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International Conference on Public Health and AI

21–23 September 2026 Macau University of Science and Technology Macau SAR, China English | Chinese

Advancing public health intelligence through AI, exposomics, epidemic analytics, and trusted data governance.

Bringing together global experts in public health, artificial intelligence, toxicology, exposomics, respiratory epidemic modelling, data governance, and Trusted Research Environments to promote responsible, data-driven public health research.

Organizers
Co-organized by:
  • Macau University of Science and Technology
  • HKU-Pasteur Research Pole
  • Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Institut Pasteur
  • Peking University Institute for Global Health and Development

Conference Tracks

Track 1

Bridging Classical Toxicology and Exposomics

Track 2

Respiratory Epidemic AI

Track 3

Public Health Data Governance / Trusted Research Environment

About the Conference

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the way public health systems monitor risks, interpret complex data, forecast emerging threats, and support evidence-based decision-making. At the same time, responsible public health innovation requires robust scientific interpretation, trustworthy data governance, and sustainable international collaboration.

This conference provides a cross-disciplinary platform for connecting classical toxicology with exposomics, applying AI to respiratory epidemic surveillance and forecasting, and strengthening Trusted Research Environments for secure and ethical public health data science.

Core Themes
  • AI-enabled public health intelligence and decision support
  • Classical toxicology, exposomics, environmental health, and risk assessment
  • Respiratory epidemic surveillance, early warning, modelling, and forecasting
  • Public health data governance, privacy protection, and Trusted Research Environments

Conference Tracks

Track 1: Bridging Classical Toxicology and Exposomics

This seminar examines how classical toxicological and epidemiological paradigms can be connected with exposomic approaches to understand environmental causality and population health.

The session contrasts isolation-based causal inference with exposomic perspectives that treat health as the product of cumulative, time-varying, and correlated exposures embedded in social and environmental systems.

Track 2: Respiratory Epidemic AI

This track explores the application of artificial intelligence, machine learning, mathematical modelling, and data-driven systems for respiratory infectious disease surveillance, early warning, forecasting, intervention evaluation, and public health decision support.

Track 3: Public Health Data Governance / Trusted Research Environment

This track addresses responsible data use, data governance, privacy protection, secure data infrastructure, Trusted Research Environments, federated analysis, ethical AI, regulatory frameworks, and cross-institutional data collaboration for public health research.

Speakers

Track 1 Speakers

Hon Chitin

Institution: Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology

Role: Opening Remarks / Panelist

Eric Deharo

Institution: HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, HKU

Role: Opening Remarks

Qian Liu

Institution: Beijing

Role: Keynote Speaker / Panelist

Guibin Jiang

Institution: Beijing

Role: Keynote Speaker / Panelist / Concluding Remarks

Stéphane Bertani

Institution: IRD

Role: Keynote Speaker / Panelist / Concluding Remarks

Jorge Honles

Institution: IRD

Role: Keynote Speaker / Panelist

Pascal Pineau

Institution: Institut Pasteur Paris

Role: Keynote Speaker / Panelist

Paolo Vineis

Role: Roundtable Moderator

Yasmine Belkaid

Role: Panelist

Hani S El-Nezami

Role: Panelist

Hailson Yu

Role: Panelist

Lorenzo Righetto

Role: Panelist

Track 2 and Track 3 Speakers

To be confirmed

Session topic: Respiratory Epidemic AI

Track: Track 2

To be confirmed

Session topic: Public Health Data Governance / TRE

Track: Track 3

Conference Programme

Explore the three-day programme by theme. Select a conference day to view the detailed schedule.

Day 1 – Monday, 21 September 2026

Theme: Bridging Classical Toxicology and Exposomics

Day 1 focuses on classical toxicology, exposomics, environmental causality, and policy implications for public health decision-making.

Day 2 – Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Theme: Respiratory Epidemic AI

Day 2 is reserved for keynote sessions and discussions on AI-enabled respiratory epidemic surveillance, modelling, and public health decision support.

Day 3 – Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Theme: Public Health Data Governance

Day 3 focuses on public health data governance, trusted research environments, ethical AI, and the closing sessions of the conference.

