PROGRAM
28 June --- 29 June --- 30 June --- 1 July
28 June 2026 - Doctoral Consortium
- Address: Address: Narva mnt 18 (1st floor), Tartu
| 11:30-12:00 | Registration |
| 12:00-13:30 | Doctoral Consortium Session 1 Session chair: Diana Kalibatienė Room: 1019 |
| Pilleriin Sara Lillemets: Designing Cybersecurity Education as a Socio-Technical Capability: The CEDDIE Framework Kaspars Ābelnīca: Towards a Method for Secure Management of Manufacturing-as-a-Service Platforms Zane Viskere: Development and integration of multimodal and context-sensitive recommendation system methodology for enhancing learning adaptivity: Doctoral Thesis progress report | |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30-15:30 | Keynote talk Dr. Jolita Ralyté (University of Geneva, Switzerland): From Ideas to Impact: Verification, Validation, and Evaluation of Design Artifacts Session chair: Mubashar Iqbal Room: 1019 |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00-18:00 | Doctoral Consortium Session 2 Session chair: Jolita Ralyté Room: 1019 |
| Anton Zagzin: Toward a Paradigm-Independent Model-Driven Method for Digital Twin Development Ferhat Arat: Novel Methods for Vulnerability-Based Risk and Security Assessment in Cyber-Physical Systems and IoT Dmytro Zabolotnii: Agent behaviour prediction for urban autonomous driving Ijeoma Ekeh: Towards Model-driven Trustworthiness Assessment of AI Systems | |
| 18:00-19:30 | Welcome reception and networking dinner at the Delta Research Centre Address: Narva mnt 18, 1st floor |
| 19:30-21:00 | Networking continues in Sauna (roof top) of the Delta Research Centre |
29 June 2026 - Conference Program
- Address: Address: Narva mnt 18 (1st floor), Tartu
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Conference opening | |
| 9:30-10:30 | Keynote talk Prof. Jelena Zdravkovic (Stockholm University, Sweden): From Powerful to Responsible: Rethinking Digital Twin Architectures Session chair: Raimundas Matulevičius Room: 1021 | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00-12:30 | Session 1: Foundations, Methods, and Systems Engineering Session chair: Janis Grabis Room: 1021 | Session 2: Applications of Intelligent Systems Session chair: Martin Henkel Room: 1019 |
| Roberto Cortes-Morales, Carine Souveyet and Rebecca Deneckere: Information Systems Engineering: A Journey Through Half a Century of History Teddy Rabarijaona and Rebecca Deneckere: When AI Changes the Rules: Managing Resistance in IT Projects through a Maturity Framework Aritha Kumarasinghe and Marite Kirikova: Towards a Fractal-based System Architecture for LLM-based Multiagent Systems | Toomas Saarsen and Ilia Bider: From Process Model to Fractal Enterprise Model: Practical Generation and Lessons Learned Fauzia Khan, Ali Gullu, Hina Anwar and Dietmar Pfahl: Phase-Based Safety Analysis of Automated Driving System Using Simulations Lauma Jokste, Viesturs Pavlovs, Edijs Ilvess, Martins Gailis and Janis Vempers: A Dual-Stage Cascade Deep Learning Framework for Automated Road Defect Detection and Severity Assessment | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-15:00 | Special session: CHESS journal first Session chair: Vashek Matyas Room: 1021 | |
