ADLES 2026 programme: international symposium invites exploration of AI, ethics, and sustainability
The Faculty of Arts and Education at Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution invites you to participate in the international scientific symposium ADLES 2026. This year, ADLES is expanding its format, bringing together scientific presentations, discussions, art and design showcases, creative workshops, and international networking within a single dynamic platform.
The symposium will take place on 22–23 October 2026 at Kauno kolegija (Pramonės Av. 22A, Room 407).
Day 1 (22 October) will feature the Plenary Session, followed by interactive sessions and workshops. Keynote presentations will be delivered by international experts from the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Romania:
- Dr Bart Wernaart (Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands) will present on crowdsourced ethics and methodologies for co-designing emerging technologies (‘Crowd Sourced Ethics: How Can We Involve Citizens in The Co-Design of New Technology?’).
- Dr Boris Eldagsen (photo and media artist, Germany) will examine the concept of authenticity as a framework in the era of AI-generated media (‘Authenticity: The AI-Antidote?’).
- Nathalie Dalle Molle (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) will discuss sustainable bio-fabricated materials and their transition from laboratory research to industrial scale (‘Why Matter (Still) Matters: Materials, Meaning, and Transition’).
- Dr Borjanka Đerić-Dragičević (University of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) will highlight language diversity, inclusion, and belonging in superdiverse academic environments (‘One Classroom, Many Englishes: Language, Inclusion and Belonging in a Superdiverse Medical Classroom’).
- Dr Bogdan Pătruț and Dr Ionut Virgil Serban (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași and University of Craiova, Romania) will explore the future of academic publishing through AI, ethics, and interactive research environments (‘Beyond the Paper: AI, Diversity, Ethics, and New Ways of Sharing Research’).
Following the Plenary Session and lunch break, participants are invited to attend the Researchers’ Workshop and Practical Discussions. Day 2 (23 October) will continue with creative activities and international collaboration sessions.
The full symposium programme and speaker bios can be found here.
