09:00   Registration

10:20   Welcome message

10:30   Best FYP projects The best undergraduate projects of the year

11:00   Dean Awards Top students of the class 2023/2024

Research talks: Ignite

12:10   Grammar Corrector: The ultimate online tool for the Maltese language
Ms Alana Busuttil - Master of Science Information and Communication Technology Student

12:20   Data security in the age of quantum computing
Mr Ryan Debono - Research Support Officer in Communications & Computer Engineering

12:30   Taking Maltese into the realm of the Chatbot
Mr Kurt Abela - Research Support Officer in Artificial Intelligence

12:40   Science Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Technology Acceptance in Geriatric Rehabilitation
Ms Francesca Muscat - PhD Student in Digital Health

13:00
Panel 1 Digital Transformation in Tertiary Education
Moderator: Mr Keith Demicoli
Panellist 1: Mr Eucher Sultana - Chief Information Officer at the Ministry for Health and Active Ageing
Panellist 2: Ms Katia Bonello - Project Manager at National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre, MITA
Panellist 3: Mr Michael Azzopardi - Technology Consulting Lead at Ernst & Young Ltd.
Panellist 4: Mr Neil Attard - Director at Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills Directorate

14:00
Panel 2 The Role of Information Systems in the Maltese Economy
Moderator: Mr Keith Demicoli
Panellist 1: Mr Nicholas Aquilina - Manager IT Risk and Control at APS
Panellist 2: Mr Brian Muscat - Enterprise Architect at Health, Justice & VISA Programme Management Dept., MITA
Panellist 3: Dr Chris Porter - Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of ICT

15:00
IEEE Keynote Talk by Prof. Elisa Barney Smith - Applying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science to the Humanities

16:00
Final Year ICT Expo 2024
Over 70 final-year projects, by the final-year students, will be exhibited

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by invitation only
starting at 17:30
Awards Ceremony EXPO 2024
17:30   Welcome Speech by Professor Inġ. Carl James Debono, Dean, Faculty of ICT

17:35   Speech by Mr Mark Mizzi, Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Computing Science Final Year Student

17:40   Speech by Inġ. Malcolm Zammit, President Chamber of Engineers

17:45   Speech by Professor Edward Gatt, Chair IEEE Malta Section

17:50   Speech by Professor Inġ. Simon Fabri, Pro-Rector for Research & Knowledge Transfer at the University of Malta

18:00   Speech by the Hon. Keith Azzopardi Tanti, Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Research & Innovation

18:10   Dean’s List Awards

18:20   Best FYP Awards

18:30   Reception

20:00   End