Day 1 Programme

Monday, 21 September 2026

Theme: Bridging Classical Toxicology and Exposomics

Track 1
Classical Toxicology & Exposomics
Track 2
Respiratory Epidemic AI
Track 3
Public Health Data Governance
08:30
09:00
RegistrationRegistrationVenue: To be confirmed
No parallel session
No parallel session
09:00
09:10
Opening Remarks Welcome and Opening Remarks Prof. Hon Chitin, Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology Prof. Eric Deharo, Co-Director, HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, HKU
No parallel session
No parallel session
09:10
09:30
Keynote 1From Exposure to Causation: A Closed-Loop Framework for Toxicological Validation in ExposomicsQian Liu, Guibin Jiang (Beijing)
No parallel session
No parallel session
09:30
09:50
Keynote 2Causality for Population Health in the Exposome Era: The Peru CaseStéphane Bertani (IRD)
No parallel session
No parallel session
09:50
10:10
Keynote 3Exposome Concepts, Measurement and Spatial ExposomicsJorge Honles (IRD)
No parallel session
No parallel session
10:10
10:40
Group Photo Session and Short Coffee Break
10:40
11:00
Keynote 4Transcriptomic Evidence of Non-Genotoxic Carcinogenesis and Early Lineage-Specific Regulatory Disruption in Pesticide-Associated Liver CancerPascal Pineau (Institut Pasteur Paris)
No parallel session
No parallel session
11:00
12:00
Roundtable Debate Isolation vs. Exposomic Approaches: Choosing the Right Method for the Research Question Moderator: Paolo Vineis Panelists: Pascal Pineau, Stéphane Bertani, Jorge Honles, Yasmine Belkaid, Hani S El-Nezami, Guibin Jiang, Hailson Yu, Qian Liu, Chitin Hon, Lorenzo Righetto Format: Three prompted questions, 10 minutes each, followed by 15 minutes of audience Q&A
No parallel session
No parallel session
12:00
12:10
Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks and Policy ImplicationsSpeakers: Stéphane Bertani, Guibin Jiang
No parallel session
No parallel session
12:10
14:10
Networking Lunch
14:10
17:10
VisitVisit to Macau University of Science and Technology and MUST LIU's Innovation and Technology Center
18:00
20:00
DinnerWelcome Dinner

Day 2 Programme

Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Theme: Respiratory Epidemic AI

Track 1
Toxicology & Exposomics
Track 2
Respiratory Epidemic AI
Track 3
Public Health Data Governance
08:30
09:00
RegistrationRegistration
09:00
09:10
Opening RemarksWelcome and Opening RemarksProf. Hon Chitin, Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology
09:10
09:30
Keynote 1XXXXXX
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To be confirmed
09:30
09:50
Keynote 2XXXXXX
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09:50
10:10
Keynote 3XXXXXX
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10:10
10:40
Group Photo Session and Short Coffee Break
10:40
11:00
Keynote 4XXXXXX
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To be confirmed
11:00
11:20
Keynote 5XXXXXX
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To be confirmed
11:20
11:40
Keynote 6XXXXXX
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11:40
14:00
Networking Lunch
14:00
14:20
Keynote 7XXXXXX
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14:20
14:40
Keynote 8XXXXXX
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14:40
15:00
Keynote 9XXXXXX
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15:00
15:20
Keynote 10XXXXXX
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15:20
15:40
Keynote 11XXXXXX
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15:40
16:00
Keynote 12XXXXXX
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16:00
16:30
DiscussionFinal Discussion and Q&A
18:00
20:00
DinnerDinner Banquet

Day 3 Programme

Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Theme: Public Health Data Governance

Track 1
Toxicology & Exposomics
Track 2
Respiratory Epidemic AI
Track 3
Public Health Data Governance
08:30
09:00
RegistrationRegistration
09:00
09:10
Opening RemarksWelcome and Opening RemarksProf. Hon Chitin, Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology
09:10
09:30
Keynote 1XXXXXX
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
09:30
09:50
Keynote 2XXXXXX
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
09:50
10:10
Keynote 3XXXXXX
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
10:10
10:40
Group Photo Session and Short Coffee Break
10:40
11:00
Keynote 4XXXXXX
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To be confirmed
11:00
11:20
Keynote 5XXXXXX
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To be confirmed
11:20
11:40
Keynote 6XXXXXX
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To be confirmed
11:40
14:00
Networking Lunch
14:00
14:20
Keynote 7XXXXXX
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
14:20
14:40
Keynote 8XXXXXX
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To be confirmed
14:40
15:00
Keynote 9XXXXXX
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To be confirmed
15:00
15:20
Keynote 10XXXXXX
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To be confirmed
15:20
15:40
Keynote 11XXXXXX
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To be confirmed
15:40
16:00
Keynote 12XXXXXX
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To be confirmed
16:00
16:30
Closing RemarksClosing RemarksProf. Hon Chitin, Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology

Detailed Schedule

Calendar-style Overview

This schedule provides a detailed three-day overview of the conference. Day 1 has been updated with confirmed programme information, while Day 2 and Day 3 remain editable placeholders.