| Bakhtina, M., Matulevičius, R., & Malina, L. (2024). Information Security and Privacy Management in Intelligent Transportation Systems. Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly, 38, 100-131. https://doi.org/10.7250/csimq.2024-38.04 Affia-Jomants A. -A. O., Matulevičius R., Pabat N., and Malina L., On Security Risk Management for Teleoperated Driving Systems, IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 151153-151169, 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3602202. Antipenko, V., Matulevičius, R. Function-driven cyber-physical security in smart manufacturing. Softw Syst Model (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10270-026-01370-0 Malina L, Dzurenda P, Tran M, Dobias P, Daubner L, Matulevičius R, Ekeh IF. 2026. Towards secure and privacy-preserving car-sharing systems based on group signatures. PeerJ Computer Science 12:e3865 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.3865 Seeba, M., Oja, T., Mäses, S., Murumaa, M. P., & Matulevičius, R. (2025). Toward NIS2 Compliance for Multiple Stakeholders with Security Level Evaluation Framework. Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly, 45, 136-159. https://doi.org/10.7250/csimq.2025-45.07 Janovsky A., Chmielewski Ł., Svenda P., Jancar J., Matyas V., Revisiting the analysis of references among Common Criteria certified products, Computers & Security, Volume 152, 2025, 104362, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2025.104362 Chodil M. and Kučera A. 2026. The Finite Satisfiability Problem for PCTL is Undecidable. J. ACM 73, 1, Article 2 (February 2026), 30 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3787496 Iqbal M., Suhail S., Matulevičius R., Shah F. A., Malik S. U. R., McLaughlin K., IoV-TwinChain: Predictive maintenance of vehicles in internet of vehicles through digital twin and blockchain, Internet of Things, Volume 30, 2025, 101514, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iot.2025.101514 Galanska K., Kruzikova A., Murumaa M. P., Matyáš V. and Just M., From Reports to Actions: Bridging the Customer Usability Gap in Penetration Testing, in IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 73975-73986, 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3561220 | ||
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30-17:00 | Session 3: Human-Centric Intelligent Systems Session chair: Ilia Bider Room: 1021 | Business Process Round Table Session chair: Toomas Saarsen Room: 1019 |
| Ljubov Jaanuska, Lidia Feklistova and Linda Koobas: Digital and Traditional Educational Games: Children’s Engagement and Problem-Solving Strategies in Early Childhood Education Theo Combe, Lucie Deplaude, Tony Hu, Olivier Pons and Eulalie Verhulst: A Modular System for VR-Based Upper-Limb Rehabilitation: Adaptive Visual Feedback and Structured Kinematic Data Pipeline Andrejs Neimanis, Zane Bičevska and Janis Bičevskis: A Predictive Anthropometric Data Infrastructure for 3D Body Modeling | Forensic-Ready Information Security through Business Processes | |
| 17:00-19:00 | Guided Boat Tour on the River Emajõgi | |
| 19:00-22:00 | Steering Committee Meeting | |
30 June 2026 - Conference Program
- Address: Address: Narva mnt 18 (1st floor), Tartu
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration | |
| 9:00-10:00 | Keynote talk Prof. Henderik Proper (TU Wien, Austria): The Enduring Value of Conceptual Modelling — Fundamentally Understanding What We Are Reasoning, Explaining, and Coding About Session chair: Elena Kornyshova Room: 1021 | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30-12:00 | Baltic DB&IS 2026 Forum Session chair: Janis Stirna Foyer of the second floor | |
