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Finland is embarking on a game-changing AI initiative, backed by a 25.5 million euro investment from the Ministry of Education. Spearheaded by the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI), this project will establish a network of doctoral programs across 10 universities. 🔍 Three crucial aspects of this initiative: 1. Research & Talent :The program aims to create 100 new doctoral positions, driving high-level research in AI. It also serves as a magnet for top global talent, bolstering Finland's position as an AI powerhouse. 2. Industry Collaboration: With a focus on industry co-operation, the initiative ensures that AI innovations transcend academia, fostering real-world applications and economic growth. 3.Cross-Disciplinary Utilization: By promoting AI utilization across scientific domains, Finland is paving the way for interdisciplinary breakthroughs that can revolutionize industry in various sectors. 🌍 Additionally, this initiative holds promise for global collaboration, potentially serving as a model for AI development in regions like Africa, where synergies efforts could drive innovation, economic development, and social inclusion. #GlobalAI #Collaboration #InnovationForAll 🌐 Stay tuned for updates on how this initiative propels Finland to the forefront of AI innovation! #AI #Research #Innovation #FinlandForward #Africa #aiforall ...and how is going your quantum computing ?... #businessfinland #teamfinland #goodnewsfromfinland #Africa #education #learningcenter UM6P - Mohammed VI Polytechnic University [Source: Finnish Ministry of Education] https://lnkd.in/eyh395Fv

The future of AI research is here. The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing has launched the Tayebati Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, providing a platform for postdocs to conduct interdisciplinary research at the intersection of AI and various scientific fields. This program, supported by a $20 million gift from entrepreneur Parviz Tayebati, aims to empower top scholars and facilitate ambitious discoveries. The program focuses on AI for addressing challenges in select scientific research areas and music composition and performance, welcoming an inaugural cohort of up to six postdocs for a one-year term. The fellows will have the opportunity for renewal for a second term. The positives of this program include fostering collaboration across departments and inspiring a new generation of scholars to drive innovation and break traditional boundaries. However, challenges may arise in ensuring ethical development and control of AI. How can we effectively balance AI's potential for breakthroughs in science and human creativity with ethical responsibility and equity? — Hi, 👋🏼 my name is Doug, I love AI, and I post content to keep you up to date with the latest AI news. Follow and ♻️ repost to share the information! #AIresearch #interdisciplinary #innovation

Already 19 companies have indicated interest in these 100 AI/ML doctoral students. Time to apply now and make a difference in AI with industry-university collaboration! #ai #doctoral #education #industry #innovation #aaltouniversity

Apply for a fully funded PhD position now! Topics in my team range from privacy in speech processing, speech enhancement and low-resource speech processing to speech interaction modelling, while FCAI in general covers most areas of machine learning and AI. #phdposition #aaltouniversity #fcai #speechprocessing #privacy #machinelearning

📢 I am excited to share the following news from a project I am involved in: The EC funded ENFIELD project has allocated 1.1M Euros to provide support to a total of 76 researchers to answer specific ENFIELD challenges through four rounds of exchange open calls. We invite researchers (PhD students, Post-docs and senior researchers) and groups of researchers to propose projects that address specific ENFIELD challenges and contribute to new AI research and applications. These projects will develop fundamental research in the areas of Adaptive, Green, Human-Centric, and Trustworthy AI. These pillars are strategic and of paramount importance to successful AI development, deployment and acceptance in Europe and will further advance the research within verticals of Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, and Space.   General Information: ⭐ Mobility Allowance: 2400 €/Month ⭐ Up To 19 Granted Proposals ⭐ 1st Exchange Scheme Open Call Closing Date: 31/03/2024 ⭐ Duration of Activities: 3-6 Months ⭐ Time To Finish Activities: 30/05/2025   🔍 What's in it for you? ✔ Opportunity to carry out top-level research activities in partnership with distinguished research institutions and industry entities. ✔ Chance to network and benefit from mutual exchanges, feedback and collaboration with peers and various experts in the AI field. ✔ Up to 14.400€ in financial support (6 months).  ✔ Visibility and promotion. ✔ Possibility to benefit from a specific IPR strategy for promising exploitation opportunities.     🔍 What are we Looking for?  This Exchange Scheme Open Call was designed to attract the top-level researchers to conduct foundational research activities related to specific scientific and technological challenges raised by ENFIELD project.   🔍 Who can Apply?  PhD candidates (who demonstrate their enrolment in a PhD programme), post-docs and senior researchers who demonstrate their employment at a university, research center or business entity in Europe. ENFIELD Partner Institutions cannot apply! More information can be found at this link: https://lnkd.in/dANe9Hs3

Will AI affect rankings? We’ll look for the answers at IREG 2024 in Bucharest. Artificial intelligence has entered higher education for good; it will most likely affect university rankings, too. Therefore, IREG Observatory cordially invite you to come to Bucharest, the charming capital of Romania, to join experts, rankers, and university managers figuring out what AI can do to research, teaching and to rankings.   IREG conferences for 20 years have been a unique, neutral forum for learning and discussing university rankings in the context of quality in higher education; a forum where universities can express their opinions in front of rankers and best international HE experts.   IREG 2024: “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Altering Higher Education and Rankings”, Bucharest, November 7-8, is organized by IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence and hosted by SNSPA National University of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest. Elsevier is conference’s partner.   Program and registration: https://lnkd.in/dJbeR2gY   See you in Bucharest!

