Soft Matter Conference Program

May 15-17, 2026 - Fairmount Royal Pavilion, Barbados

Time Room A (Main Hall) Room B (Tech Lab) Room C (Innovation Hub)
Day 1 - Friday, May 15
8:00-9:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee
9:00-10:00 Opening Keynote: "The Future of AI in Society"
Dr. Sarah Chen, MIT
10:15-11:45 Machine Learning Applications
Session Chair: Prof. Johnson
Papers: ML-01, ML-02, ML-03
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
Session Chair: Dr. Martinez
Papers: BC-01, BC-02, BC-03
Hands-on: Python for Data Science
Led by DataCorp Team
11:45-12:15 Coffee Break & Networking
12:15-1:45 Cybersecurity Advances
Session Chair: Dr. Kim
Papers: CS-01, CS-02, CS-03
IoT & Smart Cities
Session Chair: Prof. Williams
Papers: IoT-01, IoT-02, IoT-03
Industry Panel: Startup Ecosystem
VCs & Entrepreneurs
1:45-3:00 Lunch & Poster Session
3:00-4:30 Quantum Computing
Session Chair: Dr. Zhang
Papers: QC-01, QC-02, QC-03
Cloud Computing & Edge
Session Chair: Prof. Brown
Papers: CC-01, CC-02, CC-03
Demo Session: Latest Prototypes
Student Researchers
4:30-5:00 Afternoon Break
5:00-6:00 Industry Keynote: "Digital Transformation Strategies"
Mark Thompson, CEO TechGlobal
7:00-9:00 Welcome Reception & Awards Ceremony
Day 2 - Saturday, May 16
9:00-10:00 "Ethics in AI Development"
Prof. Elena Rodriguez, Stanford
10:15-11:45 Natural Language Processing
Session Chair: Dr. Liu
Papers: NLP-01, NLP-02, NLP-03
Computer Vision
Session Chair: Prof. Garcia
Papers: CV-01, CV-02, CV-03
Deep Learning Workshop
Dr. Alex Moore, Google
11:45-12:15 Coffee Break
12:15-1:45 Robotics & Automation
Session Chair: Dr. Patel
Papers: RA-01, RA-02, RA-03
Human-Computer Interaction
Session Chair: Prof. Taylor
Papers: HCI-01, HCI-02, HCI-03
UX Design for AI Systems
Design Team, Apple
1:45-3:00 Lunch & Industry Exhibition
3:00-4:30 Data Science & Analytics
Session Chair: Dr. Wilson
Papers: DS-01, DS-02, DS-03
Virtual & Augmented Reality
Session Chair: Prof. Lee
Papers: VR-01, VR-02, VR-03
AR/VR Development Lab
Meta Research Team
4:30-5:00 Afternoon Break
5:00-6:30 Panel Discussion: "The Next Decade of Technology"
Industry Leaders & Academics
7:30-10:00 Conference Gala Dinner
Day 3 - Sunday, May 17
9:00-10:00 "Sustainable Technology for Climate Change"
Dr. James Green, Environmental Tech Institute
10:15-11:45 Green Computing
Session Chair: Dr. Anderson
Papers: GC-01, GC-02, GC-03
5G & Network Technologies
Session Chair: Prof. Wang
Papers: NT-01, NT-02, NT-03
Sustainability in Tech
Environmental Consultants
11:45-12:15 Coffee Break
12:15-1:45 Healthcare Informatics
Session Chair: Dr. Smith
Papers: HI-01, HI-02, HI-03
Financial Technology
Session Chair: Prof. Davis
Papers: FT-01, FT-02, FT-03
Fintech Innovation Lab
Banking Consortium
1:45-2:45 Final Lunch & Networking
2:45-3:45 Closing Keynote: "Building Tomorrow's Digital Society"
Prof. Maria Santos, Oxford University
3:45-4:00 Closing Remarks & Farewell