On May 15th, Professor Sawan attended the 4th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (ICoIAS 2021) that was held in Wuhan. He offered a keynote speech titled "Intelligent Microsystems to Predict Neurodegenerative Diseases and Enhance Health Conditions". He provided examples of smart medical devices that are used for recovery of vital functions, such as artificial urinary sphincter used to avoid incontinence.

The conference is hosted by Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China. It is intended to provide a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, engineers and educators throughout the world to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Intelligent Autonomous Systems.