Keynote speakers

Prof.

Andra Siibak

University of Tartu

Andra Siibak is a Professor of Media Studies, and a Deputy Head of Research and Development at the Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu. Her research focuses on opportunities and risks (e.g. surveillance, privacy issues, fake news, deepfakes, social engineering scams) surrounding the use of digital technologies and the internet, as well as inter-generational family life and communication practices in the era of datafication and platformisation. Together with Giovanna Mascheroni she has co-authored two monographs “Datafied Childhoods: Data Practices and Imaginaries in Children’s Lives” (2021, Peter Lang), and “Children and AI: Changing Digital Childhoods?” (forthcoming in 2026, Palgrave). She is a member of Film, Media, and Visual Studies section of Academia Europaea and currently serves as the Vice President of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR).

Prof.

Włodzisław Duch

Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu

Professor Włodzisław Duch is a faculty member in the Department of Applied Computer Science at Nicolaus Copernicus University, where he leads the Neurocognitive Laboratory. He is also the head of the Neuroinformatics and Artificial Intelligence group within the University Centre of Excellence Dynamics, Mathematical Analysis and Artificial Intelligence.

He has worked in many countries, including the United States, Japan, and Germany. He served as a visiting professor at the School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (2003–2009), and later as a Nanyang Professor (2010–2012).

For two terms, he served as President of the European Neural Networks Society (2006–2008 and 2008–2011). In 2013, he was elected to the College of Fellows of the International Neural Networks Society. He is also a Fellow of the International Neural Networks Society (INNS), the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association, the International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance, the World Academy of Artificial Consciousness, and a Life Senior Member of IEEE.

He served as Vice-Rector for Research and Informatization at Nicolaus Copernicus University (2012–2014), and later as Undersecretary of State (Deputy Minister) at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland, where he was responsible for science policy in Poland (2014–2015).

Extensive information about his activities, full CV, scientific publications, and lecture materials can be found on websites available by searching for “Wlodzislaw Duch” in Google or other internet search engines, as well as on YouTube.