The 17th International Fundamental Science Congress (IFSC 2026)
"Advancing Science and Innovation for a Changing World:
Empowering Science toward a Sustainable and Resilient World"
(Tentative) Conference Program
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DAY 1
Thursday, November 12th 2026
Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University
Morning Session (Main Hall)
Registration
Sumin Samutkupt Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Science 45 Years Building
Opening Remarks
By the President of Kasetsart University
Prof. Dr. Akihiko Yoshimura
Tokyo University of Science, Japan
"Molecular Regulation of Immune Tolerance and Tumor Immunity by SOCS1 and NR4A"
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nattaporn Chatthaem
Kasetsart University, Thailand
"Optical Physics Beyond Earth: Photonic and Liquid Crystal Technologies for Lunar Exploration"
Prof. Dr. Yun-Gi Kim
Kitasato University, Japan
"Reprogramming the Gut Ecosystem for Disease Control"
Afternoon: Breakout Sessions
Prof. Dr. Jianxin Shi
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
"Lipid Metabolism and the Formation of Rice Grain Quality"
Prof. Dr. Prafulla Kumar Jha
University of Baroda, India
"Competing Structural Pathways Driven by Lattice Instabilities in hcp Metals"
Dr. Min Ye Paing Hein
Thammasat University, Thailand
"The Price of Position: The Cost of Strategic Centrality in Network Formation"
Dr. Nallammai Singaram
Taylor's University, Malaysia
"From Garden Rose to the Laboratory: Isolation and Molecular Characterisation of Crown Gall-Associated Agrobacterium"
Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Okamura
Institute for Molecular Science, Japan
"Molecular Simulation Studies of Protein Aggregates"
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ratchainant Thammasudjarit
Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand
"Agentic AI for Education: Skill Gap Analysis for Curriculum Improvement"
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Xu Bo
Southwest Forestry University, China
"Dialogue Between Ice and Tropics: Unique Flora of Alpine Subnival Belt in the Eastern Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains"
Prof. Dr. Takaya Terashima
The University of Osaka, Japan
"A New Paradigm: From Amphiphilic Polymer Self-Assembly to Dynamic Nanostructured Materials"
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Papis Wongchaisuwat
Kasetsart University, Thailand
"Data-driven Modeling of Agricultural Spectral Data: Application in Soil and Seed Analysis"
Welcome Dinner
Science meeting room 6th floor, Chulabhorn Research Building, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University
DAY 2
Friday, November 13th 2026
Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University
Morning Session (Main Hall)
Registration
Sumin Samutkupt Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Science 45 Years Building
Prof. Dr. Albert T. Wu
National Central University, Taiwan
"From Materials to Reliability: Interconnects in Electronic Packaging"
Prof. Dr. Masaki Kuse
Kobe University, Japan
"Toward the Integration of Bioluminescence and Kinase Inhibitors"
Asst. Prof. Dr. Udomsak Rakwongwan
Kasetsart University, Thailand
"Making Money with Mathematics: Real Case Studies"
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nor Azwady Abd Aziz
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
"Managing Banana Blood Disease: Evidence for Earthworm-Induced Remediation and Metabolic Defense"
Prof. Dr. Kornsorn Srikulnath
Kasetsart University, Thailand
"Fundamental Clarias Science for Biodiversity-Friendly Agriculture: From Genome to Farm and Floodplain"