BRICS Young Scientist Forum

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

Programme

16 November 2026 MONDAY

  1. Welcome and Inauguration

    • Welcome Notes

      Dr Sibashisa DashMinistry of Science and Technology, Government of India

      Prof D Suba ChandranDean, School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS

    • Welcome Address

      Prof VS RamamurthyFormer Director, NIAS and Former Secretary, DST

    • Introduction by Heads of BRICS delegation Three minutes each

  2. Group photo

  3. Tea Break

  4. Session-01

    Science in an Age of Synthetic Reality

    10 minutes each

    1. Saptarshi SahaIndian Statistical Institute, India
    2. Ahmed AlzubaidiTechnology Innovation Institute (TII), UAE
    3. Maitha AlhammadiTechnology Innovation Institute (TII), UAE
    4. Amanda Yumi Ambriola OkuFederal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil

  5. Lunch

  6. Session-02

    Biology as a New Manufacturing Platform

    10 minutes each

    1. Rui de Paula Vieira de CastroFederal University of Rio de Janeiro
    2. Afnan SaleemIslamic University of Science and Technology, India
    3. Hariharan SekarIndian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
    4. Samilla Beatriz de RezendeUniversidade Católica Dom Bosco, Brazil

  7. Tea Break

  8. Session-03

    Young Innovator Prize

    10 minutes each

    1. Xiyu ZhaoBeijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, China
    2. Fereshteh AmouriziIran University of Science and Technology, Iran
    3. Washington Luiz Miranda da CunhaUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

    Jury for the Young Innovator Prize

    1. Priscila Costa BhauwalaBrazil
    2. Dr Jieni GuoBeijing International Exchange Association, China
    3. Arash AminiSharif University of Technology, Iran
    4. Volchkov Pavel YurievichNational Member of the jury of the Young Innovators Prize, Executive Director of the Center for Living Systems, Head of the Laboratory of Genomic, Engineering Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), Russia
    5. Dr Ghanim KashwaniHigher Colleges of Technology (HCT), UAE

17 November 2026 TUESDAY

  1. Keynote Address

    "Geospatial Intelligence and Nature based solutions in the era of Deep Tech Climate Adaptation"

    Prof Mukund Dev BeheraIIT Kharagpur

  2. Tea Break

  3. Session-04

    Climate Adaptation as next Deep-tech Frontier

    10 minutes each

    1. Hamad Al AliUniversity of Sharjah (UoS), UAE
    2. Novikova Darya DmitrievnaSenior Lecturer of Department of International Business, Faculty of International Economic Relations, Federal State Educational Budgetary Institution of Higher Education, Russia
    3. Rajesh Kumar UlaganathanIIT Roorkee, India
    4. Chen LongEast China Normal University, China
    5. Jeane Marcelle Cavalcante do NascimentoInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Brazil

  4. Lunch

  5. Session-05

    Science in an Age of Synthetic Reality

    10 minutes each

    1. Heleno de Souza Campos JuniorFederal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    2. Belyakova Veronika AlekseevnaAssociate Professor at the Department of Electronic Computing Machines, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education, South Ural State University, Russia
    3. Mohamed AlHajriAmerican University of Sharjah (AUS), UAE
    4. Marcos Antonio de Oliveira JuniorFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil

  6. Tea Break

  7. Session-06

    Young Innovator Prize

    10 minutes each

    1. Akshpreet KaurPunjabi University, India
    2. Boyang FuBeijing Kunpeng Hongyuan Aviation Technology Co., Ltd, China
    3. Viviane Teixeira Loiola de AlencarOncodata, Brazil
    4. Abdulla AlBlooshiTechnology Innovation Institute (TII), UAE
    5. Peshkovskaya Anastasia GrigorievnaHead of the Department for Public Mental Health Policy and Monitoring, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution, Russian Mental Health Research Centre

18 November 2026 WEDNESDAY

  1. Keynote Address

    "Climate Through Time: Harnessing Past Lessons for Future Resilience and Sustainable Development"

    Prof Prosenjit GhoshIISc Bangalore

  2. Tea Break

  3. Session-07

    Biology as a New Manufacturing Platform

    10 minutes each

    1. José Rogério de Araújo SilvaThe Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil
    2. Atanu MondalSaha Institute of Nuclear Physics, India
    3. Egorov Alexander DmitrievichGroup leader of the Gene Therapy Research Group, Autonomous Non-profit Educational Organization of Higher Education, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Russia
    4. Biyas MukherjeeSaha Institute of Nuclear Physics, India
    5. Maryam AlObathaniMohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), UAE

  4. Lunch

  5. Session-08

    Young Innovator Prize

    10 minutes each

    1. Giovani PavoskiUniversidade de São Paulo, Brazil
    2. Junhao FuCentral South University, China
    3. Kuldeep MahatoNational Institute of Technology Raipur, India
    4. Samokhin Alexander SergeevichThe Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, MIREA – Russian Technological University, Russia
    5. Afra AlahbabiHub71 Startups, UAE

  6. Tea Break

  7. External Visit

19 November 2026 THURSDAY

  1. Session-09

    Climate Adaptation as next Deep-tech Frontier

    10 minutes each

    1. Elton Vicente Escobar SilvaCentro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alertas de Desastres Naturais, Brazil
    2. Chen YuanchenZhejiang University of Technology, China
    3. Srineash Vijaya KumarIndian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
    4. Jaiane Alves BrasilUniversidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Brazil
    5. Suvanjan BhattacharyyaBirla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani

  2. Tea Break

  3. Session-10

    Science in an Age of Synthetic Reality

    10 minutes each

    1. Gong ZhangZhejiang University, China
    2. Permyakova Anastasia EvgenievnaJunior Researcher, Department of Chemical Materials Science, Institute of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education, Ural Federal University, Russia
    3. Seyed Hassan ZabihifarIran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Iran
    4. Safronova Anna AndreevnaSenior Lecturer, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education, Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (SUAI), Russia

  4. Lunch

  5. Session-11

    Biology as a New Manufacturing Platform & Climate Adaptation

    10 minutes each

    1. Zharova Maria VladimirovnaAssistant Professor at the Department of Biology, Veterinary-Sanitary Expertise and Biosafety, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, ROSBIOTECH, Russia
    2. Ji YuBeijing University of Chemical Technology, China
    3. Mohammadreza Baradaran MotieTarbiat Modares University, Iran
    4. Kozhina Regina AlekseevnaJunior Researcher of Molecular Radiation Biology, International Intergovernmental Scientific Research Organization, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia
    5. Amin Khiali MiabIran University of Science and Technology

  6. Tea Break

  7. Session-12

    Young Innovator Prize

    10 minutes each

    1. Salem Al NasiTechnology Innovation Institute (TII), UAE
    2. Suvorov Nikita VladimirovichHead of Laboratory of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy, PhD, The Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, MIREA – Russian Technological University, Russia

20 November 2026 FRIDAY

  1. Keynote Address

    "Healthcare Innovations: Development of next-generation affordable therapeutics and Diagnostics"

    Prof Avinash SonawaneIIT Indore

  2. Tea Break

  3. Valedictory Address

    Prof Shailesh NayakDirector, NIAS and Former Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences

  4. Lunch

  5. Valedictory Session, Awards and Presentations

    Prof Shailesh NayakDirector, NIAS and Former Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences

    Mr Shambhu L. HakkiJoint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs

    Dr Arindam BhattacharyyaDepartment of S&T, India

  6. Tea Break