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#MeetTheTeamAI4I Riccardo Zecchina   “𝗔𝗜𝟰𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥&𝗗. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆”   Continuing our path through the team behind The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industry, we introduce you Riccardo Zecchina, one of the components of the Scientific Advisory Board that brings into AI4I an extensive experience on international research projects and the more theoretical topics related to AI. Riccardo Zecchina is director of the Department of Computing Sciences and a full professor of Theoretical Physics at Università Bocconi in Milan, with a clarification in Machine Learning. He received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from the University of Turin and subsequently worked with Tullio Regge. He was later Research Scientist and director of the Statistical Physics Group at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy, and then full professor of Theoretical Physics at the Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy. He was several times long term visiting scientist at Microsoft Research (in Redmond and Cambridge MA) and at the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics and Statistical Models(LPTMS) at the University of Paris-Sud. In 2016 he received (with M. Mezard and G. Parisi) the Lars Onsager Prize of the American Physical Society and in 2011 an Advanced ERC grant on Optimization Algorithms. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. His current research interests include the relationships between artificial intelligence, computer science, information theory, statistical physics and computational neuroscience.

#MeetTheTeamAI4I Antonio Emilio Calegari   “𝗔𝗜𝟰𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. 𝗔𝗜𝟰𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜𝟰𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆.”   Continuing our path through the team behind The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industry, we introduce you Antonio Emilio Calegari, that is the founding director of the Institute. He joined AI4I after being selected through an international job opening and a process that involved the Board, the Scientific Advisory Board and the support of an external HR firm.   Antonio Emilio Calegari, holds a degree in Physics from the University of Milan and a MBA from INSEAD (Fontainbleau, FR). He served as Consultant in Bain & Company and as senior executive in several national and international organizations such as Sirti, Vodafone, Diners Club International and CWT. From 2020 to 2024 he co-founded and managed Artificialy, a Swiss-based growing startup delivering industrialized AI solutions to companies and institutions. He is personally passioned about science, technology and innovation as well as classical music.

#MeetTheTeamAI4I Fabio Pammolli   “𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗜. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥&𝗗 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.”   Continuing our path through the team behind The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industry, we introduce Fabio Pammolli, founding President of the Institute since its establishment on May 2024.   Fabio Pammolli is a Professor of Economics and Finance at the Politecnico di Milano. From 2015 to 2020, he was a member of the Investment Committee of the European Fund for Strategic Investments. He is currently the Chairman of the Investment Committee of InvestEU and serves as an economic advisor to the Italian Minister of Economy and Finance. He has held leadership roles in the governance of universities and research centers in Italy and abroad. Notably, he served as the founding Director of the IMT School of Advanced Studies in Lucca. He has been a visiting scientist at Boston University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, the London School of Economics, and Sciences Po (OFCE). He has held board member roles in large corporations and served as an advisor for private equity and infrastructure funds.

#Throwback   The WAICF - World AI Cannes Festival provided an important opportunity for discussion on the future of AI in Europe. Our project to promote AI in the industry through applied research and synergies with startups, as well as the Italian bet on the Institute attracted the attention of researchers, investors and startuppers. The feedback received is a confidence boost for the whole team but also represents real opportunities that will be evaluated in the coming weeks.

#MeetTheTeamAI4I Simone Ungaro   “𝐀𝐭 𝐀𝐈4𝐈, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝. 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐑&𝐃 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐈4𝐈 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑&𝐃 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩, 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝”   Continuing our path through the team behind The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industry, we introduce Simone Ungaro, that serves as Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board.   Simone Ungaro is the Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at Leonardo, having joined in October 2023 as Chief Innovation Officer and been promoted to his current role in June 2024. He previously founded and led Movendo Technology, a robotics company specializing in rehabilitation, from 2017 to 2023. Prior to that, he was General Director of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) from 2007 to 2017, where he launched the Technology Transfer initiative and established the Rehab Technologies Lab, which became a leader in biomedical robotics and spun off as Movendo Technology. From 2002 to 2007, Ungaro advised the Italian Ministry of Finance on innovation and digitalization. Earlier, from 1996 to 2002, he was a management consultant at KPMG and Deloitte, focusing on strategy and planning for multinational corporations. He holds an economics degree from the University of Rome "La Sapienza" and a diploma from the London School of Economics.

