MEC_SZ 149477 Project

Thriving in health and technology university innovation ecosytems: the future generation’s paths to success in research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Special session and workshop at SACI 2025 conference.

Obuda University, Bécsi út 96/b, 1034 Budapest

May 19-20, 2025

Day 1: May 19, 2025

10.00-12.00 Open Program
Scientific Session on Excellence in Academic Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Keynote speeches of the distinguished professors of Obuda University and eminent guests (Click on the name for details):

• Prof. Dr. Peng Shi – University of Adelaide, Distinguished Professor of OU
• Prof. Dr. Laszlo B Kish – Texas A&M University, Honorary Professor of OU
• Prof. Dr. Magnus Klofsten– Linköping University
• Jorge Daniel da Silva Pimenta– Instituto Pedro Nunes, Coimbra Portugal

12.00-13.30     Lunch

13.30-16.30     Interactive panel sessions (participants must pre-register).

Interactive panel sessions on future generation’s paths to success in research, innovation, and entrepreneurship

The interactive panel sessions will be moderated by experts as an action research project. Results will be published in an academic paper.

	Panel Session 1	Panel Session 2	Panel Session 3	Panel Session 4	Panel Session 5
13.30-14.15	Digital innovations and academic entrepreneur-ship in STEM education TBD	Gaining traction in science: managing visibility and impact TBD	Is knowledge sexy? What makes a PhD attractive? TBD	The place of innovation in the university curriculum TBD	Navigating the intellectual property maze: when to publish, what to protect? TBD
	Panel Session 6	Panel Session 7	Panel Session 8	Panel Session 9	Panel Session 10
14.30-15.15	Academic entrepreneur-ship in medicine, health engineering, and life sciences TBD	Using social media effectively: the like economy of science and innovation TBD	New career paths in the innovation ecosystem TBD	Nature and nurture: how shall universities recognise and support talent in innovation and entrepreneurship? TBD	Embedding business planning and technology assessment in early phases of the innovation process TBD

15.15-15.45     Coffee break

	Panel Session 11	Panel Session 12	Panel Session 13	Panel Session 14	Panel Session 15
15.45-16.30	Academic entrepreneur-ship in computer science and artificial intelligence TBD	Using large language models and generative AI for science TBD	Publish or perish in creative and art curricula TBD	Student innovation: experiences and challenges of young startuppers TBD	How to measure and predict innovation success? TBD

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Day 2: May 20, 2025

SACI 2025

Special session for student and doctoral researchers (participants must pay registration fee)

Regular IEEE conference papers have to be submitted via the electronic submission system at the following link to the Special Session for Student and Doctoral Researchers track.

Regular IEEE conference papers have to be submitted via the electronic submission system at the
following link to the Special Session for Student and Doctoral Researchers track.
https://conf.uni-obuda.hu/saci2025/paper.html

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4	Track 5
8.00-9.30	Research in material sciences	Research in security sciencies	Applied research in computer science and mathematics	Applied research on informatics in social sciences, business and management	Research on innovation management

9.30-10.00     Coffee break

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4	Track 5
10.00-12.00	Research in material sciences	Research in security sciencies	Applied research in computer science and mathematics	Applied research on informatics in social sciences, business and management	Research on innovation management

12.30-14.00     Lunch

14.00               Closing