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SUMMARY:ELLIS Milan + RIKEN AIP: Joint ELIAS Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Event Overview\n\nWe are delighted to announce the upcoming ELLIS Unit Milan & RIKEN AIP Joint ELIAS Workshop\, a two-day collaborative event aimed at fostering deep connections and exchanging cutting-edge ideas in AI research. \nTaking place at the University of Milan\, this workshop brings together leading researchers with special participation from the ELIAS Network\, the ELLIS Unit Milan\, and RIKEN AIP (Advanced Intelligence Project\, Japan). \n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				What to Expect\nThe scientific program features a dynamic series of short talks\, each consisting of a 20-minute presentation followed by a 5-minute Q&A. These sessions are designed to spark dialogue\, highlight recent breakthroughs\, and build bridges between the European and Japanese AI research communities. \nParticipation Details\nPlease note: This is a closed event. \n\nIn-Person: Attendance at the University of Milan is strictly limited to researchers from ELLIS Milan and RIKEN AIP.\nVirtual/Streaming: All talks will be live-streamed exclusively for partners of the ELIAS Consortium and RIKEN AIP\, enabling broader remote engagement and cross-border collaboration.\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				See the official webpage\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails\n\n Start: May 7\, 2026\n\n End: May 8\, 2026\n\n\nWebsite\n\n Visit Event Website\n\n\nOrganisers\n\n ELLIS Unit Milan\, RIKEN AIP & ELIAS\n\n View Organiser Website\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n Università degli Studi di Milano\n\n Milan\, Italy\n\n (Hybrid Event for ELIAS Consortium & RIKEN AIP)\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n © 2026 ELLIS Unit Milan\, RIKEN AIP & ELIAS. All rights reserved.
URL:https://elias-ai.eu/event/ellis-milan-riken-aip-joint-elias-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Geometric Alignment in AI: From Optimal Transport to Efficient and Robust Algorithmic Solutions — Session with Laetitia Chapel
DESCRIPTION:Keynote Abstract\n        Geometric Alignment in AI: From Optimal Transport to Efficient and Robust Algorithmic Solutions\n        The concept of alignment has emerged as a central theme in contemporary artificial intelligence (AI)\, encompassing multiple interpretations. At a high level\, alignment refers to ensuring that AI systems behave in accordance with human values\, norms\, or ethical constraints — a perspective that underpins much of the recent discourse on AI safety.  \n        In a more technical sense\, alignment involves establishing correspondences between mathematical or computational objects\, such as aligning representations from different models\, data distributions\, or model outputs across domains. Optimal Transport often serves as a key component in these alignment measures\, offering a robust and versatile framework for complex comparisons.  \n        In this talk\, Laetitia Chapel will present contributions aimed at making Optimal Transport computationally efficient and robust\, with a particular focus on structured data. By developing principled\, geometry-aware\, and data-efficient approaches to alignment\, she addresses problems where insight\, structure\, and theory take precedence over brute-force computation.  \n      \n\n      \n\n      \n        Spotlight on DiverseCareer Trajectories\n        About the Series\n        Many are the young scientists wishing to pursue a career in research\, but decidedly less are those knowing in which key area they should specialise. This holds especially true in the fast-paced and developing AI field\, where economical\, societal and scientific stakes are high; it can thus be difficult for junior researchers to reconcile current AI research with long-term goals such as a sustainable and ethical use of AI for future generations.  \n        Furthermore\, while it is relatively easy to identify the PhD degree as a first step in this sometimes daunting journey\, the path forward is often unclear: what comes next after the PhD defence? How many postdoc positions is enough? How to best incorporate evolving research interests?  \n        This new series of seminars aims to support young researchers keen to embark on an AI journey\, by exploring diverse career paths within the double scope of Sustainable AI and AI for Sustainability. Sessions focus on internationally renowned speakers from diverse backgrounds whose past and/or present research strives to ensure a fair\, sustainable use of AI in various fields. Following a short keynote\, a discussion will follow where the guest researchers discuss different topics pertaining to their career of choice\, how they came to embrace it\, as well as the trials they faced along the way.  \n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n        \n        \n          Laetitia Chapel\n          IRISA · Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires\n          \n          \n            \n            Date Tuesday\, 20 May 2026\n          \n          \n            \n            Time 15.00-16.30\n          \n          \n            \n            Platform Zoom Webinar\n          \n          \n          Register for Webinar\n          View Full Profile\n        \n      \n\n      \n        Who should attend?\n        This seminar series is designed for PhD and Master students as well as postdoctoral researchers interested in building a career at the intersection of AI\, sustainability\, and ethics.  \n        Each session offers both a scientific keynote and an open career discussion — a rare opportunity to learn from diverse\, internationally recognised research trajectories.
