AUTOMATA

Committees

AUTOMATA 2026 is held together by three Committees: the Scientific, Steering, and Organising Committee.

Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee is responsible for evaluating submissions, ensuring academic quality, and shaping the programme’s content to uphold the event’s scholarly standards. This Committee consists of:

  • Andrew Adamatzky (University of the West of England, United Kingdom)
  • Pedro Paulo Balbi (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brazil)
  • Kamalika Bhattacharjee (National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India)
  • Alonso Castillo-Ramirez (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico)
  • Sukanta Das (Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, India)
  • Bernard De Baets (Ghent University, Belgium) (chair)
  • Alberto Dennunzio (Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
  • Nazim Fatès (Inria Centre Université de Lorraine, France)
  • Enrico Formenti (Université Côte d’Azur, France)
  • Henryk Fukś (Brock University, Canada)
  • Maximilien Gadouleau (Durham University, United Kingdom)
  • Anahí Gajardo (Universidad de Concepción, Chile)
  • Pierre Guillon (CNRS & Aix-Marseille Université, France)
  • Tomasz Gwizdałła (University of Lodz, Poland)
  • Rolf Hoffman (TU Darmstadt, Germany)
  • Katsunobu Imai (Fukuyama University, Japan)
  • Jarkko Kari (University of Turku, Finland)
  • Jia Lee (Chongqing University, China)
  • Andreas Malcher (Universität Gießen, Germany)
  • Luca Manzoni (University of Trieste, Italy)
  • Luca Mariot (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
  • Perdo Montealegre (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile)
  • Anna Nenca (University of Gdańsk, Poland) (chair)
  • Kévin Perrot (Université Aix-Marseille, France)
  • Adrien Richard (CNRS & Université Côte d’Azur, France)
  • Sara Riva (Université de Lille, France)
  • Dipanwita Roy Chawdhury (IIT Kharagpur, India)
  • Ville Salo (University of Turku, Finland)
  • Biplab K. (Sikdar, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, India)
  • Georgios Sirakoulis (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece)
  • Siamak Taati (American University of Beirut, Lebanon)
  • Guillaume Theyssier (CNRS & Université Aix-Marseille, France)
  • Ilkka Törmä (University of Turku, Finland)
  • Hiroshi Umeo (Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan)
  • Barbara Wolnik (University of Gdańsk, Poland) (chair)

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee provides strategic guidance, oversees long-term planning, and ensures that the event aligns with its overall goals and vision, and consists of:

  • Pedro Paulo Balbi (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brazil)
  • Nazim Fatès (LORIA/INRIA, France)
  • Luca Manzoni (University of Trieste, Italy)
  • Maximilien Gadouleau (Durham University, UK)
  • Sara Riva (Université de Lille, France)

Organising Committee

While both the Ghent team and the Gdańsk team are responsible for organising this first joint conference, the ultimate organisational responsibility for AUTOMATA is held by the University of Gdańsk, more specifically by:

  • Barbara Wolnik
  • Anna Nenca
  • Maciej Dziemiańczuk
  • Dominik Falkiewicz

The AUTOMATA 2026 Organising Committee is associated with the University of Gdańsk’s Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics.