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2nd Open Forum “AI: what does it mean for research, for society and for you?”
CONNECTS-UK 2nd Open Forum:
“Artificial Intelligence (AI). What does it mean for research, for society and for you”
We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for our 2nd CONNECTS-UK Open Forum. The Open Forum will take place on 20 November 2024 at 12:00 (UK time) at Cardiff University (Haydn Ellis Building, Cardiff University, Maindy Road) and online at 13:15 (UK time) and is supported by Academia Europaea Cardiff.
The theme of this 2nd forum is “Artificial Intelligence (AI)”, which has been hitting the headlines including by effectively winning the Nobel Prizes in both Physics and Chemistry this year.
But what exactly is AI? How could it affect us in our work and daily lives? How does it affect science?
We welcome everyone who is interested in AI – from interested outsiders, to potential users and leading experts – to join us at our 2nd Open Forum. There will be a lively and frank discussion with leading European experts, examining the potential of AI as well as possible issues. This event is open to all, free of charge, and offers lunch and networking opportunities.
This event is the second in a series of six Open Fora that will be held across the UK. The CONNECTS-UK Open Fora aim to foster connections between leading EU researchers and academics based in the UK, showcase their achievements, and share valuable insights with both expert and non-expert audiences.
The event is supported by Academia Europaea Cardiff, part of a pan-European academy promoting research excellence and science for policy, and sponsored by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the UK.
Special opportunities:
- During registration, you can sign up for a networking lunch which will be offered at 12:00 PM, before the official start of the event.
- For those travelling to Cardiff, we are offering travel reimbursements of up to £80 per person (limited availability on a first-come, first-served basis). Please keep your travel receipts for claiming the reimbursement.
Registration: please note that the registration form is now closed. If you would like to attend in person, you can register on the day of the event at the registration desk at 12pm (lobby/exhibition area on the ground floor, Haydn Ellis Building, Cardiff University, Maindy Road). If you would like to attend online, please contact info@connects-uk.org
Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues and friends who may be interested.
CONNECTS-UK is co-funded by the European Union.
We look forward to seeing you at this insightful event!
Sincerely,
CONNECTS-UK Team
EVENT AGENDA
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| Wednesday, November 20th 2024 , 12:00 – 16:15 local time (London UK) and on-line (from 13:15)
Haydn Ellis Building, Cardiff University, Maindy Road |
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| 12:00 – 13:15 | Doors open for registration
Networking lunch, posters, videos & promotional stands |
| 13:15 – 13:30 | Welcome and housekeeping
Ole Petersen, CBE FRS, Director Academia Europaea Hub, Cardiff University. Professor of Physiology at Cardiff University Jas Pal Badyal, Chief Scientific Advisor for Wales, Welsh Government Niek Buurma, CONNECTS-UK ACB member, Co-founder and Co-director DNA UK (Dutch Network of Academics in the UK), Senior lecturer in physical organic chemistry (Cardiff University) Anna Fumarola, Project Manager at CONNECTS-UK Brando Benifei, Member of the European parliament, co-Rapporteur of the Artificial Intelligence Act, prerecorded talk |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Key-note speaker
Teemu Roos, Leader of AI Education Programme (Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence),Professor of Computer Science (specialization area: AI and Data Science) (University of Helsinki) |
| 14:00 – 14:50 | Panel 1: What will be the impact of AI on society?
Chaired by Sara Alvira de Celis, Research Project Manager – School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol. CONNECTS-UK ACB member. Cecilia Rikap, Associate Professor in Economics and the Head of Research of the University College London’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, “The political economy of AI: by whom, for what and for whom?” Qingxiu Bu, Associate Professor, University of Sussex, “Balancing the Benefits of Automated Facial Recognition (AFR) and Privacy Protection” Q&A |
| 14:50 – 15:15 | Coffee-break |
| 15:15 – 16:15 | Panel 2: How will AI impact research?
Chaired by Ole Petersen, CBE FRS, Director Academia Europaea Hub, Cardiff University. Professor of Physiology at Cardiff University Peter Flach, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Systems Laboratory, School of Computer Science, University of Bristol, “Generative AI in Research: Tool or Threat?” Marco Palombo, Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC), School of Psychology, Cardiff University & School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University – Associate Professor, “Towards Democratized and Sustainable Medical Imaging through AI” R. Gonzalo Parra, Researcher, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, “Local Frustration: A computational biophysics based strategy to understand proteins and its implications for biomedicine” Q&A |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Wrap up and announcement of prize winners |
| 16:30 | Close |
This Agenda is subject to updates and alterations.
