Bhubaneswar, April 16: The Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) University hosted its first two-day IEEE International Conference, “Emerging Trends in Advancements and Applications of Computational Intelligence Techniques (ETAACIT 2026),” on April 10 and 11.
The conference brought together researchers, academicians, scientists and industry experts from across the globe to deliberate on cutting-edge domains such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, deep learning, cloud and fog computing, Internet of Things and evolutionary computing.
Technical sessions featured discussions on neural networks, optimization techniques and security technologies. Among the key speakers were Prof. Amitabh Mukherjee of BITS Pilani Dubai Campus, Prof. Somanath Tripathy from IIT Patna, Prof. Sung-Bae Cho of Yonsei University, South Korea, and Prof. Bibhudatta Sahu from NIT Rourkela.
The conference covered major themes including artificial intelligence and data sciences, neural networks and fuzzy logic, applied machine learning, security tools and blockchain, search engines and information retrieval, cloud and parallel computing, federated learning and IoT.
Organisers said nearly 2,000 research papers were received from countries such as the UK, USA, Thailand, UAE, Malaysia, Germany, New Zealand and Jordan.
The inaugural session was attended by SOA Vice-Chancellor Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda, ITER Dean Prof. Pradeep Kumar Sahu and Prof. Debahuti Mishra, Head of the Computer Science and Engineering Department.
The proceedings were conducted under the leadership of Dr. Rasmita Dash, Program Chair, with the assistance of Dr. Rajashree Dash, TPC Chair and Dr. Rasmita Rautray, Organizing Chair. The IEEE Bhubaneswar Section was represented by Dr. Niranjan Kumar Ray, Chair of the Consumer Technology Society Chapter.
Organisation of ETAACT 2026 in the city marked a significant milestone in fostering global collaboration and advancing research in Computational Intelligence further positioning Bhubaneswar as a growing hub of academic excellence and technological innovation.
