Pune: The Army Institute of Technology (AIT), Pune, has announced its speaker lineup for the IEEE International Conference on Nexus of Digitization, Intelligence and Applications (ICNDIA 2026), scheduled to take place at the institute’s Dighi Hills campus from September 18 to 19, 2026.
ICNDIA 2026 will bring together senior defence officers, artificial intelligence professionals and academic leaders to explore the convergence of AI, cybersecurity and digitization.
The conference will also facilitate collaboration across academia, industry and national defence.
Lieutenant General Vipul Shinghal, AVSM, SM, DCOAS (IS&T), will be the Chief Guest at ICNDIA 2026.
The conference will focus on the convergence of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digitization, while bringing together stakeholders from different sectors.
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The distinguished guests and keynote speakers at ICNDIA 2026 include:
- Lieutenant General Ajay Kumar, AVSM, VSM, Chief of Staff, HQ Southern Command
- Dr. Mukul Sutaone, Director, IIT Allahabad
- Lieutenant General S. P. Kochhar (Retd.), DG, COAI, IIT Delhi
- Mr. Gaurav Tripathi, Chief Technology Officer, Partex AI
- Dr. Bhusan Garware, AI Consultant, Google
The event at the Army Institute of Technology, Pune, is positioned as a platform for senior defence officers, AI professionals and academic leaders to come together around technological innovation.
Through ICNDIA 2026, the conference will bring together expertise from defence, academia and industry, with discussions centred on digitization, intelligence, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
The IEEE International Conference on Nexus of Digitization, Intelligence and Applications will be held on September 18 and 19, 2026, at the Army Institute of Technology’s Dighi Hills campus in Pune.
