National Conference on COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS AND EMERGING CHALLENGES (CEEC) 12-13 February, 2026

Day I

9:00-10:00 Registration
10:00 -10:45 Inaugural Session
10:45-11:30 Keynote address by Chief Guest: Dr. Anil Kumar Vijayan, MoES, GoI (TBC)
11:30-11:45 Tea/Coffee Break

Technical Session I: Coastal Disaster and Risk Management-Observations, Modelling, and Forecasting Chair: Dr. Debadatta Swain, IIT, BBSR

11:45–12:10 Invited Talk I: Dr. Debadatta Swain, IIT, Bhubaneswar
12:10 –12:35 Invited Talk II: Dr. Manoranjan Mishra, FM University, Balasore
12:35- 13:00 Invited Talk III: Indian Coast Guard
13:00 –13:15 Round Table: Q&A
13:15 –14:15 Lunch Break

Technical Session II: Coastal and Estuarine Biogeochemistry Implications in a Climate Change Scenario Chair: Dr. Aneesh Lotliker, INCOIS, MoES, Hyderabad (TBC)

14:15 -14:40 Invited Talk IV: Dr. Pradipta R. Muduli, CDA, Govt. of Odisha
14:40 –15:05 Invited Talk V: Dr. Siva Kiran Kumar, CMLRE, MoES, Kochi
15:05 –15:30 Invited Talk VI: Dr. Biraja Kumar Sahu, CSIR-NIO, Goa
15:30 –15:45 Round Table: Q&A
15:45 –16:00 Tea/Coffee Break

Technical Session III: Blue Economy – Potential and Future Chair: Dr. Anil Mohapatra, ZSI, Gopalpur

16:00 –16:25 Invited Talk VII: Dr. Anil Mohapatra, ZSI, Gopalpur
16:25 –16:50 Invited Talk VIII: Dr. Shesdev Patro, Berhampur University
16:50 –17:15 Invited Talk IX: Dr. Sanjiba Kumar Baliarsingh, INCOIS, MoES, Hyderabad
17:15 –17:30 Round Table: Q&A

Day II

Technical Session IV: Marine Pollution and Sustainability Chair: Dr. Anish Warrier, MIT

10:00 –10:25 Invited Talk X: Dr. Anish Warrier, MIT, Manipal
10:25 –10:50 Invited Talk XI: Dr. S.S. Pati, OSPCB, Bhubaneswar
10:50 –11:15 Invited Talk XII: Dr Hrushikesh Bisoyi, CIFNET, Visakhapatnam
11:15 –11:30 Round Table: Q&A
11:30 –11:45 Tea/Coffee Break

Technical Session V: Open Source Data, Machine learning, and AI applications in Ocean and Climate Studies Chair: Dr Sujata Chakravarty, Dean, SoET, CUTM, BBSR

11:45 –12:10 Invited Talk XIII: Dr. Sujata Chakravarty, Dean, SoET, CUTM, Bhubaneswar
12:10 –12:35 Invited Talk XIV: Dr. Asuthosh Acharya, Aurassure Pvt. Ltd., Bhubaneswar
12:35 –13:00 Invited Talk XV: Mr. Amit Kumar Jena, IIT Bombay
13:00 –13:15 Round Table: Q&A
13:15 –14:15 Lunch Break
14:15 –15:15 Poster Presentation and Evaluation

Panel Discussion Moderator: Dr. Sarat Chandra Sahu, Met Centre, IMD, Bhubaneswar

15:15 –16:15 Coastal Ecosystems and Emerging Challenges—Scientific, Academic, and Civil Society Perspectives
16:15 –16:45 Valedictory Ceremony
16:15 –17:30 High Tea
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