URL:https://elias-ai.eu/event/elias-series-on-ai-sustainability-laetitia-chapel/
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SUMMARY:ELLIS / ELIAS / ELLIOT / ELSA HCML Workshop 2026
DESCRIPTION:General Info\n      Description\n      Schedule\n      Speakers\n      Networks\n      Venue\n      FAQ\n      Registration\n    \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n      \n        \n          Scientific Event\n          General Information\n          \n            FormatHybrid — in-person attendance in Alicante + online via Microsoft Teams\n            Duration2 days (working dinner on May 27; main workshop on May 28)\n            LanguageEnglish\n            TimezoneCEST (UTC+2)\n            Open to\n              ELLIS\n              ELIAS\n              ELLIOT\n              ELSA\n            \n            Focus areasRobustness\, safety & security\, fairness\, transparency\, accountability\, interpretability of LLMs\, VLMs\, and multimodal systems\n            LocationSala Rafael Altamira\, Sede Universitaria Ciudad de Alicante\, Spain\n            FeeNone\n          \n          \n            \n              Working Dinner\n              27 May 202619:00 – 21:00\n            \n            \n              Main Workshop\n              28 May 202609:00 – 18:15\n            \n            \n              Online\n              Teams LinkTBC after registration\n            \n          \n        \n\n        \n          About\n          Description\n          This is the annual workshop of the ELLIS Human-centric Machine Learning Program\, bringing together researchers from across the ELLIS\, ELIAS\, ELLIOT\, and ELSA networks. Hosted in Alicante\, Spain\, the workshop focuses on trustworthy AI — one of the most pressing challenges in modern machine learning.  \n          Topics span the full spectrum of trustworthy AI: robustness\, safety and security\, fairness\, transparency\, accountability\, and interpretability of large-scale AI systems including LLMs\, VLMs\, and multimodal architectures.  \n          The workshop is co-organized by Adrian Weller\, Plamen Angelov\, and Nuria Oliver. Its goals are to share an update on ELLIS\, understand what each fellow is working on\, and explore concrete ways to collaborate.  \n          Both in-person attendance in Alicante and hybrid online participation via Microsoft Teams are supported.  \n        \n\n        \n          Program\n          Schedule\n          All times in CEST (UTC+2). Agenda reflects the confirmed program structure.  \n          \n\n            \n              \n                Pre\n                \n                  Wednesday\, 27 May 2026\n                  Working Dinner & Panel\n                \n              \n              \n                \n                  19:00 – 21:00\n                  \n                    Dinner + Panel\n                    AI in Higher Education\n                    \n                      Cristina Cachero\, University of Alicante\n                      Moderator: Nuria Oliver\n                    \n                  \n                \n              \n            \n\n            \n              \n                1\n                \n                  Thursday\, 28 May 2026\n                  Main Workshop — Trustworthy AI\n                \n              \n              \n\n                \n                  09:00 – 09:20\n                  \n                    Welcome\n                    Welcome & Coffee\n                  \n                \n\n                \n                  09:20 – 09:30\n                  \n                    Introduction\n                    Aims of the Workshop\n                    ELLIS update · Fellows' work · Collaboration opportunities\n                    \n                      Plamen Angelov\, Nuria Oliver\, Adrian Weller\n                    \n                  \n                \n\n                \n                  09:30 – 10:30\n                  \n                    Invited Talk\n                    Dismantling Myths of Omnipotence: Foundation Models\, Diversity and Epistemic Justice\n                    \n                      Paula Helm\, Goethe University — 40' talk + discussion\n                    \n                  \n                \n\n                \n                  10:30 – 11:15\n                  \n                    Session 1\n                    AI Safety and Security\n                    \n                      Nuria Oliver (ELLIS Alicante) — Jailbreaking reasoning models\n                      Juan Antonio Pérez-Ortiz (Universitat d'Alacant) — Ethics of collecting linguistic data from indigenous people\n                      Summary and Q&A\n                    \n                  \n                \n\n                \n                  11:15 – 11:45\n                  \n                    Break\n                    Coffee Break\n                  \n                \n\n                \n                  11:45 – 13:15\n                  \n                    Session 2\n                    Humans and AI\n                    \n                      Bruno Lepri (Fondazione Bruno Kessler) — Generative AI collective behavior: an interactionist paradigm\n                      Ciro Cattuto (ISI Foundation) — Agent frameworks for complex systems simulation\n                      Umang Bhatt (University of Cambridge) — Building a Human API\n                      Plamen Angelov (Lancaster University) — Knowledge preserving continual learning\n                      Summary and Q&A\n                    \n                  \n                \n\n                \n                  13:15 – 15:00\n                  \n                    Lunch\n                    Lunch — Mareando la Huerta\n                  \n                \n\n                \n                  15:00 – 16:00\n                  \n                    PhD & PostDoc Forum\n                    Spotlight Talks — Early Career Researchers\n                    5-minute talks per researcher\n                    \n                      AI Safety\n                      Ella Streefkerk (Goethe University Frankfurt)\n                      Diego Miguel Lozano (ELLIS Alicante)\n                      Adrián Arnaiz (ELLIS Alicante)\n                      Bias & Fairness\n                      Aditya Gulati (ELLIS Alicante)\n                      Mengting Wei (University of Oulu)\n                      Ioannis