Conference Schedule

Collect your conference badge, welcome kit, and program schedule. Morning refreshments will be available.

Opening formalities led by Convener Dr. Pankaj Raj Dawadi.

Welcoming chief guests and dignitaries with Khada.

Lighting of the Panas by the Chief Guest Prof. Dr. Achyut Prasad Wagle , Vice Chancellor, Kathmandu University, followed by the National Anthem and KU Anthem.

Inaugural address by the Chief Guest to open the conference.

Addresses and keynote messages from distinguished guests and speakers.

• 12:15–12:30 : Federated Learning Framework for Scalable AI in Heterogeneous HPC and Cloud Environments
• 12:30–12:40 : Enhancing Ethical Reasoning in Tiny Language Models via Fine-Tuning and Multi-Agent Consensus
• 12:40–12:55 : TikhoFormer: Two-Stage Blur Classification & Transformer-Based Deblurring
• 12:55–01:10 : Detecting Image Forgeries and Deepfakes: CNN vs Transformer
• 01:10–01:25 : eBPF-PATROL- Protective Agent for Threat Recognition in Containerized/Virtualized Environments

• 12:15–12:25 : Attention-Based Multimodal Integration for Live Nepali Sign Language Interpretation
• 12:25–12:35 : Cognify — Cognitive Tools for Mental Condition Enhancement
• 12:35–12:50 : Designing Intuitive Mobile News Interfaces for Gen-Z Engagement in Nepal
• 12:50–01:05 : Sambodhan — Youth-Centered Digital Mental Health Solution
• 01:05–01:15 : Braille Voice — Digital Braille-to-Speech for Nepali & English
• 01:15–01:30 : UX Assessment of the DOTM License Platform in Nepal

Tea, snacks, and networking with speakers and attendees.

• 2:15–2:25 : Evaluating Sentence Embedding Models for Nepali Sentiment Analysis
• 2:25–2:35 : Multi-Stage Fine-Tuning of mT5-Small for Nepali News Summarization
• 2:35–2:45 : Ran2Dev — Converting Ranjana Lipi to Devanagari
• 2:45–3:00 : Comparing OCR Engines for Nepal Lipi Extraction
• 3:00–3:15 : Factors Influencing Nepali Students’ Study Abroad Decisions
• 3:15–3:30 : ML Algorithms for Document Classification — Beyond Accuracy

• 2:15–2:30 : IoT-Driven Decision Support System for Crop Selection
• 2:30–2:45 : Acoustic Event Detection for Illegal Logging & Deforestation
• 2:45–2:55 : Lightweight ML for IoT Botnet Detection — Performance & Efficiency (Short)
• 2:55–3:10 : AI-Driven Semantic Similarity Pipeline for Rapid Literature Review
• 3:10–3:25 : Multi-Layered Cyber Defense: Malware Classification, Server Monitoring & Pen-Testing