ATS International Conference 2026
The ATS International Conference is the home of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep professionals, from those in the earliest stages of their careers to those whose research or strides in clinical care has gained them international recognition. Each year, nearly 14,000 of these professionals choose to attend, present, and learn about the latest advances, meet with colleagues from around the world, and strike new collaborations. It is truly where today’s science meets tomorrow’s care.
Clario is speaking and exhibiting at this year’s ATS conference. Stop by our booth #1900 to talk to us or reach out through the form below. We’d love to meet up and share how we can provide the expertise and tools needed to achieve your respiratory research goals efficiently and effectively.
Session information:
Session/Presentation 1:
Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
Time: 10:30 am – 11:10 am ET
Presentation: Real-time demonstration of PFT assessment and troubleshooting
Postgraduate Course: PG6 Best practices in pulmonary function testing
Speaker:
- Carl Dean Mottram, RPFT, RRT, FAARC – Senior Scientific Advisor, Respiratory at Clario
Session/Presentation 2:
Date: Monday, May 18, 2026
Time: 2:15 pm – 4:15 pm ET
Scientific Abstract: An artificial intelligence model for automated cough detection in home spirometry
Rapid Poster Discussion Session: B110 The new frontier is here: AI in pulmonary medicine
Authors:
- Kerem Yasar, M.S. in Engineering – Head of Engineering at Clario
- Marko Topalovic, Ph.D. – SVP, Chief AI Officer at Clario
- H. Todd Lustine, M.D., M.S., FCCP – VP, Medical Science, Respiratory at Clario
- Paul Desbordes, Ph.D. – Team Lead, R&D Software Engineering at Clario
Additional authors include:
- B. Murat Eyuboglu, Ph.D. – Professor at Middle East Technical University
- Fusun Oner Eyuboglu, M.D. – Physician at Baskent University Hospital
Session/Presentation 3:
Date: Monday, May 18, 2026
Time: 2:15 pm – 4:15 pm ET
Scientific Abstract: Detecting patient identity inconsistencies in clinical trials: AI-driven identification using respiratory fingerprint embeddings
Rapid Poster Discussion Session: B110 The new frontier is here: AI in pulmonary medicine
Authors:
- Kevin McCarthy, RPFT, ATSF, FAARC – Senior Director, Scientific Affairs at Clario
- Nikolai Denisov, Ph.D. – AI Developer at Clario
- Mladen Rakic, Ph.D. – AI Scientist at Clario
- Marko Topalovic, Ph.D. – SVP, Chief AI Officer at Clario
- Paul Desbordes, Ph.D. – Team Lead, R&D Software Engineering at Clario
Session/Presentation 4:
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Time: 11:30 am – 1:15 pm ET
Scientific Abstract: Limited diagnostic value of bronchodilator responsiveness compared to AI-assisted spirometry in asthma and COPD
Thematic Poster Session: C72 Novel approaches in respiratory physiology and function
Authors:
- Mladen Rakic, Ph.D. – AI Scientist at Clario
- Christina Vairelles, M.Sc. – Associate AI Scientist at Clario
- Carl Dean Mottram, RPFT, RRT, FAARC – Senior Scientific Advisor, Respiratory at Clario
- H. Todd Lustine, M.D., M.S., FCCP – VP, Medical Science, Respiratory at Clario
- Marko Topalovic, Ph.D. – SVP, Chief AI Officer at Clario
- Paul Desbordes, Ph.D. – Team Lead, R&D Software Engineering at Clario
Session/Presentation 5:
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Time: 11:30 am – 1:15 pm ET
Scientific Abstract: The largest FIVC in a spirometry measurement detects SIE in efforts showing comparable end-of-forced exhalation conditions that the FIVC/FVC from the effort fails to detect
Thematic Poster Session: C72 Novel approaches in respiratory physiology and function
Authors:
- Kevin McCarthy, RPFT, ATSF, FAARC – Senior Director, Scientific Affairs at Clario
