Universal Village (UV) is a new concept proposed by MIT’s Universal Village Program which exemplifies an ideal future society that pursues harmony between humans and nature through the wise use of advanced technology. The 8th IEEE International Conference on Universal Village (IEEE UV2026) will be held virtually and locally from October 17-20, 2026. IEEE UV2026 features the theme of “Human-Centered AI Transformation for Future Empowerment: Explainable & Human-Intelligible Understanding, Intent-Aware Reasoning & Accountable Decision-Making, Human-Authorized AI Action, and Human-Supervised Reflective Learning.”

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IEEE UV2026 General Committee

IEEE UV2026 General Committee

Honorary Chair

Berthold K.P. Horn
Berthold K.P. Horn
(MIT, USA)
Roy E. Welsch
Roy E. Welsch
(MIT, USA)

General Chairs

Kazuya Takeda
Kazuya Takeda
(Nagoya Univ., Japan)
Ahmed Hussein
Ahmed Hussein
(IEEE ITSS, USA)
Ozaki Nobuyuki
Ozaki Nobuyuki
(Nagoya Univ., Japan)
Ji Li
Ji Li
(Tsingda, China)
Lionel C. Kimerling
Lionel C. Kimerling
(MIT, USA)
Shuguang Zhang
Shuguang Zhang
(MIT, USA)

IEEE UV2026 International Committee

International Chairs

Yajun Fang
Yajun Fang
(UVS, USA)
Xiaoman Duan
Xiaoman Duan
(UVS, USA)
Yasha Yi
Yasha Yi
(Univ. Of Wisconsin, USA)

IEEE UV2026 Conference Committee

Conference Chairs

Lin Zhang
Lin Zhang
(Beihang Univ., China)
Clinton Andrews
Clinton Andrews
(Rutgers Univ., USA)
Juejun Hu
Juejun Hu
(MIT, USA)
Francisco Bozzano Barnes
Francisco Bozzano Barnes
(Tenure & Ecology LLC, Spain)

Executive Conference Chairs

Lin Zhang
Lin Zhang
(Univ. at Buffalo, USA)
Longfei Zhou
Longfei Zhou
(Univ. of North Florida, USA)
Viksit Kumar
Viksit Kumar
(Autonomus.AI, USA)
Wei Wang
Wei Wang
(Robostreet, USA)

Advisory Board

Georgios K. Theodoropoulos
Georgios K. Theodoropoulos
(SUSTech Shenzhen, China)
Zhang Xiong
Zhang Xiong
(Beihang Univ., China)
Haini Guo
Haini Guo
(NCUSCR, USA)
Keming Zhou
Keming Zhou
(Audar Health Technology, UK)
Zhongsu Chen
Zhongsu Chen
(UVS, USA)

IEEE UV2026 Program Committee

Program Chairs

Shengsheng Cao
Shengsheng Cao
(Ningbo Univ., China)
Wenya Du
Wenya Du
(UVS, USA)
Hao Sheng
Hao Sheng
(Beihang Univ., China)
Hirofumi Aoki
Hirofumi Aoki
(Nagoya Univ., Japan)
Zili Li
Zili Li
(MIT, USA)
Yi Tao
Yi Tao
(UVS, USA)
Juntao Jiang
Juntao Jiang
(UVS, USA)
Zhenyao Liu
Zhenyao Liu
(UPENN., USA)
Jieren Kou
Jieren Kou
(UVS, USA)

Publication Chairs

Hao Yuan
Hao Yuan
(Stevens Inst. of Tech., USA)
Hongyan Cui
Hongyan Cui
(MIT/BUPT, USA/China)
Lifeng Zhang
Lifeng Zhang
(UVS, USA)

IT Chairs

Ge Cheng
Ge Cheng
(UVS, USA)
Xinyi Fang
Xinyi Fang
(UVS, USA)
Hanxia Li
Hanxia Li
(UVS, USA)
Zhenqian Huang
Zhenqian Huang
(UVS, USA)
Chuqiao Gu
Chuqiao Gu
(Google, USA)
Mingyuan Hu
Mingyuan Hu
(UVS, USA)

Administrative Chairs

Ryan VanBusum
(UVS, USA)
Guoping Zhang
(Nankai/Harvard, USA)
Yilin Wang
(UVS, USA)

City Forum Chairs

Huibo Liu
(Fortune Talent LLC, China)
Lijuan Su
(Beijing Naxitec Technology Co., China)
Xinyue Tan
(Jingchu Univ. of Technology, China)
Yue Wang
(Xian Univ. of Architecture and Technology, China)
Qinghe Kong
(Jiyuan, China)
Heng Ding
(Joy Wisdom, China)

Education Chairs

Fan Chen
(Harvard Univ., USA)
Jenny Wan
(Sage Hill Consulting, USA)
Bali Nelson
(Nelson ESL Consulting, USA)

Media Chairs

Yanyan Li
(Sichuan Univ., China)
Kelly Yang
(UVS, USA)
Ronghua Chen
(Oriental Foco Films, Singapore)
Lan Huo
(UVS, USA)
Benjamin Cheung
(Architectural Illusions, USA)

Panel Discussion Chairs

Gene Fry
(Global Warming Consultant, USA)
Yulan Yang
(SQIAST, China)
John Galinato
(Build-if-Yourself, USA)

Public Relation Chairs

Qiaochao Zhao
(UVS, USA)
Yohji Suhara
(Community Technology Institute, Japan)
Javier Sanchez Medina
(EU/ULPGC, Spain)
Toshimitsu Hamada
(Tsukuba Gakuin Univ., Japan)
Junyi Yu
(Columbia Univ., USA)
Weimin Hong
(UVS, USA)
Hao Hong
(Zhengzhou, China)

Financial Chairs

Zeyao Wang
(Duke Univ., USA)
Marlene Vazquez
(Wells Fargo, USA)
Sophia Wei
(UVS, USA)