European Lighthouse of AI for Sustainability

ELIAS aims at establishing Europe as a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research that drives sustainable innovation and economic development.

We will create a Network of Excellence connecting researchers in academia with practitioners in the industry to differentiate Europe as a region where AI research builds towards a sustainable long-term future for our planet, contributes to a cohesive society, and respects individual preferences and rights.

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ELIAS USE CASES

UC1: AI for Building Optimisation

Cost reduction by improving the energy consumption through smart control systems which requires both control algorithms and prediction of actual consumption based on historical patterns and metadata, such as meteorological intormation.

UC2: AI for Monitoring the Virtual Infrastructure

Identifying cyber-attacks targeting the microservices architecture in an unsupervised and robust manner as anomalies

UC3: Responsible, User-centric Advertising

Addressing the challenges of responsible use of AI in online advertising, where traditional optimisation metrics focus on click-through and conversation rates.

UC4: Mitigating misinformed migrant perception in EU

Supporting migrants, refugees and students’ counter-narrative ideation and definition, providing support in verifying information, access to reliable sources, and describing how fake news spreads in social media.

UC5: AI for Forecasting of Vegetation State

Studying AI-based predictions of the effects of climate extremes on ecosystems, which can then be translated into crop harvest, forest health and water balance forecasts.

UC6: Open Materials Discovery Project

Developing AI methods that can (1) predict the structure of new materials from unrelaxed structures (2) predict target properties from unrelaxed structures and ultimately to (3) identify the structure that optimises a target property.

UC7: Personalised co-piloting systems

Supporting humans to extract information and insights from given multimodal documentation, providing support in verifying information, and developing research to deep-dive the trade-off between personalisation and diversification. 

Latest News & Updates

Exploring the Future of Sustainability and AI

Key Insights from the 1st Theme Development Workshop in Bucharest

AI Ethics and Education for a Democratic Future @ ACTION SUMMIT

As a significant side event at the AI Action Summit 2025, ELIAS played an important role in supporting the Workshop on AI Ethics and Education for Democracy. Held on February 6, 2025, at CNRS Site Pouchet in Paris, this interdisciplinary gathering united global...

Research Highlight: The Impact of Beauty Filters on Perceptions and Cognitive Biases

A compelling study on the attractiveness halo effect in the digital realm, conducted by researchers from the ELLIS Alicante Foundation and Fondazione Bruno Kessler, and partially funded by the ELIAS project, has been published in the Royal Society Open Science. This...

IDEAHACK 2024: Bridging Academia, Business, and Investors at Poland’s First Sciencepreneurship Hackathon

Warsaw, Poland – November 17, 2024IDEAHACK 2024, held on November 16-17 at the IDEAS NCBR headquarters in Warsaw, marked a significant milestone as Poland’s inaugural sciencepreneurship hackathon. Organised as part of the European Lighthouse of AI for Sustainability...

ELIAS Nodes have been presented to the public during the Falling Walls Event in Berlin, Germany  

Press Release: ELIAS Alliance Launch ELIAS Nodes have been presented to the public during the Falling Walls Event in Berlin, Germany   Berlin, Germany - November 8, 2024 Inspiring a new generation of AI&Science value creators  The ELIAS Alliance for European...

Over 100 PhD students from across Europe gather in Paris for this year’s ELLIS Doctoral Symposium

Five days of networking and insightful exchanges on the latest machine learning research: Paris was the location of this year’s ELLIS Doctoral Symposium (EDS) under the theme of ‘AI and Sustainability’.

ELIAS Nodes: Call for Proposal

The European Lighthouse of AI for Sustainability (ELIAS) calls for a 1st round of proposals for the creation of ELIAS nodes fostering European Leadership in Innovation with AI and Science with close ties to ELLIS, the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems.

Sciencepreneurship Summer School 2024 on Sustainability & AI: Empowering Entrepreneurial Innovators

The Sciencepreneurship Summer School: Sustainability & AI took place from April 29 to May 3, 2024, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Its aim was to help participants turn scientific innovations into real-world businesses. The summer school focused on addressing important...

ELIAS Consortium held a successful 3rd project meeting in Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands - March 20-21, 2024 The ELIAS Consortium achieved a significant milestone as it convened for its 3rd project meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Hosted by the University of Amsterdam, this gathering brought together project partners from various...
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AAAI Bridge Programme: Collaborative AI and Modelling of Humans

Exploring the intersection of AI and human modelling in an initiative aimed at fostering collaboration between artificial intelligence (AI) systems and human users.

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ELIAS Nodes: Call for Proposal

The European Lighthouse of AI for Sustainability (ELIAS) calls for a 1st round of proposals for the creation of ELIAS nodes fostering European Leadership in Innovation with AI and Science with close ties to ELLIS, the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems.

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ELIAS 1st Open Call: Q&A Session

Are you interested in applying for the ELIAS 1st Open Call and have questions about the process? Join our live Q&A session to get all the details, clarify any doubts, and learn how your AI-driven project can secure up to €60,000 in funding for sustainability and societal impact. 📅 When? March...

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