Full Programme
April 23, 2026 – April 24, 2026
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Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH)

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

April 23, 2026

Plytinės st. 25, Vilnius, Lithuania, P2 building, 153 auditorium

09:00 – 10:30
Opening and Keynotes
Opening of the Conference and Welcome from the Conference Chair Prof. Dr. Dalius Navakauskas, Vice-Rector for Research, VILNIUS TECH
      • New Perspectives on Decision-Making Under Uncertainty in Smart Autonomous Systems
        Prof. Dr. Vijitashwa Pandey, Oakland University (USA)
      • Digital Sovereignty in a Fragmented World: Why Local Ecosystems are the New Global Shield
        Prof. Dr. Vilius Benetis, CEO of NRD Cyber Security (Lithuania)
      • From idea to a chip: how ChipsC2 LT can facilitate this
        Dr. Gediminas Račiukaitis, ChipsC2 LT, FTMC (Lithuania)
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30
Special Session on Standards & Innovation
Moderator: Assoc Prof. Dr. Artūras Medeišis, VILNIUS TECH

This special session explores standardization as a strategic enabler of innovation, competitiveness, and societal transformation. It brings together perspectives on standards as instruments of innovation policy, value-based and narrative-driven governance, strategic autonomy, research valorization through key exploitable results, and practical energy-management applications.

  • Standardization as strategic instrument for Innovation
    Amelie Leipprand, DIN (Germany)
  • Standards, Values, Electricity. The Power of Narratives in Standardisation
    Dr. Barbara Reiter, University of Graz (Austria)
  • Reaching strategic autonomy via standardisation
    Prof. Rudi Bekkers, Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands)
  • Putting the project’s key exploitable results (KERs) into action: opportunities on the Research to Innovation path 
    Dipl.-Ing. Robert Link, freesia Innovation e.U. (Austria)
  • Semi-voluntary energy management systems: Evidence and Use Cases
    Sokol Tominaj, Berlin Technical University (Germany)
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:15
AI Methods, Intelligent Software, and Data Systems
Moderator: Assoc Prof. Dr. Vytautas Abromavičius, VILNIUS TECH

Papers in this session address AI-based methods, evaluation frameworks, and software solutions for data-driven systems. Topics include RAG, anomaly detection, learning analytics, LLM reliability, and database processing.

  • A Generalized Method for Cursor-Based Pagination in Heterogeneous Database Systems
    Inna Saiapina, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine)
  • Impact Assessment of Structured Results for the Reliability of LLM-generated Tests
    Dovydas Marius Zapkus, Vilnius University (Lithuania)
  • Lightweight Video Anomaly Detection for Industrial Contexts: A Multi-Axis Taxonomy of Modeling, Efficiency, and Operational Robustness 
    Seyed Mohammad Vahedi, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  • Mapping the Landscape of Retrieval-Augmented Generation Models: Clustering and Visual Insights
    Natalija Matyjaškoit, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  • Machine Learning Approaches for Student Effort Optimisation in Digital Learning Systems 
    Olga Ovtšarenko, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
15:15 – 16:30
Poster Session and Networking

16:30 Best poster award

  1. Parallelization of Rainbow Tables Generation Using Message Passing Interface on Homogenous Nodes
    Mark Vainer, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  2. Time Domain Expansion and Freezing Investigation of Fast Analog Signals Using Cascaded Active Analog Memory Cell Array for Applications in Nuclear Spectroscopy
    Vilius Žalėnas, FTMC (Lithuania)
  3. Geometric vs Pixel Representations for Face Shape Classification
    Rūta Stunžėnaitė, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  4. Creating an Autonomous Driving Agent Using Artificial Intelligence Methods
    Tomas Bitvinskas, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  5. Defect Detection Strategies for Glass Bottle Inspection
    Radoslav Titko, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  6. Evaluating Vision–Language Models for Face Shape Classification
    Vytas Bunevičius, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  7. An Evaluation of Image Blending Pipelines for Generating Realistic Eyewear Data
    Andrii Matsevytyi, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  8. Synthetic Eyeglass Segmentation Dataset via GAN-Based Image-Mask Generation
    Giga Shubitidze, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  9. Photogrammetric 3d Reconstruction of Asteroids: From Synthetic Baselines to Osiris-Rex Mission Data
    Vladas Šatas, Vilnius University (Lithuania)
  10. Challenges of 3D Reconstruction of Small Low-Texture Objects
    Arnoldas Puzanovas, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  11. Comparative Analysis of High-voltage High-frequency Pulse Driver Architectures
    Edgard Aleinikov, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  12. Image Caption Datasets: A Review and a Lithuanian Translation-Based Corpus
    Tautvydas Kvietkauskas, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  13. Wilkinson Power Divider 2.4 GHz Frequency with Distributed Selective Elements
    Kristina Miliauskaitė, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  14. High-Resolution Patch-Based Semi-Supervised Learning for Pancreatic Cancer Segmentation
    Shinthiya Nowsain Promi, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  15. Investigation of Copper Micro-Path Electrode Design and Line Spacing on Electrochromic Device Functionality
    Dainius Balkauskas, FTMC (Lithuania)
  16. Improving Deepfake Detection Through Better Frame Selection
    Mindaugas Jankauskas, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  17. Topology Parameterization of Impedance Signals for Spatial Reconstruction and Probe Positioning in Complex Electrochemical Domains
    Vadimas Ivinskij, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  18. Evaluation of Learning-Based Algorithms for Eyeglass Reflection Removal
    Henrikas Giedra, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  19. Investigation of Drone Light Control and Color Calibration Systems
    Lukas Ališauskas, VILNIUS TECH, Lithuania
15:00 - 18:00 
Partner AI Networking Event "AI NEXUS"
19:00
Conference Dinner ("Šnekutis",  Šv. Mikalojaus g. 15, Vilnius) https://maps.app.goo.gl/S4SWe5fD6seQpymo6

