Yale School of Medicine
Keynote
Social Attention as a Biomarker of Neurodevelopmental Susceptibility
AutismTech 2026 Workshop
Rethinking autism heterogeneity in the era of AI and digital phenotyping
- Date
- Time
- 09:00 to 15:00Doha time (GMT+3)
- Venue
- Auditorium, MinareteinEducation City, Doha, Qatar
Registration details will be announced soon.
Autism looks different in every person.
Autism varies widely from one person to the next, in behavior, in development and in biology. Researchers call this variation heterogeneity, and it remains one of the field’s central challenges.
The AutismTech 2026 Workshop brings researchers, clinicians and technology leaders together for one day in Doha. They will explore how artificial intelligence and digital phenotyping, which measures behavior using data from everyday digital devices and sensors, can help make sense of that variation, and what it could mean for more precise, personal care.
How the day unfolds
Keynote
Social Attention as a Biomarker of Neurodevelopmental Susceptibility
Dr. Katarzyna Chawarska
Session 1
Vision-Based Behavioral Assessment and Social Communication Analysis
Session 2
From Data to Precision Autism Care: What Will the Next Decade Look Like?
Panel discussion
Session 3
Decoding Autism Heterogeneity: From Molecular Mechanisms to Translational Research
Program
Tuesday 1 December 2026. All times are Doha time (GMT+3).
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Registration
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
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Keynote
Social Attention as a Biomarker of Neurodevelopmental Susceptibility
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Session 1
Vision-Based Behavioral Assessment and Social Communication Analysis
Talk 1
From Gaze Following to Child Interaction Understanding
Talk 2
A-Sense Demo
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Coffee Break
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Session 2 / Panel discussion
From Data to Precision Autism Care: What Will the Next Decade Look Like?
Moderator
Panelists
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Networking Lunch
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Session 3
Decoding Autism Heterogeneity: From Molecular Mechanisms to Translational Research
Talk 1
Heterogeneity in Autism
Talk 2
Convergent neuronal hyperexcitability and chronic inflammation in heterogeneous autism: Therapeutic potential of Bakhoor
Talk 3
Decoding Autism Spectrum Disorder Heterogeneity Through Brain Organoids
Talk 4
Deciphering Immune-Brain Crosstalk in Autism
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Closing Remarks and Future Directions
Speakers
Thirteen researchers, clinicians and leaders from Qatar and around the world.
Showing 13 speakers
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Session 1
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Session 1
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Session 1
Research Development and Innovation (RDI), Qatar Foundation
Session 2, moderator
Autism Speaks
Session 2, panelist
Floreo
Session 2, panelist
Ministry of Public Health
Session 2, panelist
Sidra Medicine
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Session 2, panelist
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Session 3
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Session 3
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Session 3
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Session 3
Venue
Auditorium, MinareteinEducation City, Doha, Qatar
The registration desk opens at 08:30. The program runs from 09:00 to 15:00 and includes a coffee break and a networking lunch.
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