Name: AI for Science Krakow
Start: 2025-03-20T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-03-21T16:00:00+01:00
Location: ICE Krakow Congress Centre

AI for Science Krakow

from Thursday 20 March 2025 (19:00) to Friday 21 March 2025 (16:00)

Monday 17 March 2025
Tuesday 18 March 2025
Wednesday 19 March 2025
Thursday 20 March 2025
19:00 Networking & wine meet up - Izabela Najda - Jędrzejewska (Welcome by Ministry of Science and Higher Education)
Networking & wine meet up
- Izabela Najda - Jędrzejewska (Welcome by Ministry of Science and Higher Education)
19:00 - 00:00
Friday 21 March 2025
09:00 Opening Session
09:00 - 09:45
Contributions

09:00 Opening speech - Maria Mrówczyńska (Undersecretary of State in Ministry of Science and Higher Education)

09:15 AI in science – a competitiveness opportunity for the European Union - Maria Cristina Russo (Director for Prosperity, DG Research and Innovation)

09:30 Supercharging AI: Poland's Role in the Global High-Performance Computing Landscape - Marek Magryś (Director of ACC Cyfronet AGH)
09:45 AI and the Future of Science: Redefining Research Paradigms (panel) - Joanna Jaworek-Korjakowska (AGH University) Liviu Stirbat - moderator of the panel (Head of Unit for AI in Science, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation) Simone Mohrs (The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities) Martin Palkovic (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts)
AI and the Future of Science: Redefining Research Paradigms (panel)
- Joanna Jaworek-Korjakowska (AGH University)
- Liviu Stirbat - moderator of the panel (Head of Unit for AI in Science, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation)
- Simone Mohrs (The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities)
- Martin Palkovic (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts)
09:45 - 10:30
10:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Pooling resources for AI in science - Liviu Stirbat (Head of Unit for AI in Science, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation)
Pooling resources for AI in science
- Liviu Stirbat (Head of Unit for AI in Science, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation)
11:00 - 11:15
11:15 Practical Applications of AI in Scientific Research (panel) - Christophe Leroux (Director of Adra - AI-Data-Robotics-Association) Petri Myllymaki (University of Helsinki) Maria Ganzha (Warsaw University of Technology) Bartosz Zieliński (Jagiellonian University) Krzysztof Walas - moderator of the panel (Poznan University of Technology, ADRA Board of Directors Member)
Practical Applications of AI in Scientific Research (panel)
- Christophe Leroux (Director of Adra - AI-Data-Robotics-Association)
- Petri Myllymaki (University of Helsinki)
- Maria Ganzha (Warsaw University of Technology)
- Bartosz Zieliński (Jagiellonian University)
- Krzysztof Walas - moderator of the panel (Poznan University of Technology, ADRA Board of Directors Member)
11:15 - 12:00
12:00 HPC Resources for AI: Introduction to the European AI & HPC Ecosystem for Scientists - Anders Dam Jensen (Executive Director for the European HPC JU)
HPC Resources for AI: Introduction to the European AI & HPC Ecosystem for Scientists
- Anders Dam Jensen (Executive Director for the European HPC JU)
12:00 - 12:15
12:15 LLM Models: how they can assist in the future scientific breakthroughs? (presentations & panel) - Sy Holsinger (OPERAS RI) Rafał Duczmal - moderator of the panel (Chair of EuroHPC JU Governing Board; the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR)) Tomasz Kajdanowicz (University of Science and Technology in Wroclaw) Markus Koskela (CSC - IT Center for Science)
LLM Models: how they can assist in the future scientific breakthroughs? (presentations & panel)
- Sy Holsinger (OPERAS RI)
- Rafał Duczmal - moderator of the panel (Chair of EuroHPC JU Governing Board; the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR))
- Tomasz Kajdanowicz (University of Science and Technology in Wroclaw)
- Markus Koskela (CSC - IT Center for Science)
12:15 - 13:00
13:00 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 Ethics of AI in Scientific Research: Regulations vs. Best Practices - Oleksandra Vereshak (Researcher in Human-AI trust)
Ethics of AI in Scientific Research: Regulations vs. Best Practices
- Oleksandra Vereshak (Researcher in Human-AI trust)
14:00 - 14:15
14:15 Ethics of AI in Scientific Research: Regulations vs. Best Practices (panel) - Oleksandra Vereshak (Researcher in Human-AI trust) Emilia Kaczmarek (University of Warsaw) Michał Jackowski (DSK Kancelaria / SWPS) Weronika Gawęda - moderator (the The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR)) Tim Hubbard (Director of ELIXIR)
Ethics of AI in Scientific Research: Regulations vs. Best Practices (panel)
- Oleksandra Vereshak (Researcher in Human-AI trust)
- Emilia Kaczmarek (University of Warsaw)
- Michał Jackowski (DSK Kancelaria / SWPS)
- Weronika Gawęda - moderator (the The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR))
- Tim Hubbard (Director of ELIXIR)
14:15 - 15:00
15:00 Science and Big Tech in AI Development: How Scientists and Big Tech Can Work Together? - Marcin Szelest (Aptiv)
Science and Big Tech in AI Development: How Scientists and Big Tech Can Work Together?
- Marcin Szelest (Aptiv)
15:00 - 15:15
15:15 Science and Big Tech in AI Development: Challenge or Synergy? (panel) - Edina Nemeth (HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control (HUN-REN SZTAKI)) Łukasz Mirosław (Microsoft) Marcin Szelest - moderator of the panel (Aptiv) Wouter Van Putte (CEO of Puxano) Sylwia Barthel de Weydenthal (IQM Quantum Computers)
Science and Big Tech in AI Development: Challenge or Synergy? (panel)
- Edina Nemeth (HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control (HUN-REN SZTAKI))
- Łukasz Mirosław (Microsoft)
- Marcin Szelest - moderator of the panel (Aptiv)
- Wouter Van Putte (CEO of Puxano)
- Sylwia Barthel de Weydenthal (IQM Quantum Computers)
15:15 - 16:00