April 24, 2026

Plytinės g. 25, Vilnius, Lithuania, P2 building, 153 auditorium

09:00 – 10:00
Keynotes
2nd Day Opening remarks by Prof. Dr. Zigmas Balevičius, FTMC, Lithuania
      • Engineering Education in Transition: Interdisciplinary and Data-Driven Perspectives from Ukraine
        Assoc. Prof. Dr. Inna Saiapina, National Technical University of Ukraine, “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (Ukraine)
      • Why Electronic Designs Miss Their Targets and How Simulations and Analysis Improve Predictability
        Hans Klos, CEO of “Sintecs” (The Netherlands)
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:15
Communication, Power, and Resilient Electronic Systems
Moderator: Dr. Giedrius Gecevičius, UAB Elinijos, Lithuania

This session unites papers addressing communication architectures and electronic systems designed under real deployment constraints, including power limits, latency demands, spectrum governance, and austere operating environments. From hybrid MIMO beamforming and O-RAN local breakout to spectrum-policy-driven control, expeditionary electronics manufacturing, and DC–DC converter circuitry, the session emphasizes resilient engineering at both network and hardware levels. 

  • Constraint-Aware Cellular Manufacturing Architecture for Electronics Production in Expeditionary Environment
    Vijitashwa Pandey, Oakland University (USA)
  • Robust Dominant-Axis Beamforming in Hybrid MIMO with per-Antenna Power Constraints 
    Irina Basieva, Independent Researcher (Sweden)
  • Architecture and Implementation of O-RAN-based Local Breakout Service for Wi-Fi Devices
    Wan-Ru Yao, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology  (Taiwan)
  • From Private O-RAN to Automated Spectrum Sharing: Use Case Taxonomy and Scenarios for Spectrum Policy-Driven Control 
    Artūras Medeišis, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  • Design and Analysis of a COT Pulse Generator for a Wide Input Voltage Range DC-DC converter in TSMC 180nm BCD Technology
    Lukas Šalavėjus, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
12:15 – 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:30
Computational Vision, Imaging, and Signal Diagnostics
Moderator: Assoc Prof. Dr. Tomyslav Sledevič, VILNIUS TECH

This session focuses on extracting meaningful structure from sensed and image-derived data for analysis, diagnosis, and reconstruction. The papers span interpretable vibration-signal artifact detection, radiomics-based cardiac phenotyping, GAN-generated segmentation data, human pose estimation, and image-to-3D reconstruction, showing how computational models transform complex measurements into actionable representations.

  • A Covariance-Based Approach to Precision Evaluation of Event Time Taggers in Time-of-Flight Measurement Mode
    Anna Litvinenko, Transport and Communication Institute  (Latvia)
  • Characterization of Myocardial Structural Heterogeneity Using Radiomic Texture Features and Clinical Biomarkers
    Arina Peržu, Vilnius University (Lithuania)
  • Impact of RGB-D Camera Selection on Human Pose Estimation Accuracy and Temporal Stability
    Emilijus Pocius, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  • Face Shape Classification for Personalized Eyewear Recommendation
    Natavan Jafarova, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania) 
  • Evaluation of Category-Agnostic Image-to-3D Models for Eyeglass Frame Reconstruction
    Ervinas Gisleris, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  • Ervinas Gisleris, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania) • Random Environmental Artifact Detection in Motor Vibration Signals Using TSA Residual Energy 
    Robertas Ūselis, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
10:30 – 12:15
Break-Out Session: Review of PhD Research by VILNIUS TECH 
Moderators: Prof. Dr. Artūras Serackis and Prof. Dr. Darius Plonis (P2 233) 
  • Methods for the analysis of human biomedical signals in embedded systems
    Anastasija Grubinskienė, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania) 
  • Analysis of methods for remote detection of anomalous operation in electrical and electronic devices
    Žygimantas Lingė, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania) 
  • Computer vision-based anomaly detection during first-person-view (FPV) unmanned aerial vehicle flight
    Benediktas Cicėnas, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
  • Hall thrusters of space satellites with bismuth-fueled cathodes
    Deividas Dagys, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania) 
  • Analysis of factors determining the accuracy of solar power generation forecasts in Lithuania
    Jokūbas Jonuška, VILNIUS TECH (Lithuania)
15:30
Closing Remarks. Coffee and Networking