FIRA Summit 2026 Committees

Meet the international team of experts organizing the premier robotics and AI conference

Executive Committee

Leading experts overseeing the organization and technical direction of FIRA World Summit 2026

Prof. Soroush Sadeghnejad

FIRA World Summit Chair

Affiliation

Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran

Phone

+98-21-64545952

Christine Kim

FIRA HQ Executive Secretary

Organization

Federation of International Robot-sports Association (FIRA)

Phone

+82-10-5208-4354

Program Committee

Senior experts responsible for the technical program and paper review process

Prof. Soroush Sadeghnejad

Program Committee Chair

Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
Robotics & AI

Prof. Reinhard Gerndt

Program Committee Co-Chair

Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Autonomous Systems

Organizing Committee

International committee managing conference logistics and operations

Prof. Jacky Baltes

Organizing Committee Chair

National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
Robot Competitions

Prof. Kuo-Yang Tu

Organizing Committee Co-Chair

National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST), Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Mobile Robotics

Prof. Soroush Sadeghnejad

Organizing Committee Member

Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
Technical Program

Technical Program Committee

International experts participating in the paper review process

Dr. James Wilson

Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Prof. Wei Zhang

Tsinghua University, China

Dr. Sophia Papadopoulos

University of Cambridge, UK

Prof. Ahmed Hassan

American University in Cairo, Egypt

Contact the Committees

For Paper Submissions & Program

summit@firaworldcup.org

Prof. Soroush Sadeghnejad - Summit Chair

For General Inquiries

hqoffice.fira@gmail.com

Christine Kim - FIRA HQ Executive Secretary

+82-10-5208-4354