KEYNOTES

TICEC 2026 brings together distinguished leaders, renowned researchers, and internationally recognized experts in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Through their keynote presentations, they will share cutting-edge knowledge, valuable experiences, and innovative ideas that will inspire the academic, scientific, and professional communities while fostering dialogue and driving the future of ICT.

Carlos Tavares Calafate

Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia – Spain

Tayana Conte

Universidad Federal de Amazonas - Brazil

Ernestina Menasalvas

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Spain

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ERNESTINA MENASALVAS RUÍZ

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Bio

A Full Professor at the Technical School of Computer Engineering of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), she leads the MIDAS research group, a leading team in data mining and intelligent data analytics. Her research focuses on data science applied to healthcare, and she has led initiatives within major European programmes, including H2020, FP7, and EIT. She has authored more than 40 papers in high-impact journals, serves as a scientific journal editor and research evaluator, and co-leads the Digital Skills Working Group of the European BDVA-DAIRO association. 

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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: From Promise to Evidence, from the Present to a Possible Future

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping healthcare by unlocking the potential of complex and diverse data, including electronic health records, medical imaging, physiological signals, and omics data. This keynote examines the current state of AI in healthcare, highlighting its applications in clinical decision support, personalized medicine, biomedical research, and healthcare management. It also addresses the key challenges that must be overcome—data quality, interoperability, explainability, ethics, fairness, and clinical validation—to transform AI from a promising technology into reliable, sustainable solutions that deliver meaningful impact across healthcare systems.

SPAIN

CARLOS TAVARES CALAFETE

Universidad Técnica de Valencia

Bio

Full Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), his research focuses on vehicular and ad hoc networks, UAVs, smart cities, the Internet of Things, network protocols, video streaming, and cybersecurity. He has authored more than 600 scientific publications, serves on the editorial boards of leading international journals, and is Editor-in-Chief of the Drones section at MDPI. Recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists, he is also a Senior Member of IEEE and an active leader in international research communities. 

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Security in IoT environments 

This keynote presents an overview of key concepts in the field of IoT security, highlighting recommended practices and main challenges. In addition, different research works in this field will be presented, addressing security issues in fields like transportation and the Internet of Medical Things, detailing their impact and possible countermeasures.

BRAZIL

TAYANA CONTE

Federal University of Amazonas

Bio

Associate Professor at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Brazil, where she leads the USES (UX and Software Engineering) Research Group. Her research focuses on user experience, human factors in software development, software quality, and empirical software engineering. She has authored more than 300 publications, serves on the editorial boards of leading software engineering journals, and became the first Latin American recipient of the IEEE TCSE Distinguished Education Award in 2023. 

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The component we do not factor in: How human behavior and judgment shape everyday decisions, practices, and collaboration in software teams

Software projects are shaped not only by technology, but also by the people who design, develop, and manage them. This keynote explores how Behavioral Software Engineering helps explain the influence of human behavior, judgment, heuristics, and biases on decision-making, collaboration, and coordination within software teams. It examines why purely technical approaches often fail to address persistent project challenges and argues for adopting a more human-centered perspective. By embracing behavioral insights, software engineering can improve development practices, support better decisions, and foster more effective, collaborative, and successful software teams. 

SPAIN

FRANCISCO GARCÍA

Universidad de Salamanca

Bio

Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Automation at the University of Salamanca (Spain). He leads the GRIAL Research Group (Research Group on Interaction and eLearning), recognized as a Consolidated Research Unit. He currently serves as Deputy Director of the University Institute of Educational Sciences (IUCE) and Coordinator of the Ph.D. Programme in Education in the Knowledge Society. He is Editor-in-Chief of Education in the Knowledge Society and Associate Editor of several international journals. Included in Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists list since 2019, he has supervised 36 Ph.D. dissertations and published more than 150 JCR-indexed research articles. 

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Designing Hybrid Learning: Intelligent Interfaces and New Educational Ecosystems

Hybrid education has evolved beyond the simple combination of face-to-face and online learning. This keynote proposes understanding it as an ecosystem that integrates in-person interaction, online learning, artificial intelligence, data, and responsibility in the design of educational experiences. Within this framework, hybrid intelligence is presented as the ability to combine the strengths of human and artificial intelligence to address complex challenges and achieve outcomes that neither could accomplish independently. The talk will explore how the interaction and coevolution of people and technology are reshaping teaching and learning processes, enabling AI to take over repetitive tasks while educators and learners focus on creativity, critical thinking, strategy, and informed decision-making.