CYHOEDDIAD
2il Fforwm Agored CONNECTS-UK
“Deallusrwydd Artiffisial (AI). Beth mae’n ei olygu i ymchwil, i gymdeithas ac i chi? “
Mae’n bleser gennym gyhoeddi bod cofrestru bellach ar agor ar gyfer ein 2il Fforwm Agored CONNECTS-UK. Bydd y Fforwm Agored yn cael ei gynnal ar 20 Tachwedd 2024 am 12:00 (amser y DU) ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd (Adeilad Haydn Ellis, Prifysgol Caerdydd, Heol Maendy) ac ar-lein am 13:15 (amser y DU) ac fe’i cefnogir gan Academia Europaea Cardiff.
Thema’r 2il fforwm hwn yw “Deallusrwydd Artiffisial (AI)”, sydd wedi bod yn denu sylw yn y wasg, gan gynnwys trwy ennill Gwobrau Nobel mewn Ffiseg a Chemeg yn effeithiol eleni.
Ond beth yn union yw AI? Sut y gallai effeithio arnom yn ein gwaith a’n bywydau beunyddiol? Sut mae’n effeithio ar wyddoniaeth?
Rydym yn croesawu pawb sydd â diddordeb mewn AI – o bobl o’r tu allan sydd â diddordeb, i ddefnyddwyr posibl ac arbenigwyr blaenllaw – i ymuno â ni yn ein hail Fforwm Agored. Bydd trafodaeth fywiog a gonest gydag arbenigwyr blaenllaw yn Ewrop, gan archwilio potensial AI yn ogystal â phroblemau posibl. Mae’r digwyddiad hwn yn agored i bawb, yn rhad ac am ddim, ac yn cynnig cinio a chyfleoedd rhwydweithio.
Darllenwch yr agenda llawn yma.
Y digwyddiad hwn yw’r ail mewn cyfres o chwe Fforwm Agored a gynhelir ledled y DU. Nod Fforymau Agored CONNECTS-UK yw meithrin cysylltiadau rhwng ymchwilwyr ac academyddion blaenllaw o’r UE sydd wedi’u lleoli yn y DU, arddangos eu cyflawniadau, a rhannu mewnwelediadau gwerthfawr gyda chynulleidfaoedd arbenigol ac anarbenigol.
Cefnogir y digwyddiad gan Academia Europaea Cardiff, sy’n rhan o academi Ewrop gyfan sy’n hyrwyddo rhagoriaeth ymchwil a gwyddoniaeth ar gyfer polisi, ac mae wedi’i noddi gan Sefydliad Gwyddoniaeth a Thechnoleg Sbaen a Llysgenhadaeth Teyrnas yr Iseldiroedd yn y DU.
Cyfleoedd arbennig:
- Wrth gofrestru, gallwch gofrestru ar gyfer cinio rhwydweithio a fydd yn cael ei gynnig am 12:00 PM, cyn dechrau’r digwyddiad yn swyddogol.
- Gwahoddir ymchwilwyr i gymryd rhan mewn cystadleuaeth poster a fideo gyda gwobr o £100 am y ceisiadau gorau. Gallwch ddod o hyd i’r canllawiau cystadlu ar gyfer y gwobrau fideo a phoster a’r ffurflen gofrestru i gymryd rhan yn y gystadleuaeth. (Gwyliwch y fideo hwn am awgrymiadau ar sut i recordio fideo tebyg).
- I’r rhai sy’n teithio i Gaerdydd, rydym yn cynnig ad-daliadau teithio o hyd at £80 y pen (argaeledd cyfyngedig ar sail y cyntaf i’r felin). Cadwch eich derbynebau teithio ar gyfer hawlio’r ad-daliad.
Cofrestru: sylwch fod y ffurflen gofrestru bellach ar gau. Os hoffech fynychu’n bersonol, gallwch gofrestru ar ddiwrnod y digwyddiad wrth y ddesg gofrestru am 12pm (ardal lobi/arddangos ar y llawr gwaelod, Adeilad Haydn Ellis, Prifysgol Caerdydd, Heol Maendy). Os hoffech fynychu ar-lein, cysylltwch â info@connects-uk.org.
Mae croeso i chi rannu’r gwahoddiad hwn gyda chydweithwyr a ffrindiau a allai fod â diddordeb.
Mae CONNECTS-UK yn cael ei gyd-ariannu gan yr Undeb Ewropeaidd.
Rydym yn edrych ymlaen at eich gweld yn y digwyddiad cyffrous hwn!
Yn gywir,
CONNECTS-UK Team