Agenda

At-a-Glance

The 2026 CINPCT conference will take place on from the 5th-6th September 2026 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.

Attendees will arrive on Thursday evening and check into the hotels. Hotel information is TBD. The conference will run from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM on Friday and 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday. 

Agenda (Day One): 

TimeEvent Title
7:00–8:30 amCatered Breakfast
8:30–9:00 amWelcome Address by Ed Fennell
9:00–9:45 amKeynote Speech
10:00–11:00 amInvited Talk: Literacy of Nonspeaking Individuals
11:00–11:45 amPanel 1.1: Alternative forms of communicationInvited Talk: Rethinking Emotion Annotations in the Era of Large Language Models
12:00–1:00 pmCatered Lunch
1:00–2:00 pmInvited Talk: Traditional assistive technology for nonspeaking individuals and vocalizations
2:00–2:45 pmPanel 2.1: User Centered Design for People with DisabilitiesPanel 2.2: Computer Vision & Biometric Detection for Emotional Interpretation
2:45–3:45 pmInvited Talk: Vocalization Interpretation using ML/AI
5:00–6:00 pmInvited Talk: InsensionPanel 3: AI in Assistive Technology
6:15–7:00 pmPanel 4: Importance of Underrepresented Research
7:15–7:30 pmClosing Address

Agenda (Day Two):

Company Workshops.