4TU.NIRICT · WUR Information Technology Group

Agentic AI for
Life Sciences & Beyond

An interactive workshop exploring how autonomous AI systems can transform research across life sciences, agri-food, health, and beyond.

1 July 2026 · 13:00–16:00 CET

Online via Teams

Participants from Academia & Industry

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About the Workshop

Why Agentic AI, Why Now?

Agentic AI systems can independently perform complex tasks, make decisions, and adapt to changing contexts. You may already be using them — in research assistants like Elicit and Consensus, or in tools like ChatGPT and Claude for deep research and data analysis. This workshop brings together researchers and practitioners from across disciplines to collectively explore what this means for science and society.

01

Establish a shared understanding of agentic AI concepts, architectures, and current capabilities across life sciences domains.

02

Identify concrete opportunities and barriers to integrating agentic AI into research workflows, from data analysis to academic writing.

03

Explore domain-specific use cases — greenhouse horticulture, bioinformatics, digital health, agri-food — and what responsible deployment looks like.

04

Co-create a shared research agenda that bridges academia and industry.

Emerging Themes

Key Discussion Themes

Theme 1

Building & Governing Agentic Systems

Designing and deploying AI agents in real workflows — from research to industrial applications.

Theme 2

AI for Research & Academic Work

Practical use of AI across the research cycle — data analysis, literature review, and scientific writing.

Theme 3

AI Governance, Ethics & Environmental Impact

The responsible side of AI — runtime governance, security, privacy, and the societal costs of scaling AI systems.

Theme 4

Domain Applications in Agri-Food and Life Sciences

Sector-specific use cases and what responsible deployment looks like in life sciences domains.

FormatOnline (Zoom) · Half-day

Date & Time1 July 2026 · 13:00–16:00 CET

OrganisersWUR IT Group & 4TU.NIRICT

Programme

Workshop Agenda

A carefully balanced mix of expert talks and hands-on interactive sessions, designed so that the majority of time is spent doing, not just listening.

13:00

Welcome & Live Pulse Poll Interactive

Organisers open the session. A live Mentimeter/Wooclap poll gives an immediate snapshot of the room's AI experience — results shared instantly to set the stage.

13:15

Talk 1 — From Complex Adaptive Systems to Agentic AI: A Systems Thinking Perspective Talk

Bedir Tekinerdogan (WUR)

13:25

Talk 2 — AI Agent Governance & Compliance Talk

Javed Vassilis Khan (ex-Kyvvu.com & ex-TU/e)

13:35

Talk 3 — From Prototype to Production: Lessons Learned from Deploying AI Agents Talk

Mohamed Elkady (Signify)

13:45

Talk 4 — Agentic AI in Practice: Hands-On Workflows for Research and Real-World Applications Talk

Osama Mazhar (Shell)

13:55

Talk 5 — Agentic AI: From Prediction to Autonomous Coordination in Health, Food, and Sustainability Talk

Anand Gavai (EIC Accelerator Evaluator)

14:05

Talk 6 — Autonomous Greenhouses: Advances & Trends Horticulture

Pinglin Zhang (Wageningen Research)

14:15

Break + Breakout Briefing Break

10-minute break. Facilitator explains the Lightning Decision Jam format and participants move to their pre-assigned Zoom breakout rooms.

14:25

Breakout Sessions — Lightning Decision Jam Interactive

4–5 parallel groups work on structured challenge canvases in Miro. Each group applies the same LDJ method to a different theme. AI tools (Claude, Elicit) can be used throughout the workshop for ideation.

15:15

Group Report-Back & Synthesis Interactive

Each group presents a 3-minute summary. Key insights are posted to a shared Miro board and the full group votes using Dotmocracy to surface the top priorities.

15:45

Closing: Outcomes & Next Steps Closing

Organiser synthesises live results.

Confirmed Speakers

Who You'll Hear From

Six confirmed experts spanning academia and industry. Click any speaker to read their bio and talk abstract.

Bedir Tekinerdogan

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Bedir Tekinerdogan

Full Professor & Chair IT · Wageningen University

Systems Thinking & Architecture

Javed Vassilis Khan

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Javed Vassilis Khan

ex-Kyvvu.com and ex-TU/e

AI Agent Governance & Compliance

Mohamed Elkady

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Mohamed Elkady

System Architect · Signify

From Prototype to Production: Deploying AI Agents at Scale

Osama Mazhar

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Osama Mazhar

Machine Vision & GenAI Researcher · Shell

Industrial Agentic Workflows

Anand Gavai

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Anand Gavai

Expert Evaluator · Horizon Europe EIC Accelerator

AI for Digital Health & Agri-Food

Pinglin Zhang

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Pinglin Zhang

ML & Sensors Researcher · Wageningen Research

Autonomous Greenhouses: Advances & Trends