DisAI Project

📣 AI designers, builders and believers meet next Wednesday at the BETTER_AI_MEETUP at the Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies🌃 Together with experts from the banking industry, we will discuss how LLMs and GenAI are improving customer service in banking 🏦 You can also look forward to a talk by Martin Tamajka, Research engineer at KInIT 👨💻 ✅ Free registration for this online event: https://lnkd.in/dJdn7M-V 📅 13. November at 17:00 (CET)

✨ We are ready for the next BETTER_AI_MEETUP! Will you join us? 🫵 Our main topic will be finances and AI. How are LLMs and genAI improving customer service in banking? 💳 Find the answers with us during the 13th meetup 👨💼 We will discuss the use of AI with the specialists from the largest Slovak banks: Tatra banka, ČSOB Finančná skupina, VÚB banka, Slovenská sporiteľňa and Národná banka Slovenska 🏦 Also, we will welcome a guest from the banking regulator to shed light on their stance on using AI in financial services. 📅 13. November at 17:00 (CET) 💻 Free registration: https://bit.ly/3YpO5P9

🚀 In September, PhD student at KInIT Ivana Beňová had the opportunity to attend the DisAI Summer School on trustworthy, multilingual, and multimodal AI at the Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies in Bratislava! 🤝 Throughout the four days, we explored cutting-edge topics such as Trustworthy and Explainable AI, Multilingual Language Models, and Multimodal Technologies. Ivana had presented her research during the Multimodality poster session and gained valuable feedback from international peers and senior experts. 🌍✨ 💬 As Ivana said: “A personal highlight for me was diving deep into multimodal AI and learning from leading researchers like Symeon Papadopoulos and Ahmet Iscen. It was inspiring to see so many students from diverse backgrounds sharing their knowledge and experiences.”

Qiwei Peng recently completed his two-week visit to Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies as part of the trustworthy branch of the DisAI project 🧑💻🎊 During this time, we focused on research within the field of Comprehensive Explainable AI, with a particular focus on improving the clarity of computed explanations for human users 💻 In the realm of fact-checking, clear and understandable explanations are crucial✨ #AI systems increasingly assist in verifying information and they must be transparent and accessible to users. An integral part of each mobility is also knowledge exchange, Qiwei therefore presented his experiences within the multilingual domain from his research at the Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen 🏫

🎒 DisAI Summer School was a great opportunity to network with experts ✨🧑💻 Ivan Vykopal, a PhD student at the Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies and a member of the DisAI project, shared his thoughts about this event 🧑🏫 He attended our DisAI Summer School and also presented his research during the poster session.

🥳 Our project has successfully entered its second half ✨ We recently received the results of the mid-term project review. Together with our partners from Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI), Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH) and the University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet), we have worked hard to improve Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies's scientific excellence 💖 Key highlights: ✔️ Improved research strategy and infrastructure ✔️ More than 20 researchers involved in training activities ✔️ More than 10 early-stage researchers involved in replication challenge ✔️ 44% of participating staff already involved in international travel ✔️ First related scientific papers published, more in progress ✔️ KInIT research management improved and staff trained ✔️ Several research grant proposals prepared with our partners ✔️ Dissemination targets on track, some industry-related already exceeded Let's celebrate together 🎉

🏫 Our DisAI summer school was a huge success! We are grateful for so many committed participants and all the inspiring speakers 🙏   The morning sessions in the second half of the school were held by lecturers such as Symeon Papadopoulos from Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH) or Ahmet Iscen from Google, who explored a topic of multimodal processing 🧑💻 Prof Dr Maximilian Kiener from TUHH spoke about Ethics of #AI. Stefanos Papadopoulos from CERTH led an interactive lab focusing on multimodal #deeplearning. Participants actively engaged in practical exercises to apply presented concepts. 🤖 Martin Tamajka from Kempelen Institute of Intelligent Technologies presented about the potential of the AI-on-Demand Platform, particularly focusing on early stage researchers. Finally Jakub Šimko, also a member of KInIT, concluded the summer school with a workshop on "Scientific Writing and Presentation" 🙍♂️

DisAI Summer School participants also experienced an engaging excursion to Devin Castle! 🏰 At the end of the first learning day, after the last lecture, everyone embarked on a scenic boat trip 🚤. The cruise provided stunning views of the city and the nature surrounding it. Upon arrival, attendees explored the historic grounds of Devin Castle, immersing themselves in its rich history 📜. Following the excursion, a wine-tasting session took place. Guests enjoyed local Slovak currant wines, complemented by a small snack 🧀🍇. The event ended with a return boat trip to the city center. The excursion offered a delightful blend of Slovak history, culture, and local flavors 🇸🇰✨!

⭐The first week of September was remarkably exciting! At KInIT, we organised DisAI Summer School 🏫   During the week many international speakers from different institutions gave inspiring lectures on the topic of #AI, while focusing on #NLP and language technologies👇 ✅ Anders Søgaard from Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen and Zhijing Jin from ETH Zürich and Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems delivered an insightful lectures about trustworthy and robust AI. Marta Ruiz Costa-jussà from Meta highlighted key advancements and challenges related with multilingual NLP. Talk by Ahmet Iscen from Google DeepMind introduced interesting advances in visual modality processing.  ✅ The afternoon sessions included a hands-on lab focused on XAI, which was conducted by Simon Ostermann from Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI). Stefanos Papadopoulos from Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH) led an interactive lab on the topic of Multimodal AI. Participants actively engaged in practical exercises to apply concepts learned. 🚀 It was a productive time and provided a comprehensive exploration of trustworthy, multilingual and multimodal AI 🤖

Meet Miroslava Micova, our incredible project manager at DisAI! 🌟 Curious to meet the amazing team behind DisAI? We're thrilled to introduce you to Miroslava, who is leading our mission to improve the reliability of information. Together, we're committed to building a more informed and resilient society. Stay tuned for more updates on our journey! 💡✨