This track looks at the evolving relationship between technology, markets, economic behaviour, and human practices. Economic practices, market structures, financial systems and entrepreneurship are constantly being shaped and re-shaped by innovations and technological developments. Insights into past and present transformations showcase new challenges and opportunities in global trade. We invite papers from multiple disciplines to analyse changing economic possibilities. 

1. Financial Systems and Technological Innovation

Explores the intersection of fintech, digital currencies, venture capital, and new investment models with global economic development. Possible research subjects include financial inclusion, risks (particularly in digitized finance), the politics of policy innovation in financial regulation, and the impacts of such policy innovations. 

    b .Changing Markets, Economic Behaviors and Practices

Various global trends, including digital ones, have fuelled changes in the realm of economics. Among others, how have consumer behaviour, economic practices, market dynamics, and policies responded to these changes?

    c.Societal Impacts and Workforce Futures

How do innovations and enterprise trends impact society? This sub-track views societal structures, labour markets, employment ethics, entrepreneurship, and the future of work. It considers questions of fairness, opportunity, and power in the organisation of work. In an increasingly technologised world, the past and the present can guide us to achieve more just and inclusive conditions of work.

  d.Trade Wars, and Global Geo-economics:

The global distribution of capital, labour, and resources is increasingly impacted by trade wars, sanctions (financial and technological), and weaponisation of the supply chain. Furthermore, shifts in the control over commodities and technologies are contributing to an increasingly fragmented global economy. 

Sustainability today, not only holds purview with regard to environmental science, but also has a significant impact on policy formulation, industry, culture, and our everyday lives. The research under this track examines climate resilience, biodiversity, renewable systems, circular economies, and sustainable design across disciplines. We invite papers from across the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, engineering and other disciplines, expounding how these different streams approach the ideas of sustainability today and navigate through the challenges of our sustainable futures.

   a.Ecological Systems and Resilience

Mainly expounds the solutions for land, water, and atmospheric sustainability. It also focuses on ecological science, environmental engineering, climate systems, and adaptation strategies for natural resource management.

  b.Culture, Society, and the Frameworks of Sustainability

Signifies the role of cultural values, urban design, lifestyles, and creative industries in building sustainable societies. It also explores how sustainability is spurred by policy design, equity in resource distribution, and behavioral change, while emphasising the significance of education and awareness.

   c.Sustainable Markets and Circular Economies

Emphasizes how markets adapt to environmental challenges, become instrumental in promoting resource efficiency, recycling industries, and sustainable consumption patterns that align profitability with planetary stewardship.

Health exists on various levels - biological, clinical, and societal. This track weaves together the research in medicine, biotechnology, neuroscience, pharmaceuticals, and public health to understand the mechanisms of life and their real-world implications. It spurs discussions on disease, diagnostics, therapies, healthcare systems, and community health outcomes. In a nutshell, this track highlights how potent the scientific advancements can be to shape healthier futures for communities worldwide, along with the indispensable role of social networks concerned.

 a.Strides in Biological innovation and Translational Medicine

Covers molecular and cellular biology advancements in epigenetics and gene regulation, immunology, systems biology, microbiology and infectious diseases, developmental and system cell biology, biotherapeutics and pharmaceuticals synthetic biology and bio-design, computational and structural biology, nanobiology and AI/ML in chemical research.

  b.Health, Society, and Equitable Access

It invites reflections on how biological advances translate into patient care within everyday social contexts. It asks how trust, communication, access, stigma, and inequality interact with cutting-edge biomedicine, how weaving social insights into clinical practice can make treatments more humane, context-sensitive, and effective. It also expounds how power and politics in healthcare, interconnected with innovation and techno-scientific regimes, can help us correct the asymmetry in healthcare.

 c.Neurobiology, Behaviour, and Mental Wellness

Spotlights neuroscience, psychology, behaviour studies, and the interplay between biological and social factors affecting mental wellness across populations.

As societies become more interconnected, the need for ethical frameworks and informed governance becomes critical. This track examines the human, legal, and philosophical dimensions of our digital era. Topics include international law, public policy, human rights, war and peace, digital governance, AI ethics, cybersecurity, and cultural impacts of technology. It explores how engineering innovations and information markets shape our world. How do rules, values, and institutions evolve in response to rapid technological change, and how do they safeguard society?

   a.Technology, Culture, and Human Rights

This subtrack investigates the cultural, anthropological, and human rights dimensions of technology. Technological change in particular comes into question - from changes in cultural adaptation and digital inclusion to the protection of vulnerable communities. How does technology reshape our cultures and identities? These questions are explored while centering the voices and rights (or lack thereof) of those most affected by technological transformation.

  b.Law, Public Policy and Governance

One is invited to explore international law, digital governance, regulation, competition, and policy adaptation. Law, Political Science, and Public Administration are invoked to study the same. How do legal frameworks keep pace with technological change? This subtrack examines how institutions adapt to govern our increasingly complex digital world.

  c.AI, Cybersecurity and Ethics in Data Markets

Covers cybersecurity, privacy, engineering ethics, technical standards, and the design and operation of information markets, informed by computer science, engineering, and information technology. It addresses concerns surrounding privacy, violation of civil liberties, subjugation and surveillance, and democratic accountability.

This track celebrates basic scientific inquiry - the kind that changes our understanding of the universe. It brings together Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Material Science through theoretical work on the properties, behaviors, and transformation of matter. These include work on quantum systems and new materials, to research on chemical processing and mathematical formalisms. This track prizes precision, curiosity, socio-technical imaginaries, and breakthroughs that push the limits of modern sciences.

  a.Theoretical and Computational Frontiers in Physics and Mathematics

Contributions relating to foundational and computational challenges in Physics and Mathematics are invited. These range from quantum error correction, quantum gravity, string theory, supersymmetry, dark matter, and cosmology to the advanced topics of algebraic geometry, topology, geometric analysis, number theory and dynamical systems.

  b.Engineering Materials and Physical Chemistry in Action

Keeping in mind the innovative developments in new material and chemical process research, this subtrack discusses smart materials (shape memory alloys, self-healing materials), metamaterials, material informatics, nanomaterials, materials inspired by nature, developments in the area of thermodynamics, new energy conversion and storage. Topics familiar to Physical Chemistry and application are also encouraged. 

  c.Matter, Society, and Interdisciplinary Narratives

This subtrack promotes the integrated view of the revolutions of matter on society, ethics, and culture, as well as the larger systems of humanity. Topics include the cultural and economic aspects of scientific discoveries, the ethics of innovation, consequences of new technologies, and the intersection of scientific and humanities domains.

Engineering lies at the core of development, enabling cities, communication, and industry. This track focuses on designing, optimizing, and managing modern systems. It also highlights technological innovation, industrial transformation, and forward thinking that connects engineering advances with business, industry, and the evolving needs of society.
  a.Smart Infrastructure and Urban Systems

This subtrack explores the engineering of smart cities and infrastructure, including transportation networks, energy systems, robotics, and urban planning. Drawing from civil, electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering. It emphasizes efficient and sustainable systems that enhance urban living and support future communal growth.

   b.Management, Society, and Industry: Intersections and Impacts

This subtrack explores how new technologies influence industry, management, and society. It looks at changing business models, workforce skills, policies, and community involvement, while focusing on  growth that supports innovation, keeping in mind social well-being and long-term benefits for the society.

   c.Advancing Technologies and Next-Generation Engineering

This subtrack focuses on emerging technologies such as semiconductors, advanced computing, AI, automation, quantum computing, cyber-physical systems and more. It highlights engineering innovations that make technologies faster, smarter, and more efficient.