UniMORE AI Center

Programme

Event Agenda

Three days of discussions, collaboration, and celebration around AI research and innovation.

ELLIOT Project Plenary - Day 1

European Large Open Multi-Modal Foundation Models - Full plenary with presentations and discussions around Work Packages and use cases.

10:00 - 12:30

Morning Session

Presentations and discussions structured around Work Packages and use cases.

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 16:00

Afternoon Session

Continued WP discussions and updates.

16:00 - 17:30
Poster & Demo Session
Partners and younger researchers present recent work in a conference-style poster format. Attendees are free to move around, ask questions, and discuss.

ELLIOT Project Plenary - Day 2

Second day of the ELLIOT plenary, including special parallel sessions.

09:00 - 12:30

Morning Session

Continued presentations and discussions on Work Packages and use cases.

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30

Afternoon Plenary

Final round of project-wide discussions.

15:30 - 17:30
Special Parallel Sessions
Focused sessions on specific topics, including WP2 tracks. Co-creation activities and deep-dive discussions organised in parallel rooms.

Inauguration of the UniMORE AI Center & ELLIOT-MINERVA Workshop

The highlight of the week: the official inauguration ceremony followed by a joint workshop co-organised by the ELLIOT and MINERVA European projects.

09:30
Welcome & Round Table

                        "Artificial Intelligence: from Research to the Territory"
                    
                        Michele De Pascale - President, Emilia-Romagna Region
                    
                        Rita Cucchiara - Rector, UniMORE
                    
                        Tiziana Ferrari - Director, Confindustria Emilia
                    
                        Francesco Ubertini - President, Cineca
                    
                        Mario Nobile - Director, AgID
                    
                        Moderated by Massimo Sideri - Corriere della Sera

10:20

Collaboration Agreements & International Testimonials

Agreements with AMD and Tetra Pak. Testimonials of international research collaborations.

10:30
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Official inauguration of the UniMORE AI Center building.

11:00

Keynote Speech

"The Frontier of Multimodal Large Language Models"

Prof. Ioannis Kompatsiaris - Director, CERTH-ITI, Thessaloniki & Coordinator, Horizon Europe ELLIOT

11:30 - 14:00

ELLIOT & MINERVA Joint Workshop

"AI and HPC: Model Scaling and Advancing HPC-AI Knowledge"
Addressing methodological challenges, computational aspects, and future research directions at the intersection of large-scale AI and high-performance computing.

Speakers