[visionlist] Call for Participation: AI Cutting-Edge Trends Summer Symposium and School (AIDA AICET 2026), 24-28 August 2026

[Ioanna Koroni]

*Call for Participation*

*AIDA AICET 2026 - AI Cutting-Edge Trends Summer Symposium and School*

*24-28 August 2026 | Debrecen, Hungary | Hybrid Event*

*Host institution: *University of Debrecen, Faculty of Informatics, 
Kassai Campus

*Website: *https://aicet.inf.unideb.hu/ <https://aicet.inf.unideb.hu/> | 
*Registration: *Register now <https://forms.office.com/e/d6818ZHMsK>


  Invitation

Dear AI, CS/CSE, ECE/EE student, PhD candidate, researcher, engineer, 
professional, and AI enthusiast,

The International AI Doctoral Academy (AIDA) and the University of 
Debrecen are pleased to invite you to attend *AIDA AICET 2026 - AI 
Cutting-Edge Trends Summer Symposium and School*, a five-day hybrid 
event held in Debrecen, Hungary, from 24 to 28 August 2026.

AICET 2026 brings together high-level scientific lectures, 
practice-oriented industrial training, professional soft-skill courses, 
certification opportunities, and selected IEEE CITDS 2026 activities. 
The event is designed to provide first-hand exposure to emerging AI/ML 
methods and practical skills for real-world deployment. It is a second 
edition of AIDA AICET summer schools, after the very successful 2025 
edition.


  Why join AICET 2026?

·*Gain insight into cutting-edge AI trends* through plenary and invited 
talks by internationally recognized academic and industry experts.

·*Join hands-on NVIDIA workshops* on GPU-based AI workflows, multi-agent 
systems, multimodal AI agents, and generative AI with diffusion models.

·*Combine scientific learning with industrial certification* through 
optional on-site Certiport / Pearson VUE exams and soft-skill training.

·*Connect with the IEEE CITDS 2026 Conference* during Days 4-5 and 
benefit from discounted CITDS author registration options.

·*Take part in challenge and networking activities* including a 
Health-AI challenge, an Idea Hackathon / AI Demo Challenge, a welcome 
reception, and a social event.


  Program highlights

·Days 1-3: AICET core scientific and educational program with plenary 
talks, invited lectures, NVIDIA hands-on workshops, soft-skill 
workshops, and optional industrial exams.

·Days 4-5: AICET integrated with IEEE CITDS 2026, including conference 
sessions, challenges, hackathon activities, optional exams, and 
networking events.

·Hybrid-compatible format: on-site participation in Debrecen with 
selected online/remote access elements.

·Certificates of attendance are expected to be available upon request.


  Plenary speakers and topics

*Speaker*

	

*Affiliation*

	

*Indicative topic*

Ioannis Pitas

	

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and CERTH, Greece

	

Decentralized DNN Architectures for Visual Data Analysis

Marina Ivasic-Kos

	

University of Rijeka

	

Application of computer vision models in security and surveillance

Mohamed Chetouani

	

Sorbonne University, France

	

When Robots Get It Wrong: Detecting Ambiguity and Failure Using 
Vision-Language Models

Stefano Berretti

	

University of Florence, Italy

	

Animating 3D Human Face and Body

Sarit Kraus

	

Bar-Ilan University, Israel

	

Smarter Together? Teams of AI and Humans

Helen Karatza

	

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

	

Resource Orchestration and Scheduling Across the Mist-Fog-Cloud 
Continuum: Trends and Future Directions

Péter Baranyi

	

Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

	

Neural mesh


  NVIDIA hands-on workshops

·Multi-Agent Systems and Agentic AI

·Building AI Agents with Multimodal Models

·Generative AI with Diffusion Models

Note: NVIDIA workshops are practice-oriented full-day trainings. Lecture 
sessions scheduled in parallel may be recorded so that registered 
participants can rewatch them later, subject to final organizational 
arrangements.


  Soft-skill courses and optional industrial exams

·Using Generative AI at the Workplace

·Professional Communication with AI

·Digital Marketing

·Optional on-site industrial certification exams during the event at the 
University of Debrecen Certiport / Pearson VUE Authorized Testing Center.

*Exam fee: *30 EUR per exam for physical on-site exams; maximum three 
exams. Exam availability and certification details are subject to final 
confirmation.


  Registration fees

*Category*

	

*Fee*

	

*Includes*

Full registration

	

240 EUR

	

5-day AICET + CITDS visitor access

Higher Education member

	

200 EUR

	

5-day AICET + CITDS visitor access

AIDA Student

	

180 EUR

	

5-day AICET + CITDS visitor access

·AICET registrants are eligible for a reduced IEEE CITDS full 
registration fee, including paper submission and presentation: 100 EUR.

·Remote participation is available at the same registration rates.

·Optional certification exams for physical participants: 30 EUR per 
exam, maximum three exams.


  Venue and format

·*Venue: *University of Debrecen, Faculty of Informatics, Kassai Campus, 
Debrecen, Hungary.

·*Format: *5-day on-site event with hybrid-compatible elements.

·*Dates: *Monday-Friday, 24-28 August 2026.

·*Website: *https://aicet.inf.unideb.hu/


  Register now

Further information on lectures, workshops, registration options, 
general conditions, and updates is available at: 
https://aicet.inf.unideb.hu/ <https://aicet.inf.unideb.hu/>

We look forward to welcoming you to AIDA AICET 2026 in Debrecen!

On behalf of the AIDA AICET 2026 Organizing Committee
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