Conference Committee

Meet the distinguished committee members who are organizing and leading the International Conference on Love and Sex with Robots 2026.
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Supreme Council

The founding and leadership committee that guides the conference vision and direction

Dr. David Levy

Dr. David Levy

Supreme Leader
Prince Akinwale Roy Ojomo

Prince Akinwale Roy Ojomo

Royal General Chair
Michele Nardelli

Michele Nardelli

Most Honorable General Chair
Hao Zhang

Hao Zhang

Distinguished Fellow Assessor
Kelvin KL Wong, FIEAust, FZaAS, SMIEEE

Kelvin KL Wong, FIEAust, FZaAS, SMIEEE

Honorable General Chair

University of Saskatchewan, Canada (Chair of Bio-Cybernetical Intelligence)

General Chairs

The executive leadership responsible for overall conference management and coordination

Emma Yann Zhang

Emma Yann Zhang

General Chair

Founder, KissengerAI

emma@kissengerai.com

Chao Liu

Chao Liu

Co-General Chair

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

chaoliu717@umbc.edu

Tingxi Wen

Tingxi Wen

Co-General Chair

College of Engineering, Huaqiao University

t.wen@hqu.edu.cn

Program Committee

The academic and operational committee responsible for program management, publications, and specialized tracks

Nicola Liberati

Nicola Liberati

Program Chair

Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

nicola2020@sjtu.edu.cn

Defu Qiu

Defu Qiu

Co-Program Chair

Qufu Normal University, China

defu.qiu@qfnu.edu.cn

Simon Fong

Simon Fong

Co-Program Chair

Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau

ccfong@um.edu.mo

You-Lei Fu

You-Lei Fu

Publication Chair

Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, China

fuyoulei@zust.edu.cn

Bin Hu

Bin Hu

Co-Publication Chair

School of Information Science and Engineering, Changsha Normal University, China

hubin@csnu.edu.cn

Panyu Zou

Panyu Zou

Posters Chair

Department of Digital Media Art, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan China

200817020049@hunnu.edu.cn

Chamari Edirisinghe

Chamari Edirisinghe

Co-Poster Chair

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

William Yeoh

William Yeoh

Demos Chair

Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong

wyeoh@hkmu.edu.hk

Muhammad Awais Ashraf

Muhammad Awais Ashraf

Publicity Chair

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan

phd.awaisashraf@gmail.com

Hongyue Tang

Hongyue Tang

Publicity Chair

Department of Digital Media Art, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan China

14483@hunnu.edu.cn

Kavimbi Chipusu

Kavimbi Chipusu

Co-Publicity Chair

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan

kavimbi@ieee.org

Committee Structure

Our committee is structured to ensure comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the conference, from academic program management to publicity and logistics. Each member brings unique expertise and dedication to making LSR 2026 a successful and impactful event.