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

 

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, the 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

 

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)

09:35-09:45

Introduction: Networks of Excellence centers (EC)

  • euRobin (HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-12: European Network of Excellence Centres in Robotics)
  • ELSA (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