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Results of the ”Springer 2nd International Conference on Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Multidisciplinary Applications”

Results of the ”Springer 2nd International Conference on Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Multidisciplinary Applications”

The “Springer 2nd International Conference on Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Multidisciplinary Applications (FAIEMA 2024)“, hosted by the Robotics, Automatic Control and Cyber-Physical Systems Lab of the Department of Digital Industry Technologies, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, was successfully completed. The conference was held in person on Tuesday, 1 October and Wednesday, 2 October 2024, in Athens, at the “Alkis Argyriadis” and “Ioannis Drakopoulos” Amphitheatres of NKUA.

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The conference was organized by the following Universities: University of Stavanger (Norway), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering (Norway), University of Klagenfurt (Austria), Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway), and the National Technical University of Athens (Greece).

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The conference focused on safe AI, ethical design and responsible implementation, transparency in algorithms, as well as the implications of new technologies. It was an excellent opportunity for exchange of ideas and networking to promote international and multidisciplinary collaborations. Major General Georgios Panousis, Director of the 6th Branch of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, dealing with Transformation, Innovation and Defense Technology, addressed the conference attendees.

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Original research publications were submitted by researchers from 25 countries. The publications were evaluated and selected through a full-text review process. The acceptance rate was approximately 50%. The research papers presented at the conference, will be included in the conference proceedings to be published by Springer Nature Singapore. The papers were organised in the following thematic areas:

  • Vehicular applications
  • Ethics
  • Machine Learning
  • AI Applications in Business
  • Emerging topics
  • AI inferential tools
  • Industrial applications

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Additionally, within the conference framework, the following talks were given by well recognized scientists and representatives of major companies, active in the scientific areas addressed by the conference:

  • Dr. Gottfried Vossen, University of Münster, Germany, “Data and Language Model Markets”
  • (FH) PD Dr. Mario Döller, FH Kufstein Tirol – University of Applied Sciences, Austria, “Re-Identification in Multi-Object Multi Sensor Tracking Environments”
  • Dr. Dionysios Benetos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, “An AI Assisted Model for Transforming Manuscripts into Linked Annotated Data”
  • Thanasis Politis, Solutions Architect, Public Cloud Group, “Implementing a Retrieval-Augmented Generation System for Enhanced Document Access: A Case Study of the Greek National Documentation Center using AWS Cloud Services”
  • Vasko Donev, System Architect, Public Cloud Group, “Automated Pothole Detection Using AWS Recognition for Road Monitoring”
  • Nikiforos Botis, Solutions Architect, Public Sector Greece/Cyprus/Malta, Amazon Web Services, “Exploring (Gen)AI’s Potential on AWS”
  • Mihalis Kritikos, Policy Analyst on AI Ethics and Trustworthy Governance of AI, Research Ethics and Integrity Sector, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission, “Designing Ethical and Trustworthy AI Research Policies at EU level”
  • Imran Tamboli, CTO, Simplifai AS, Norway, “Transforming Insurance with Generative AI: Practical Insights from InsuranceGPT”
  • Michail Kottas, AI Engineer, IBM Technology – Greece & Cyprus, “Now is the moment for responsible AI”
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The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, which was inaugurated on May 3, 1837, was initially housed in a renovated Ottoman building on the northeastern side of the Acropolis. This building has since been restored and now functions as the University Museum. Originally named the "Othonian University," after Otto, the first king of Greece, it consisted of four academic departments and 52 students. As the first university of the newly established Greek state, as well as of the broader Balkan and Mediterranean region, it assumed an important socio-historical role, which was pivotal in the development of specific forms of knowledge and culture within the country.

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