| Linda Bessah, Rébecca Deneckère: Psychological Safety as a Perceived Outcome of Agile Practices: Evidence from Scrum Teams Antti Ainamo: Coevolution of Intelligent Technologies and Social Institutions in Estonia: Design Anthropology for Future-Proofing Success Dimitrios Symeonidis, Johannes Schneider, Anastasija Nikiforova: From Assistant to Orchestrator: A Typology of Human–AI Co-creation Logics in Generative AI–Enabled Entertainment Huong Luong, Leon Griesch, Kurt Sandkuhl: Stakeholder Participation in AIaaS Introduction: An Interview Study on Expectations Eduards Mukans, Guntis Barzdins: Engineering a Production RAG-Based Agent Platform Maksims Ivanovs, Ilze Ivanova: Hand-Washing Movement Recognition Based on Hand Skeleton Landmarks Martti Raavel, Mart Laanpere, Hans Põldoja: Improving Learning Analytics in Git-Based Learning Ecosystems Priit Ruberg, Eke-Martin Paas, Risto Heinsar, Peeter Ellervee: Designing AI-Resilient Embedded Programming Assignments Using a Hardware-in-the-Loop Inspired Emulator Simon Hacks, Martin Henkel: Reflections on an ERP Curriculum: Insights from Three Enterprise Systems Courses Edgars Bautra, Maksims Dimitrijevs, Abuzer Yakaryılmaz: Evaluating Calibration-Based Digital Twins for IBM Quantum Hardware Simulation Riina Maigre, Tarmo Robal, Hele-Mai Haav: Modular Ontology Design Approach for an ESPR Compliant Digital Product Passport Core Ontology Tomass Zags, Marite Kirikova: Towards Using Feasible Blockchain Technology in Enterprise Processes | ||
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00-14:30 | Session 4: Socio-Technical Systems Session chair: Rebecca Deneckere Room: 1021 | |
| Audronė Lupeikienė, Jolanta Miliauskaitė, Asta Slotkienė, Laima Paliulionienė, Saulius Maskeliūnas and Darius Sabaliauskas: Quality Characteristics of Cyber-Physical-Social Systems: A Systematic Literature Review Paulis Barzdins and Normunds Grūzītis: Man–LLM Shared Graph Workspace: Spec-First NL-to-VIS via Serialisation Ayoub Frihaoui, Olivier Pons and Léa Lima: Constraint-Aware Data Collection and Observational Analysis of Digital Labor Platforms | ||
| 14:30-22:00 | Excursion and Conference Dinner in Alatskivi Castle | |
1 July 2026 - Conference Program
- Address: Address: Narva mnt 18 (1st floor), Tartu
| 8:30-9:30 | Registration | |
| 9:30-10:30 | Keynote talk Dr. Jaan Übi (SensusQ, Estonia): Towards an Era of AI in Data Driven Decision Support - SensusQ's Winning Mind Session chair: Innar Liiv Room: 1021 | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00-13:00 | Session 5: Data Science and Analytics in Education Session chair: Olivier Pons Room: 1021 | |
| Diana Kalibatiene, Julius Jancevičius, Kęstutis Normantas and Algirdas Laukaitis: Ensuring Data Privacy and Utility in Synthetic Data Generation for Analysis of International Student Admissions Data Kairi Osula and Mart Laanpere: Integrating the Data Science into the K–12 Education: A Spiral Curriculum Model Mohamed Amine Lasheb, Olivier Pons, Isabelle Barbet and Caroline Huron: Hybrid Vision-Language Extraction for Inclusive and Accessible Educational Content Darja Solodovnikova, Laila Niedrite and Juris Borzovs: Quantifying Success: Establishing Benchmark Retention Rates in Undergraduate CS Programs | ||
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00-16:00 | Session 6: Digitalization and Intelligent Systems for Organisations Session chair: Marite Kirikova Room: 1021 | |
| Johannes Schneider and Dimitrios Symeonidis: Governing AI Agents in Organizations: Toward an Opportunity- and Risk-Based Framework Maj-Annika Tammisto, Dietmar Pfahl, Faiz Ali Shah and Daniel Rodriguez: Towards Fully Synthetic Schema-based Tabular Test Data Generation in Estonian E-Government Settings Vimal Dwivedi, Sabah Suhail and Mubashar Iqbal: Digital Twin-Driven Supply Chain Resilience with Predictive and Optimization Techniques Md Gulam Mashud Jaman, Abdul Mouhit and Georgios Koutsopoulos: ''Understanding Generative AI Adoption in Development Work: The Role of Developer Experience | ||
| 16:00-16:30 | Closing session | |
| 17:00-18:00 | Closing dinner | |
| 18:00-21:00 | Conference Closing Event in the Sauna (roof top) of Delta Research Centre | |