Programme & Speakers
Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Future Communities
Schedule Overview (20–24 Oct)
Pre-symposium activities: Workshop
Audience: Erasmus Master’s & Ph.D. students, plus other participants.
Location: 52-203
Morning block: From machine learning towards generative AI
Lunch Break
On your own.
Afternoon block: How to safely use modern AI systems
Main Event — Opening & Keynotes
Location: 51-219
Symposium Start
Opening remarks & welcome.
Invited talk: AI as a tool for bridging cross-cultural gaps
Prof. Jeffrey Allan
Coffee Break
For active participants only.
Invited talk: Challenges in Ethics of AI and Trustworthy
Ahmad Firdaus (VERDAS.AI, MY)
Invited talk: AI Avatars in Education
Konrad Sowa (PL)
Lunch Break
On your own.
Invited talk: The Dawn of Artificial General Intelligence: Changing Role of Computing
Jakub Bareš
Panel discussion with Associate partners from PIONEER alliance and members
How AI can improve the collaboration within PIONEER consortium in various domains, inclusiveness of AI, HE’s cross-border cooperation, and existing ecosystems. Moderators: Tereza Malikova
Afternoon Coffee break
For active participants only.
Invited talk: Explainability of AI
prof. Martin Klimo, PhD
Closing of the day #1
Talks, Panel & Thematic Workshops
Location: 51-219
Invited talk #2: Democratizing AI Analytics Across Every Business Function
Assist. Prof. Rajat Shukla
Coffee Break
For active participants only.
Short talk: Introducing the workshops, Co-design of AI-enabled systems and their trustworthy assessments.
Paulinus Ofem, Ph.D
Panel/Talks
The evolving role of universities in enhancing education quality and industry preparedness across diverse disciplines, Joint impact of Transdisciplinary engineering, AI education and industry integration, Navigating intercultural and interdisciplinary environments to enhance AI-driven education, Balancing soft and hard skills for effective AI innovation and application, AI for Future Careers: Exploring career paths, skills development, and opportunities in the AI-driven job market for students and early-career professionals.
Lunch Break
On your own.
Expert talk: Responsible use of AI (and detection of AI)
Nicol Dankova
Coffee Break
For active participants only.
Breakout Workshops
Location: 54-109
- AI-enabled systems & trustworthy assessments
Closing of the day #2
Talks, Panel & Thematic Workshop
Location: 51-219
Invited Expert Talk: Training the Human in the Loop: Universities and the Art of Learning in the Age of AI
Dr Vanessa Camilleri
Invited Expert Talk: Introducing ASEF and AE4AI
Claudio Andres Rivera
Coffee Break
For active participants only.
Panel: Future trends in AI, Cooperation between research (university) and startups/AI industry (challenges, obstacles), what can support more intense AI development across regions and borders.
Stakeholders, ZLIN.AI, CAUI, ZRIA, Startups.
Closing of Symposium
Lunch Break
On your own.
BIP Lecture
Location: 52-206
Leveraging Generative AI for Automated Programs Discovery with Framework EASE
Post-symposium Workshop — Modern Approaches in Cybersecurity
Audience: Erasmus Master’s & Ph.D. students, plus other participants.
Location: 52-108
Morning block: AI for Cybersecurity & Cybersecurity for AI
Lunch Break
On your own.
Afternoon block: DFIR, software, and pentests
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