Keynote Speech:

Veena Priscilla Menezes and Amberlynn Angela Menezes 




Co-founders of Skelethos
www.skelethos.com

Title：
The Price of Intelligence

Keynote Summary:
The pace of AI development outstrips our capacity to govern it, expanding the gap between what it can do, who is responsible, and how well we understand it. Drawing on recent warnings, incidents and policy responses, this keynote asks who benefits from the intelligence economy and who carries the risk. It wraps up with a practical democratic agenda centred on a key measure of progress - not merely what AI is capable of, but whether individuals can continue to guide its development.

Skelethos is an Australian start-up founded by a mother and daughter who are passionate advocates for the ethical and transparent application of artificial intelligence (AI), prioritizing human values and preferences. The company structures its service offerings across four core domains: Advice, Advocacy, Academia, and Art. Skelethos commits to the principle that "great AI must also be good AI," and aims to develop an ethical AI future prioritizing compliance, fairness, transparency, and human well-being.

During the ICAITD 2026 conference, the co-founders of Skelethos will deliver a keynote address.



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Yatima Kagurazaka

Physician, Medical Doctor, AI researcher
Tech Entrepreneurship: Former CTO of a startup acquired by Minkore, and co-founder of the Firebase Japan User Group
Currently at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering






Technological Singularity:
The Ultimate Trajectory of Recursive Self Improvement in Automated Science 

Translater of the book "Science of Science" 
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Science-Dashun-Wang/dp/1108492665
to Japanese version published by Morikita Publishing Co., Ltd.
https://www.morikita.co.jp/books/mid/097541

https://github.com/Yatima-Kagurazaka

https://x.com/Yatima_K
Kagurazaka Yachima Ω AI Scientist

https://www.facebook.com/yatima.kagurazaka/?locale=ja_JP
Kagurazaka Yachima  (Yatchin)

https://ccbt.rekibun.or.jp/players/kagurazaka-yatima
Kagurazaka Yachima
Doctor, Thinker


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Dr. Stefan Alexander Schneider
Professor at Kempten University of Applied Sciences










Title:
Beyond Black-Box AI: Closed-Loop Simulation and Open Standards for Next-Generation Systems

Abstract:
Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence—particularly large language models and data-driven approaches—are rapidly transforming engineering workflows. However, when applied to safety-critical systems such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), these methods face fundamental challenges, including limited traceability, lack of physical consistency, and difficulties in validation.

This keynote presents a complementary perspective: combining AI-based methods with structured, model-based system development through closed-loop simulation. Building on the classical sense–plan–act paradigm, simulation environments based on open standards (e.g., ASAM OSI and scenario-based approaches) enable reproducible and interpretable system behavior.

Using the FASim simulation framework, the talk illustrates how ADAS functions can be modeled, executed, and systematically evaluated in controlled environments. A particular focus is placed on emerging concepts such as resimulation and reconstruction, where AI-generated or real-world data is integrated into standardized simulation loops.

The keynote outlines how this integration can form the basis of a future activities, where AI and simulation are combined into a unified methodology for scalable, transparent, and trustworthy ADAS development.


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​Phani Rohitha Kaza

Building Trustworthy AI Systems: Reliability,
Safety, and Human-AI Collaboration 

This will discuss key challenges and opportunities in developing trustworthy AI systems, including reliability, safety, transparency, responsible AI practices, human-AI collaboration, and emerging trends in enterprise AI adoption.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uk3wnBcAAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/phanirohithakaza/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Phani-Rohitha-Kaza