UTS AAII hosts historic FLINS-ISKE 2026 Conference: A Global Gathering of AI and Intelligent Systems Researchers

Opening remarks were also given by Distinguished Professor Jie Lu AO (General Chair, UTS AAII), Professor Javier Montero (General Chair, Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Professor Tianrui Li (Program Chair, Southwest Jiaotong University), and Associate Professor Junyu Xuan (Program Chair, UTS AAII), who presented highlights from the submission and review process.

Over five days, the conference featured:

• Pre-conference workshops and tutorials (15–16 July), including an AII-EEKE 2026 Workshop and three tutorials on topics spanning lattice-valued logic, knowledge graphs, and machine learning
• Four distinguished keynote lectures by world-leading researchers:
  • Prof Anton van den Hengel (University of Adelaide, Chief Scientist, AIML)
  • Prof Lei Chen (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
  • Prof Dongrui Wu (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
  • Distinguished Prof CT Lin (UTS)
• 39 paper sessions and special sessions across three conference days, spanning AI for health, agriculture, trustworthy AI, fuzzy systems, spatio-temporal learning, computer vision, knowledge graphs, and more
• 87 poster presentations across three dedicated poster sessions

 
On the evening of 18 July, conference delegates were treated to a gala banquet cruise on Sydney Harbour, departing from Darling Harbour to Circular Quay. The event provided a memorable opportunity for participants to connect in the iconic surroundings of Sydney’s waterfront. The conference steering committee gathered for a commemorative photograph at the venue.

The conference concluded on 19 July with closing remarks by Distinguished Professor Jie Lu AO. A final group photograph captures the spirit of international collaboration that defines FLINS-ISKE.

Hosting FLINS-ISKE 2026 reinforces UTS FEIT’s position at the forefront of global AI research. The event showcased UTS’s world-class facilities, its vibrant and inclusive research culture, and AAII’s exceptional international standing. Distinguished Professor Jie Lu and her team at AAII have worked with partners across academia, industry, and government to establish UTS as a destination for the world’s best AI researchers. Events like FLINS-ISKE 2026, connecting scholars from more than 30 countries in meaningful dialogue about the future of intelligent systems, are central to that mission.