20th IEEE International Conference on Application of Information and Communication Technologies held in Baku
Baku, October 14, AZERTAC
The opening ceremony of the 20th IEEE International Conference on Application of Information and Communication Technologies (AICT2026) was held at ADA University.
The conference was co-organized by ADA University, the relevant IEEE divisions in Azerbaijan, Politecnico di Torino, George Washington University, Nazarbayev University, United Arab Emirates University, Tashkent University of Information Technologies, Kazakh-British Technical University, Tbilisi State University, Georgian Technical University, SDU University, the Nikola Tesla Institute of Electrical Engineering, and the Institute of Information Science and Technologies “Alessandro Faedo” (ISTI).
The conference is being held under the motto “20 Years of Connecting Science, Technology and Society.”
AICT2026 aims to promote the exchange of knowledge in information and communication technologies and bring together researchers, academics and industry professionals to discuss the latest innovations.
ADA University Rector Hafiz Pashayev and representatives of partner institutions addressed the opening ceremony.
Pashayev welcomed participants to the conference, marking the 20th anniversary of both the event and ADA University, and expressed his gratitude to the organizers and guests.
The rector highlighted the success of the AICT conference and emphasized the importance of having distinguished scholars participate in the event for the benefit of students. He also underscored the significance of cooperation with the University of Turin within the framework of the Italy-Azerbaijan University.
He noted that, following five years of cooperation, ADA University would graduate its first engineering students, including those specializing in electrical engineering, next year. Pashayev emphasized the special attention being paid to education in these fields and said the university was open to partnerships with other universities.
Other speakers included Abzatdin Adamov, Dean of the School of IT and Engineering at ADA University; Erol Gelenbe, a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences; Vafa Kazdal, Vice-Rector of ADA University; and Jamaladdin Hasanov, Senior Lecturer at the School of IT and Engineering.
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