- Phil Lake, Ph.D. – Senior Director, Respiratory Solutions at Clario
- Carl Dean Mottram, RPFT, RRT, FAARC – Senior Scientific Advisor, Respiratory at Clario
- H. Todd Lustine, M.D., M.S., FCCP – VP, Medical Science, Respiratory at Clario
Session/Presentation 6:
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Time: 11:30 am – 1:15 pm ET
Scientific Abstract: Evaluation of a model to define “usable” end of forced expiration criteria in subjects with obstructive lung disease
Thematic Poster Session: C72 Novel approaches in respiratory physiology and function
Authors:
- Carl Dean Mottram, RPFT, RRT, FAARC – Senior Scientific Advisor, Respiratory at Clario
- Amelie Sas, Ph.D. – Sr. AI Scientist at Clario
- Paul Desbordes, Ph.D. – Team Lead, R&D Software Engineering at Clario
- Ines Lourenco Goncalves, Ph.D. – AI Innovation Lead at Clario
- Katrina Hynes, M.Sc. – Respiratory Scientific Advisor at Clario
- H. Todd Lustine, M.D., M.S., FCCP – VP, Medical Science, Respiratory at Clario
- Kevin McCarthy, RPFT, ATSF, FAARC – Senior Director, Scientific Affairs at Clario
- Jim Sowash, M.S. – Director, Respiratory OverRead at Clario
- Yuri Van Havere, Ph.D. – Technical Product Manager at Clario
Session/Presentation 7:
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Time: 2:15 pm – 4:15 pm ET
Scientific Poster: Impact of race-specific versus race-neutral GLI equations on FEV₁/FVC Z-scores and obstruction classification
Poster Discussion Session: C108 Structure meets function: Measurements of the lung
Authors:
- Mladen Rakic, Ph.D. – AI Scientist at Clario
- Paul Desbordes, Ph.D. – Team Lead, R&D Software Engineering at Clario
- Katrina Hynes, M.Sc. – Respiratory Scientific Advisor at Clario
- Kevin McCarthy, RPFT, ATSF, FAARC – Senior Director, Scientific Affairs at Clario
- Carl Dean Mottram, RPFT, RRT, FAARC – Senior Scientific Advisor, Respiratory at Clario
- H. Todd Lustine, M.D., M.S., FCCP – VP, Medical Science, Respiratory at Clario
- Marko Topalovic, Ph.D. – SVP, Chief AI Officer at Clario
Additional authors include:
- Obianuju Beatrice Ozoh, M.B.B.S., ATSF, M.Sc. – Faculty Member at University of Lagos
- Sibomana Jean Pierre, M.D. – Faculty Member at University of Rwanda
- Rebecca Nantanda, M.D. – Faculty Member at Makerere University
- Sandra Abenaa Kwarteng Owusu, M.B., B.Ch. – Faculty Member at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Sulaiman Lakoh, M.D. – Faculty Member at University of Sierra Leone
- Tony Kayembe-Kitenge, M.D. – Faculty Member at University of Lubumbashi
- Abdoul Risgou Ouedraogo, M.D. – Faculty Member at University Joseph Ki-Zerbo
- Jibril Mohammed, P.T. – Faculty Member at Bayero University Kano
- Tochukwu Taiwo Ruth Ayo-Olagunju, M.B.B.S. – Physician at Lagos University Teaching Hospital
- Lindsay Jayne Zurba, R.N., R.M., C.P.M. – Clinical Educator at Education for Health Africa
- Kevin J. Mortimer, Ph.D. – Professor at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- Refiloe Masekela, M.D., Ph.D. – Faculty Member at University of KwaZulu-Natal
Session/Presentation 8:
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Time: 2:15 pm – 4:15 pm ET
Scientific Abstract: The FEV1 from spirometry efforts demonstrating submaximal inhalation error (SIE) can be corrected to produce an accurate estimate of the FEV1 generated from full inflation
Poster Discussion Session: C108 Structure meets function: Measurements of the lung
Authors:
- Kevin McCarthy, RPFT, ATSF, FAARC – Senior Director, Scientific Affairs at Clario
- Phil Lake, Ph.D. – Senior Director, Respiratory Solutions at Clario
- Carl Dean Mottram, RPFT, RRT, FAARC – Senior Scientific Advisor, Respiratory at Clario
- H. Todd Lustine, M.D., M.S., FCCP – VP, Medical Science, Respiratory at Clario
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