Artificial intelligence

University of Cyprus: Marios Polycarpou, Professor of the University of Cyprus, was awarded an international distinction in the field of Artificial Intelligence

The 2023 IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Technical Field Award, which is the highest distinction for scientists/researchers conducting pioneering research work in the field of Artificial Intelligence, was awarded to Marios Polykarpou, Professor of the University of Cyprus and Director of the Research and Innovation Center of Excellence “KIOS”. The award ceremony took place on 2 July …

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Commission seeks input from industry on the use of artificial intelligence in finance

The Commission has launched a targeted consultation and a workshop series to seek input from stakeholders on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in finance. The initiatives cover use cases, benefits, barriers, risks and stakeholder needs. The consultation and workshops target all financial stakeholders. The input received will enable the Commission to provide guidance to …

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New EU rules make high-value datasets available to fuel artificial intelligence and data-driven innovation

New EU rules on making more public datasets available for reuse have started applying. These so-called ‘high-value datasets’ contain information on six thematic areas laid out in the Open Data Directive: geospatial, earth observation and environment, meteorological, statistics, companies and mobility. The new rules have the potential to generate important societal and economic benefits by …

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Commission invests €112 million in AI and quantum research and innovation

The European Commission has launched calls for proposals under Horizon Europe’s 2023-2024 digital, industrial and space work programme for research and innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and quantum technologies. The Commission will invest over €65 million in AI. Of this amount, €50 million will be dedicated to projects to develop new ways of combining data and the expansion of …

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Fisheries management: Artificial intelligence makes a difference

With the help of EU funding, Dutch researchers and fishing industry have developed an AI-based tool for the Fully Documented Fisheries (FDF) project. The problem of unwanted catches has always been present in fisheries. In the EU, fishers must register all catches and bring them to shore (land), which takes up time, space and is …

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