AI4I is hiring visionary R&D leaders! Our good friends at the Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industry (AI4I) are looking for exceptional talent to lead their first Research & Development Units, the core of Italy’s AI-driven industrial transformation. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of applied AI, backed by national funding, a world-class advisory board, and access to cutting-edge infrastructure like CINECA. Position: Head of R&D Unit Deadline: Sunday, April 13, 11:59 PM CEST If you're a bold thinker ready to drive AI innovation at scale, this is your call. Apply now and be part of something groundbreaking. More info at the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/dfEuNMm4

#MeetTheTeamAI4I Marco Pavone "𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿? 𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗥&𝗗 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜𝟰𝗜, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆" AI4I Is willing to merge best-in-class research capabilities and industrial know-how to really spread the use of AI in manufacturing sectors, including Automotive. This approach can be seen in the governance that includes a 7-components scientific advisory board, including Prof. Marco Pavone Marco Pavone is an Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University, where he directs the @Autonomous Systems Laboratory and the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford. He also leads autonomous vehicle research at NVIDIA. Before joining Stanford, he was a Research Technologist within the Robotics Section at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He received a Ph.D. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010.

The WAICF - World AI Cannes Festival is live and we’re at booth C17 showcasing the opportunity to join the challenge of making and AI-powered new industrial sector Along with the ongoing call for the Head of R&D units, open until april 13 and open to brilliant researchers we are showcasing the opportunities for startups and our new SUK (System User Knowledge) The SUK is AI4I’s innovative concept that aims to match the demand for AI solutions with the supply of AI expertise. SUK is an orchestrated ecosystem connecting businesses, research entities, startups, SMEs, and other stakeholders to foster innovation. Collaborating with us can accelerate your startup’s growth with: - Support in bringing innovation to market - Research and technology  - AI thriving ecosystem  - Access to industry leaders This festival also showcases that Italy is addressing the challenge of AI, with a commitment from the institutions (like ITA - Italian Trade Agency and Select Friuli Venezia Giulia with their pavilions) and many startups willing to disrupt international markets with AI.

AI4I Commits to Inclusion: Gender Equality Plan Approved On February 9, 2025, the AI4I Supervisory Board approved the Gender Equality Plan (GEP), aligning with the best European research institutions. A strategic move to ensure equal opportunities, foster an inclusive research environment, and strengthen our international competitiveness. 🔍 Key actions of AI4I’s GEP: ✅ Bias-free AI Development: monitoring datasets to prevent gender bias in AI ✅ Real-time Monitoring Dashboard: tracking gender balance and organizational well-being ✅ Equal Parental Leave: fair access for all families ✅ Inclusive Leadership Training: more women in decision-making roles ✅ Zero tolerance for harassment and discrimination: secure reporting and victim support 📊 With continuous monitoring and an annual reporting system, AI4I aligns with the highest European standards to create an innovative, fair, and globally attractive research environment. 🔗 Learn more about our commitment to gender equality https://lnkd.in/d6iD_J73 #AI4I #GenderEquality #Inclusion #Diversity #ResearchInnovation

AI4I, the Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence for Industry, is proud to announce its participation at the WAICF - World AI Cannes Festival   Visit us at booth C17 to see our ambitious project that combines research, advanced computing capabilities and concrete industrial applications. This is your chance to contribute to the new AI-driven industrial revolution, as we are ready to work with entrepreneurs, start-ups and researchers. The call for new Head of the AI4I research and development units is still open. If you are a talented researcher with a strong passion for AI and its industrial applications, don't miss this opportunity! https://lnkd.in/dfEuNMm4