ELIAS is officially entering a new phase of growth. As part of our mission to establish Europe as a global leader in sustainable and trustworthy AI, we are expanding our network and have just launched the Call for Applications to join the ELIAS Virtual Centre. We are inviting leading European research institutions to join our growing network.
General Information & Goals:
Network Expansion: We aim to integrate more research institutions that share our commitment to sustainable AI.
Focus Areas: The virtual centre focuses on our five core pillars: AI for a Sustainable Planet, AI for a Sustainable Society, Trustworthy AI for Individuals, Fostering Scientific Excellence and Entrepreneurship & Tech Transfer.
Collaboration with ELLIS: The network continues to build on and refine the excellence criteria of the ELLIS Society, ensuring a top-tier scientific ecosystem. Only institutions that are members of an ELLIS Unit can apply to this call.
Strategic Impact: Membership offers a direct gateway to our collaborative scientific ecosystem, facilitating participation in cross-border mobility and PhD programs.
The full details of the call, including eligibility criteria and application guidelines, are now available on our website.
Per l’anno formativo 2026-2027 è in partenza il percorso IFTS gratuito “Tecnico per la progettazione e lo sviluppo di applicazioni informatiche-specializzato in backend e soluzioni di Intelligenza Artificiale aziendali”.
Il corso forma una figura tecnica specializzata nello sviluppo di applicazioni backend, soluzioni cloud e sistemi di AI applicati ai processi aziendali, con competenze in programmazione, database, API, prompt engineering, sicurezza dei dati e compliance normativa.
Il percorso, realizzato in partenariato con istituti scolastici del territorio, l’Università di Bologna – Dipartimento di Informatica, Scienza e Ingegneria, l’Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia (AIRI) e altri enti e imprese, è rivolto a giovani e adulti diplomati (occupati o disoccupati) residenti o domiciliati in Emilia-Romagna.
Periodo di svolgimento: marzo 2026 - febbraio 2027 Durata: 800 ore (aula, stage e project work) Scadenza iscrizioni: 15 febbraio 2026
Un seminario multidisciplinare dedicato alla narcolessia e allo studio di metodi diagnostici innovativi si terrà il 20 gennaio, dalle ore 10:00 alle ore 12:00, presso il Tecnopolo di Modena.
L’evento vedrà la partecipazione di un team dell’Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, tra cui il Professor Giuseppe Plazzi, responsabile del Centro per la Narcolessia e i Disturbi del Sonno, nonché di una delegazione della filiale statunitense dell’azienda farmaceutica giapponese Takeda.
Il seminario mira a favorire il dialogo tra la ricerca clinica e l’industria, promuovendo un approccio multidisciplinare alla comprensione e alla diagnosi della narcolessia.
We announce the opening of registrations for the MINERVA AI Winter School, a five-day intensive program with a strong hands-on approach, focused on the latest developments in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (HPC).
The training program covers several key areas of AI, including:
Computer Vision
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Multimodal models
Profiling and optimization of large-scale AI training
The Winter School will be delivered by experts from Cineca, UNIMORE, and BSC, and will combine lectures, hands-on laboratory sessions, and a final team challenge. The concluding team challenge will address real-world problems in computer vision or the scalability of large language models.
The school will take place from 23 to 27 February 2025 at Cineca, in Casalecchio di Reno (BO), Italy, in the Von Neumann Room.
Participation is limited: 40 participants will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis. Enrollment confirmation is scheduled for 1 February 2026.
We announce the opening of registrations for the MINERVA AI Winter School, a five-day intensive program with a strong hands-on approach, focused on the latest developments in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (HPC).
The training program covers several key areas of AI, including:
Computer Vision
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Multimodal models
Profiling and optimization of large-scale AI training
The Winter School will be delivered by experts from Cineca, UNIMORE, and BSC, and will combine lectures, hands-on laboratory sessions, and a final team challenge. The concluding team challenge will address real-world problems in computer vision or the scalability of large language models.
The school will take place from 23 to 27 February 2025 at Cineca, in Casalecchio di Reno (BO), Italy, in the Von Neumann Room.
Participation is limited: 40 participants will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis. Enrollment confirmation is scheduled for 1 February 2026.
The Artificial Intelligence Research and Innovation Center AIRI (ex Softech-ICT) is an Inter-departmental Research Center on ICT promoted by the "Enzo Ferrari" Department of Engineering and by the "Marco Biagi" Department of Economics of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.
AIRI is an accredited laboratory of the High Technology Network of the Emilia-Romagna Region, co-financed by the EU FESR2007-2013, and at the same time one of the leading laboratories of the Modena Technopole.
AIRI promotes, coordinates and carries out applied research, industrial and technology transfer activities in the ICT sector, with particular reference to technologies based on Artificial Intelligence, and related organizational and business models thanks to the synergies of skills among IT, electronic engineers, telecommunications and business economics experts.