Enlight - Together, brilliant new ideas can be turned in meaningful realisations. I was lucky to participate with Frauke Cuelenaere (Faculty Education Services of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Ghent University)) in an intensive work trip to the University of Tartu. Since 'internationalisation' is a strategic component of the educational approach of UGent (Ghent University), we explored opportunities to further invest in international cooperation with our Enlight-partner. Based on the Faculty's existing cooperation in a double degree (Master of arts in in Quantitative Economics) and an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Economics of Globalisation and European Integration, we gladly concluded that to the mutal benefit of our students innovative, small-scale initiatives can build 'stepping stones' to internationalisation...from easily accessible international experiences to more challenging international and intercultural immersions. Within Enlight, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Ghent University), grasps 'internationalisation' as a necessary key to answer societal needs. For students, international/intercultural awareness brings insightful perspectives and a sense of 'global citizenship'. The visit's second pillar concerned 'future-proof education'. Apart from online learning, lifelong leaning and flexible curricula, 'AI in education' was talk of the town during the visit to the University of Tartu. That the impact of Generative AI on (writing) competences is a hot topic, leaving no partner in higher education indifferent, was quite clear during the enlightning debate (with stakeholders of Tartu University and Ghent University) on the fate of the 'master's thesis' in an era of AI. The topic was covered by Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij (Director of Education, Ghent University), Bertel D. (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Member Education Quality Board, Ghent University), Ilona Tragel, Helen Hint, Kristjan-Julius Laak, Marten Juurik and Annemarie (Mit) Leuridan (information on the roundtable: https://lnkd.in/erj3d_D4). Definitely to be continued...since the evolution of AI and (the speed of) its impact on 'higher education' and evaluation and acquisition of competencies is breathtaking and brings food for 'fundamental' thought ! Thumbs up and thanks to all - in Ghent and in Tartu - who made this exchange possible, especially Aune Valk, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Judith Goris, Thibault Hoogstoel, Ülle Tensing and many others.

It is a real pleasure for us to announce the following #online course in the Instituto de Matemáticas de la Universidad de Sevilla (IMUS) PhD program: 🌐 Course: "Introduction to Optimal Control and Machine Learning" (6 hours)   🚩 Profesor: Enrique Zuazua Iriondo   FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany) Deusto Foundation, Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)   🌐 Dates and schedule:   ✴ Monday 21-10-2024, 11:00 - 13:00 ✳ Tuesday 22-10-2024, 10:00 - 12:00 ✳ Wednesday 23-10-2024, 11:00 - 13:00 🌐 Abstract:   In this series of lectures, we will introduce both Control Theory and Machine Learning (ML), one of the most vigorous areas of contemporary AI, emphasizing their close links.   In the first Lecture, we will adopt an historical perspective, describing their evolutionary impact, civilization after civilization.   In the second one we will discuss linear finite dimensional systems of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) ad introduce the classical Kalman rank condition and duality methods, linking controllability and observability.   In the third one we discuss the most paradigmatic Partial Differential Equation (PDE), the wave equation, underlining the link between the very nature of solutions and their control properties.   In the fourth one we will discuss numerical approximation issues, paying special attention to the impact of numerical dispersion on control.   In the fifth lecture we will analyze the problem of Supervised Learning in ML from the perspective of control.   In the last one we shall discuss several related relevant topics, pointing towards some open problems and perspectives for future research. 🌐 The online link will be announced soon. 🏁 More information: https://lnkd.in/dadSdzCF #COPI2A

📚 Starting your master’s thesis can feel overwhelming, but remember, every great project begins with a single step. Stay curious, embrace the challenges, and push through the tough days. You’re not alone on this journey; countless students have been right where you are now. Keep your head up and believe in your ability to succeed. You’ve got this! 💪✨ .......................... Reduce your literature review time to under 10 days. Latest video reveals how combining AI and manual methods not only accelerates the process but also improves the depth and accuracy of your review. Want to see how? Comment 'LR' below, and I’ll send you the link to the video! .......................... #MastersThesis #StudentMotivation #GradLife #AcademicJourney #ThesisWriting #StayCurious #PushThrough #YouGotThis #ResearchGoals #StudyInspiration #gradstudents #gradschoollife #gradstudentlife #academia #academiclife #doctoralstudent #doctorate

Welcome to the Max Planck Symposium 2024, keynote speaker 👨💻 Henri M Deda! 🎤 Building AI apps for responsible use in science and education. 📑 The idea for #scienceOS was born from the urge to accelerate research by helping scientists tackle global challenges using AI-enhanced research tools. In this talk, we will discuss our experiences about building easy-to-use #AI solutions for people in #research and higher education coming from different research fields and ranging from bachelor students to senior researchers in #industry and #academia. We will review case studies, including an ongoing collaboration with teaching and psychology scientists and students from the University of Tübingen, to illustrate the challenges researchers and students aim to address with AI and what they expect from it. From what we have learned, we believe that with supportive AI, we may help tear down barriers that hinder people from becoming scientists and support active researchers likewise. 📢 Registration OPEN for the 9th Max Planck Symposium for Alumni and Early Career Researchers (27.-28.6.2024, Harnack House Berlin) 💡 In the light of global crises, education and educational equality continues to be at risk – at the same time, education and learning is undergoing drastic changes due to the rise of AI and digital tools. We will discuss “The future of education around the world” and careers therein in the course of keynotes, workshops, focus talks, fireside chats and of course fun evening activities. 📆 We're excited to present all speakers and their topics within the next week, here on LinkedIn. Watch out for topics that spark your interest and register if you are a Max Planck Alumnus/Alumna or an active Max Planck Early Career Researcher (master/doctoral student, postdoc, group leader etc) -- the conference is free of charge and we still have very few travel stipends available for alumn*ae. www.mpg.de/symposium2024 #education #educationalequality #educationai #career #future #ethics #maxplanckalumni #maxplanckearlycareerresearchers