Plenary / Conference-wide Session Track 1: Toxicology & Exposomics Track 2: Respiratory Epidemic AI Track 3: Public Health Data Governance Break / Lunch / Dinner
Day 1 Monday, 21 September 2026
Bridging Classical Toxicology and Exposomics
Day 2 Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Respiratory Epidemic AI
Day 3 Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Public Health Data Governance
08:30
09:00
Registration
Registration
Registration
09:00
09:10
Opening Remarks Welcome and Opening Remarks Prof. Hon Chitin; Prof. Eric Deharo
Opening Remarks Welcome and Opening Remarks Prof. Hon Chitin
Opening Remarks Welcome and Opening Remarks Prof. Hon Chitin
09:10
09:30
Keynote 1 From Exposure to Causation: A Closed-Loop Framework for Toxicological Validation in Exposomics Qian Liu, Guibin Jiang
Keynote 1XXXXXX
Keynote 1XXXXXX
09:30
09:50
Keynote 2Causality for Population Health in the Exposome Era: The Peru CaseStéphane Bertani
Keynote 2XXXXXX
Keynote 2XXXXXX
09:50
10:10
Keynote 3Exposome Concepts, Measurement and Spatial ExposomicsJorge Honles
Keynote 3XXXXXX
Keynote 3XXXXXX
10:10
10:40
Group Photo Session and Short Coffee Break
Group Photo Session and Short Coffee Break
Group Photo Session and Short Coffee Break
10:40
11:00
Keynote 4Transcriptomic Evidence of Non-Genotoxic Carcinogenesis and Early Lineage-Specific Regulatory Disruption in Pesticide-Associated Liver CancerPascal Pineau
Keynote 4XXXXXX
Keynote 4XXXXXX
11:00
11:20
RoundtableIsolation vs. Exposomic Approaches: Choosing the Right Method for the Research QuestionModerator: Paolo Vineis
Keynote 5XXXXXX
Keynote 5XXXXXX
11:20
11:40
Roundtable Continued Three Prompted Questions and Audience Q&A Panelists: Pascal Pineau, Stéphane Bertani, Jorge Honles, Yasmine Belkaid, Hani S El-Nezami, Guibin Jiang, Hailson Yu, Qian Liu, Chitin Hon, Lorenzo Righetto
Keynote 6XXXXXX
Keynote 6XXXXXX
11:40
12:10
Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks and Policy ImplicationsStéphane Bertani, Guibin Jiang
Transition to Networking Lunch
Transition to Networking Lunch
12:10
14:00
Networking Lunch
Networking Lunch
Networking Lunch
14:00
16:00
VisitVisit to Macau University of Science and Technology and MUST LIU's Innovation and Technology Center
Keynotes 7–12Afternoon Keynote SessionsSpeakers: XXX
Keynotes 7–12Afternoon Keynote SessionsSpeakers: XXX
16:00
16:30
Visit Continued
DiscussionFinal Discussion and Q&A
Closing RemarksClosing RemarksProf. Hon Chitin
18:00
20:00
DinnerWelcome Dinner
DinnerDinner Banquet
End of Conference

Venue Information

Macau University of Science and Technology

Venue: Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, China

Conference hall: To be confirmed

Address: To be confirmed

Transportation: To be confirmed

Nearby hotels: To be confirmed

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Organizers

The conference is jointly organized by leading academic and research institutions committed to advancing public health, artificial intelligence, environmental health, infectious disease research, and responsible data-driven innovation.

Macau University of Science and Technology
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HKU-Pasteur Research Pole
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Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS
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Institut Pasteur
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Peking University Institute for Global Health and Development
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Contact

For enquiries regarding the conference programme, invited speakers, venue information, and institutional collaboration, please contact the conference secretariat.

Conference Secretariat

Email: To be confirmed

Phone: To be confirmed

Address: Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, China