Name: Beyond Collections: AI, Libraries and the Future of Research
Start: 2026-11-18T08:30:00+07:00
End: 2026-11-18T17:00:00+07:00
Location: Suan Dusit University

Academic Seminar 2026 hero banner for Beyond Collections: AI, Libraries and the Future of Research.

Event date 18 November 2026

Time 08:30–17:00 Asia/Bangkok

Venue Suan Dusit University Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand

Explore the seminar

01 / The conversation

When libraries move beyond collections.

A one-day academic seminar exploring how libraries can move beyond collections to support responsible AI, evidence, research data, and open scholarship.

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02 / Why this matters

Three questions worth bringing to the table.

The programme turns the approved project brief into a clear journey from context to practical exchange.

Responsible AI

How can we use AI while protecting evidence, transparency, and academic integrity?

Connected research

How can libraries support discovery, research data, systematic review, and open scholarship?

A learning network

How do institutions and practitioners build an ecosystem that keeps knowledge moving?

03 / The day

One day, a wider view.

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08:30–09:30

Registration

09:30–10:00

Opening Ceremony

Opening ceremony by Suan Dusit University. Opening speeches by Asst. Prof. Dr. Pitauk Chancharoen, President of Suan Dusit University.

10:00–10:45

Welcome Speeches: Beyond AI: The Future of Libraries & Research

Welcome speeches by Mr. Pote Narittakurn, CEO, iGroup (Asia Pacific) Limited.

04 / Speakers

Voices from the work.

Meet the confirmed voices contributing to the conversation across libraries, information, AI, and research.

Speaker

Asst. Prof. Dr. Pitauk Chancharoen

President, Suan Dusit University

Speaker

Mr. Pote Narittakurn

Executive Chairman, iGroup (Asia Pacific) Ltd.

Speaker

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sukhum Chaleysub

President’s Advisory Chairman, Suan Dusit University

Speaker

Assoc. Prof. EKARAT RATTARITTAMRONG, M.D.

Deputy Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Speaker

Prof. Pai-Chi Li

President, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

Profile

Prof. Pai-Chi Li

Prof. Pai-Chi Li received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University in 1987 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering: Systems from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1990 and 1994, respectively. He joined Acuson Corporation, Mountain View, CA, as a Member of the Technical Staff in June 1994. In August 1997, he returned to National Taiwan University, where he has been a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics. At National Taiwan University, he also served as Vice President for Research and Development from 2019 to 2023, Associate Dean of the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 2015 to 2018, and was the Founding Director of the Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics from 2006 to 2009 and the National Taiwan University Yong-Lin Biomedical Engineering Center in 2009. In September 2024, he joined the Asian Institute of Technology and has served as its President since then. His research interests include biomedical ultrasound, photoacoustics, and medical devices. Dr. Li is IEEE Fellow, IAMBE Fellow, AIUM Fellow, and SPIE Fellow. He has won numerous awards, including the IEEE UFFC Rayleigh Ultrasonics Award, the ISTU Fry Award, the AIUM Joseph Holmes Basic Science Pioneer Award, the IEEE UFFC Distinguished Lecturer Award, the IFMBE Otto Schmitt Award, the IFMBE Vladimir K. Zworykin Award, the Distinguished Research Award from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan, the Dr. Wu Dayou Research Award from the National Science Council of Taiwan, and the Academic Award and Distinguished Industrial Collaboration Award from the Ministry of Education of Taiwan. He was also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering and Deputy Editor of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, and on the Editorial Board of Ultrasonic Imaging and Photoacoustics.

05 / The place