Paving the way towards the next generation of R&I excellence in AI, Data and Robotics
10/10/2022

WEBINAR: Paving the way towards the next generation of R&I excellence in AI, Data and Robotics

Adra
The AI data Robotics Association
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Date of the webinar:

17.10.2022 from 09:15 to 13:10 CEST

Location:

Online webinar

Content:

Artificial intelligence, data and robotics are at the core of the ongoing digital transformation of Europe. Over the last years, Europe has increased its effort to drive innovation, acceptance and uptake of these technologies through the Horizon Europe programme. With more than 40 newly funded projects under the programme, Europe made large-scale investments in R&I for the development and deployment of trustworthy, safe and robust AI, Data and Robotics, compatible with EU values and regulations.

The Adra-e and AI4Europe Coordination and Support Actions (CSAs) are co-organising this webinar to introduce and take stock of the newly funded R&I landscape and to identify common themes and challenges for future activities and collaboration with AI-on-demand Platform.

A strong EC presence, and key talks from representatives of the two host CSAs, Adra association, and the European Digital Innovation Hubs, the aim of the event is to ensure all the newly funded projects are introduced. There will be opportunities for all projects to have their say through a two-minute pitch video presentation and be included in a joint catalogue to be disseminated both online and offline.

Who should attend and why?

The webinar is open to all actors involved in AI, Data and Robotics communities including research organisations, associations linked to ADR technologies, developers and domain experts, Governments & Policy Makers, citizens and civil society.

Registration

Registration is free of charge but mandatory. Please reserve your seat here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PGwnFus5SDSXrN1YPy0CpA

Agenda

Timing

Presentation 

Speaker

09:15-09:20

Welcome and introduction

Adra-e (Viviane Habert, Inria Project Manager) and AI4Europe (Tanvir Singh Badwal, UCC Project Manager)

09:20-09:35

Introduction of the European Commission

Cecile Huet, Head of Unit Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Excellence (Unit A1)

09:35-9:45

Introduction: Networks of Excellence centers (EC)

  • euRobin (4min) (HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-12: European Network of Excellence Centres in Robotics)
  • ELSA (4 min) (HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-03: European Network of AI Excellence Centres: Pillars of the European AI lighthouse)

09:45-09:55

Adra

Marina Bill, President

Rich Walker, Chair of the Board

09:55 -10:15

Scope of Adra-e CSA – presentation and objectives 

Marc Schoenauer, Research Director at Inria

10:15-10:35

Scope of AIforEurope CSA – presentation of the project and overview of the AI-on-demand Platform

Barry O’Sullivan and Gabriel Gonzalez Castane, University College Cork, Ireland

10:35-10:55

Presentation of the EDIH

Matthias KUOM 

10:55 – 11:10

BREAK

11:10 – 11:35

HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-01: Verifiable robustness, energy efficiency and transparency for Trustworthy AI: Scientific excellence boosting industrial competitiveness

Projects : AutoFair , ENEXA, EVENFLOW, REXASI-PRO, SAFEXPLAIN, SustainML, TALON, TUPLES, ULTIMATE

11:35 – 11:50

HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-24: Tackling gender, race and other biases in AI

Projects : AEQUITAS, BIAS, ELSA, FINDHR, MAMMOTH

11:50 – 12:15

HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-09: AI, Data and Robotics for the Green Deal

Projects: ALCHIMIA, CLARUS, DARROW, DIGIFOREST, Grinner, RECLAIM, Romain, Smart Droplets, TUBERS

12:15 – 12:35

HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-10: AI, Data and Robotics at work

Projects: EARASHI, FAIRWork, FEROX, GEYEDANCE, HACID, SIMAR, SOFTCARE

12:35 – 13:05

HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-11: Pushing the limit of robotics cognition

Projects : AGIMUS, CONVINCE, CoreSense, HARIA, IntelliMan, MOZART, PILLAR-Robots, REGO, Sestosenso

13:05 – 13:10

Feedback (SLIDO contribution) and closing remarks