Introduction to LEAD AI
On 15 November, the University of Bergen will kickstart LEAD AI, a program for training future leaders in artificial intelligence. The event is meant to be a first get-to-know-each-other meeting for representatives from the participating UiB entities and partners.
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LEAD AI is the University of Bergen's (UiB) career and mobility fellowship program within artificial intelligence. In total 19 postdoctoral research fellows across six of UiB's faculties will take part in the program between 2024 and 2028. The research opportunities range from basic AI research for the relevant disciplines to more applied research in the natural sciences and medicine, and issues such as the interaction between AI, people and society with legal and ethical challenges. The program is supported by 17 external partners, including six academic partners and eleven partners representing Norwegian public institutions, industry, and large networks.
UiB will recruit both local and international researchers and employ them in postdoctoral positions for 3-4 years. Mobility, both international and across disciplines and sectors, is an important element of the program. UiB will collaborate with research institutions in other countries and with partners in relevant sectors in Western Norway.
LEAD AI will receive funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program under the COFUND-scheme of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. The official start date for LEAD AI is 1 January 2024.
For this get-to-know-each-other meeting, we hope that representatives from all UiB entities taking part in LEAD AI, as well as representatives from LEAD AI’s partners, can join us.
Agenda
8:30 – 8:45 | Registration |
8:45 – 8:50 | Opening (Margareth Hagen, Rector of the University of Bergen) |
8:50 – 9:00 | Welcome (Pinar Heggernes, Deputy rector of the University of Bergen) |
9:00 – 9:20 | LEAD AI – Bergen research and training program for future AI leaders across the disciplines (Inge Jonassen, Head of department at Department of Informatics, University of Bergen) |
9:20 – 9:40 | AI Excellence (Jill Walker Rettberg, Co-Director of the Center for Digital Narrative, Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, University of Bergen) |
9:40 – 10:00 | Responsible AI (Barbara Wasson, Director of the Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology, Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen) |
10:00 – 10:20 | Coffee break |
10:20 – 10:40 | AI for society (Marija Slavkovik, Head of department at Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen) |
10:40 – 11:20 | LEAD AI focus areas at UiB -Research in ML and AI, Fabio Zennaro (Department of Informatics) -Use of AI in medical research, Martha Enger (Department of Biomedicine) -AI and Intellectual Property, Torger Kielland (Faculty of Law) -AI in Climate modeling, Francine Schevenhoven (Geophysical Institute) |
11:20 – 11:25 | Welcome to LEAD AI partners (Inge Jonassen, Head of department at Department of Informatics, University of Bergen) |
11:25 – 11:45 | Associated Partners and their role in LEAD AI -Project Reynir aims to counter the threat of disinformation, Helge O. Svela (Media City Bergen / NCE Media) -Bent Gjendem (NCE Finance Innovation) -Odd Gurvin (Norwegian Cognitive Center) |
11:45 – 12:00 | Closing (Inge Jonassen, Head of department at Department of Informatics, University of Bergen) |
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch and mingling |
