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Beyond Retrieval: Information, Knowledge, and Intelligence in Action


Date: 12-13 August 2026
Venue: Bangi Resort Hotel, Malaysia

Special Session 6

Generative AI, Large Language Models, and Real-World Applications


This special session explores the latest theoretical advances, practical applications, and research challenges in generative artificial intelligence and large language models. Generative AI is transforming education, research, healthcare, business, and public services by enabling content creation, decision support, and intelligent automation. As these technologies mature, researchers need platforms to present original work, exchange ideas, and address risks like bias, hallucination, privacy, safety, and ethics. This session will showcase cutting-edge research on model architectures, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, multimodal AI, AI agents, and trustworthy deployment. It will bring together academics, practitioners, and postgraduate researchers to foster collaboration, identify gaps, and inspire future directions in responsible AI innovation.
Scope
Foundational methods (architectures, fine-tuning, evaluation) and applications (education, healthcare, enterprise). Includes AI agents, multimodal systems, trustworthiness, ethics, and social implications.
Suggested Topics
01Generative AI architectures and LLMs
02Prompt engineering and RAG
03Multimodal AI and AI agents
04AI in education, healthcare, business
05Trust, bias, ethics, evaluation
06Privacy, security, governance
Objectives & Target Audience
Objectives
  • Present original generative AI research
  • Discuss real-world applications and challenges
  • Promote ethical, trustworthy AI practices
  • Build research collaborations
  • Identify future research directions
Target Audience
  • Faculty
  • Researchers
  • Postgraduate students
  • AI practitioners
Submission Types
  • Short papers
  • Work-in-progress
  • Case studies
  • Demos
  • Position papers
Peer-reviewed for oral/poster presentations
Submission & Publication
Submission Requirements
  • Original, unpublished research in English
  • 10–15 pages following Springer template
  • Similarity score < 15%
  • AI-generated content score < 20%
  • No simultaneous submissions to other venues
  • Must adhere to Springer Publishing Policies
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Publication
  • Published in Springer CCIS series
  • Scopus indexed proceedings
  • Full peer review per CCIS standards
  • Presentation at conference required for inclusion
  • Subject to publisher guidelines & indexing requirements
🔗 Submit your papers electronically via the EDAS portal, under the track entitled "SS6-Generative AI, Large Language Models, and Real-World Applications"
EDAS
Deadline
Submission Deadline
30 May 2026 30 April 2026

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Special Session Organizers
General Chair · 01
Dr. Mohsin Iftikhar
Higher Colleges of Technology
UAE
miftikhar@hct.ac.ae
General Chair · 02
Prof. Nidal Nasser
Alfaisal University
Saudi Arabia
nnidal@gmail.com
Technical Program Committee
  • • Prof. Sri Devi University of Malaya, Malaysia
  • • Prof. Tanveer ZiaUniversity of Notre dame, Australia
  • • Dr. Mueen UddinDoha University of Science and Technology, Qatar
  • • Dr. Hanif UllahUlster University, Ireland
  • • Dr. Muneer Ahmed MalikUniversity of Roehampton, UK
  • • Dr. Arif KhanCharles Sturt University, Australia
  • • Dr. Ihsan UllahUniversity of Galway, Ireland
Person to Contact

For inquiries regarding this special session, please contact:

Dr. Mohsin Iftikhar

Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE

miftikhar@hct.ac.ae




Last Update: 4 May 2026

Society of Information Retrieval & Knowledge Management (Malaysia)