Thriving in health and technology university innovation ecosystems: the future generation’s paths to success in research, innovation, and entrepreneurship
A special session and workshop of SACI 2025
MEC_SZ 149477 Project
IEEE 19th International Symposium Applied Computational Intelligence and Informatics
In May 19-20, 2025, Obuda University will organize an international scientific conference on innovation and knowledge utilization for the domestic and international research community, young researchers and future innovators.
Venue: Obuda University, Bécsi út 96/b, 1034 Budapest, Hungary
SPEAKERS INCLUDE
PROGRAM
Day 1: May 19, 2025
10.00-12.00 Open Program Scientific Session on Excellence in Academic Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Room: Audmax
10.00-10.20 Opening Session-Welcome Address
- Prof. Dr. Levente Kovács – rector Obuda University
- Prof. Dr. László Gulácsi – vice-rector for research Obuda University
10.20-12.00 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 Obuda University
- Prof. Dr. Laszlo B Kish – Texas A&M University, Honorary Professor of Obuda University
- 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.
Key participants of the panel sessions
| Panel session 1 – 6 – 11 | Panel Session 2-7-12 | Panel session 3-8-13 | Panel session 4-9-14 | Panel session 5-10-15 | |
| Moderator | Huszák Nikolett Hölgyesi Áron | Garai-Fodor Mónika Váradi Zoltán | Péntek Márta Tóth Barbara | Beke Szilárd Buday Viktória | Zrubka Zsombor Dénes-Fazakas Lehel |
| Assistant | Fuchs Henrietta | Árvai-Bencze Katalin | Siklós Petra | Dulai Renáta | Simon Zsuzsanna |
| Panel Session 1 | Panel Session 2 | Panel Session 3 | Panel Session 4 | Panel Session 5 | |
| Room | F09 | F02 | F03 | F04 | 401 |
| 13.30-14.15 | Digital innovations and academic entrepreneur-ship in STEM education | Gaining traction in science: managing visibility and impact | Is knowledge sexy? What makes a PhD attractive? | The place of innovation in the university curriculum | Navigating the intellectual property maze: when to publish, what to protect? |
| Panel Session 6 | Panel Session 7 | Panel Session 8 | Panel Session 9 | Panel Session 10 | |
| Room | F09 | F02 | F03 | F04 | 401 |
| 14.30-15.15 | Academic entrepreneur-ship in medicine, health engineering, and life sciences | Using social media effectively: the like economy of science and innovation | New career paths in the innovation ecosystem | Nature and nurture: how shall universities recognise and support talent in innovation and entrepreneurship? | Embedding business planning and technology assessment in early phases of the innovation process |
15.15-15.45 Coffee break
| Panel Session 11 | Panel Session 12 | Panel Session 13 | Panel Session 14 | Panel Session 15 | |
| Room | F09 | F02 | F03 | F04 | 401 |
| 15.45-16.30 | Academic entrepreneur-ship in computer science and artificial intelligence | Using large language models and generative AI for science | Publish or perish in creative and art curricula | Student innovation: experiences and challenges of young startuppers | How to measure and predict innovation success? |
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.
https://conf.uni-obuda.hu/saci2025/paper.html
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | |
| 8.00-9.30 | Applied Research on Computer Science and Mathematics I | Applied Research on Computer Science and Mathematics II | Special session on Digitalisation, Generation Research, Consumer Trends | Research on Innovation Management | Research on Innovation Management |
| Room | F09 | F02 | F03 | F04 | F07 |
| Session chair | Zsombor Zrubka | Dániel András Drexler | Mónika Garai-Fodor | László Gulácsi | István Szabó |
9.30-10.00 Coffee break
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | |
| 10.00-11.30 | Applied research on Computer Science and Mathematics | Research on Security Sciences | Special Session on Digitalisation, Generation Research, Consumer Trends II | Research on Innovation Management | Research on Material Sciences |
| Room | F09 | F02 | F03 | F04 | F07 |
| Session chair | Ervin Rácz | Andrea Pap | Ágnes Csiszárik-Kocsir | Márta Péntek | Péter Galambos |
12.00-13.30 Lunch
14.00 Closing
USEFUL INFORMATION
“Project no. MEC_SZ 149477 has been implemented with the support provided by the Ministry of Culture and Innovation of Hungary from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, financed under the MEC_24 funding scheme.”
In partnership with: IEEE, EIT Health.
Privacy Notice
Privacy notice of the conference – English
Privacy notice of the workshops – English
Privacy notice of the conference – Hungarian
Privacy notice of the workshopos Hungarian
Official website of the conference in Hungarian: click here.
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