| Time (IST) |
Session |
Format |
Brief Description |
| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Registration & Coffee |
Informal meet-up |
Badge pick-up, light breakfast, meet other attendees. |
| 10:30 – 11:15 |
Opening Keynote – “Frontiers of Interdisciplinary Research” |
Keynote talk + Q&A |
A prominent scholar surveys breakthrough methods that cut across STEM, humanities, and social sciences. |
| 11:15 – 12:30 |
Panel: Funding & Collaborations Across Disciplines |
Moderated panel |
Grant officers and senior investigators discuss strategies for securing multi-disciplinary funding and building diverse teams. |
| 12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch + Poster Session I |
Buffet & posters |
Browse ~40 posters spanning natural sciences, arts, policy, and health while networking over lunch. |
| 13:30 – 14:30 |
Parallel Breakout Talks
• Track A: STEM Innovations
• Track B: Humanities & Culture
• Track C: Social Impact & Policy
• Track D: Health & Life Sciences |
20-min talks × 3 rooms |
Four simultaneous rooms; each features three 20-minute research talks plus 10 min discussion. |
| 14:30 – 15:00 |
Coffee & Networking Break |
Refreshments |
Booths, and sponsor exhibits. |
| 15:00 – 16:00 |
Workshop: Research Impact & Public Engagement |
Hands-on workshop |
Interactive session on turning scholarly findings into policy briefs, media stories, and community outreach. |
| 16:00 – 16:45 |
Lightning Talks: Emerging Scholars Showcase |
5-min pitches |
Twelve early-career researchers across disciplines present high-impact ideas in rapid-fire format. |
| 16:45 – 17:00 |
Closing Remarks & Awards |
Plenary |
Best-poster and best-lightning-talk awards, conference takeaways, next-year preview. |
