MI) Research Group, London South Bank University, UK |
| 10:15 – 10:30 (15 min) | — Break — |
| 10:30 – 11:00 (30 min) | Keynote Mechanically Intelligent Bio-Inspired Drones for Safe Operations in Human-Centric Environments Dr. Ali Khaheshi Mechanical Intelligence (MI) Research Group, London South Bank University, UK |
| 11:00 – 11:30 (30 min) | Keynote Topic: (TBC) Dr. Richard Suphapol Diteesawat Soft Robotics group at Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), University of Bristol, UK |
| 11:30 – 12:00 (30 min) | Keynote Soft Robotic Teleoperation for Minimally Invasive Surgery Dr. Shen Treratanakulchai Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand |
| 12:00 – 13:30 (90 min) | — Lunch — |
| 13:30 – 14:15 (45 min) | Plenary From Optical Compass to Polarimetric Geolocation: A Biorobotic Approach Prof. Julien Serres Institute of Movement Sciences, ISM UMR7287, Bio-Inspired Systems Lab, Aix-Marseille University, France |
| 14:15 – 14:45 (30 min) | Keynote Bridging Signal Processing and AI for Neuro-Innovation Dr. Thanate Angsuwatanakul Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Rangsit University, Thailand |
| 14:45 – 15:00 (15 min) | — Break — |
| 15:00 – 15:30 (30 min) | Special talk Robotics Technology: The Strategic Imperative for Longevity in an Aging World Dr. Pongtorn Kietdumrongwong Director of BDMS Health Research Center, BDMS, Thailand |
| 15:30 – 15:45 (15 min) | Special talk Scaling Data-Driven Digital Therapeutics for NCD Prevention: Thailand’s Personalized Platform for Obesity Prevention and Care Assoc. Prof. Theerawit Wilaiprasitporn BRAIN-Interfaces Lab, IST, VISTEC, Thailand |
| 15:45 – 16:00 (15 min) | Special talk Generation Is a Side Effect Asst. Prof. Supasorn Suwajanakorn Vision & Learning Lab, IST, VISTEC, Thailand |
| 16:00 – 16:45 (45 min) | Award, Summary, and Panel Discussion |
| 16:45 – 17:00 (15 min) | Closing |
For Poster Sessions
The poster session (poster spolight and interactive sessions) will be held on 10th February
Poster Spotlight Session (11:30 – 12:00 and 14:45 – 15:00)
Poster Interactive Session (15:00 – 15:45)
For Poster Session Audience
Please vote for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd best presentations by 12:00 PM on 11th February 2026 using the voting card.
Each participant can vote only once.
The Best Poster Awards will be announced during the Award Ceremony.