Sarridis (CERTH)\n                      AI\, Humans & Society\n                      Julien Colin (ELLIS Alicante)\n                      Kim Zierhan (ELLIS Alicante)\n                      Ariella Shulman (University of Cambridge)\n                      Elaf Almahmoud (University of Cambridge)\n                    \n                  \n                \n\n                \n                  16:00 – 17:00\n                  \n                    Invited Talk\n                    Talk title TBC\n                    \n                      Tom Lenaerts\, Université libre de Bruxelles / Vrije Universiteit Brussel — 40' talk + discussion\n                    \n                  \n                \n\n                \n                  18:00 – 18:15\n                  \n                    Closing\n                    Discussion & Closing\n                  \n                \n\n              \n            \n          \n        \n\n        \n          Invited Speakers\n          Confirmed Speakers\n          \n            \n              Invited Talk\n              Paula Helm\n              Goethe University — Dismantling Myths of Omnipotence: Foundation Models\, Diversity and Epistemic Justice\n            \n            \n              Invited Talk\n              Tom Lenaerts\n              Université libre de Bruxelles / Vrije Universiteit Brussel — Talk title TBC\n            \n            \n              Session 2\n              Bruno Lepri\n              Fondazione Bruno Kessler — Generative AI collective behavior: an interactionist paradigm\n            \n            \n              Session 2\n              Ciro Cattuto\n              ISI Foundation — Agent frameworks for complex systems simulation\n            \n            \n              Session 2\n              Umang Bhatt\n              University of Cambridge — Building a Human API\n            \n            \n              Session 2\n              Plamen Angelov\n              Lancaster University — Knowledge preserving continual learning\n            \n          \n        \n\n        \n          Participation\n          Open Networks\n          The workshop is open to participants from the following European AI research networks. Researchers working on trustworthy\, safe\, robust\, secure\, and interpretable AI systems are especially encouraged to register.  \n          \n            ELLIS — European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems\n            ELIAS — European Lighthouse of AI for Sustainability\n            ELLIOT — ELLIS network participants\n            ELSA — European Lighthouse on Secure and Safe AI\n          \n          The workshop is part of the ELLIS Programs initiative\, inspired by the CIFAR Program model\, and closely collaborates with the CIFAR LMB (Learning in Machines and Brains) Program.  \n        \n\n        \n          Location\n          Venue\n          Workshop activities will be held at the Sala Rafael Altamira\, Sede Universitaria Ciudad de Alicante\, Spain. Online participants can attend via a Microsoft Teams link\, to be confirmed after registration.  \n          \n            RoomSala Rafael Altamira\n            VenueSede Universitaria Ciudad de Alicante\n            CityAlicante\, Spain\n            OnlineMicrosoft Teams — link TBC post-registration\n          \n        \n\n        \n          FAQ\n          Frequently Asked Questions\n          \n            Who can attend the workshop?\n            The workshop is open to participants from the ELLIS\, ELIAS\, ELLIOT\, and ELSA networks — especially those working on trustworthy\, safe\, robust\, secure\, and interpretable AI systems. Register via the form to confirm attendance.\n          \n          \n            Is online attendance possible?\n            Yes. The workshop supports hybrid attendance. Online participants will receive a Microsoft Teams link after registering via the registration form.\n          \n          \n            Is there a registration fee?\n            No. The workshop is free to attend for eligible participants from ELLIS\, ELIAS\, ELLIOT\, and ELSA networks.\n          \n          \n            What is the ELLIS Programs model?\n            ELLIS Programs are thematic research groups directed by outstanding European researchers and including leading researchers as Program Fellows. They focus on high-impact AI problem areas\, are inspired by the CIFAR Program model\, and closely collaborate with the CIFAR LMB Program. Each Program has a budget for 2–3 workshops per year.\n          \n        \n      \n\n      \n        \n          Event Status\n          ⏱ Registration is open\n          \n            Dates\n            27–28 May\, 2026\n          \n          \n            Location\n            Alicante\, Spain\n          \n          \n            Attendance\n            Hybrid Access\n          \n          \n            Cost\n            Free of Charge\n          \n          Secure Your Seat →\n        \n\n        \n          Program Co-Organizers\n          \n            AW\n            \n              Adrian Weller\n              University of Cambridge\n            \n          \n          \n            PA\n            \n              Plamen Angelov\n              Lancaster University\n            \n          \n          \n            NO\n            \n              Nuria Oliver\n              ELLIS Alicante\n            \n          \n        \n      \n\n    \n  \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n      Join Event\n      Register Today\n      Please complete the formal sign-up via the Microsoft registration form system to reserve your physical seat in Alicante or obtain the online streaming links.  \n      \n      \n        \n          1\n          Click the Register Now action link down below.\n        \n        \n          2\n          Fill out your profile details along with network affiliation status (ELLIS\, ELIAS\, ELLIOT\, or ELSA).\n        \n        \n          3\n          Receive calendar configuration parameters and the Microsoft Teams broadcast channel links directly via email.\n        \n      \n\n      \n        💡\n        Notice for Remote Attendees: Remote entry lines open 15 minutes before the initial schedule blocks launch each day.\n      \n\n      Register Now via Microsoft Forms →
URL:https://elias-ai.eu/event/ellis-elias-elliot-elsa-hcml-workshop-2026/
LOCATION:Sede Universitaria Ciudad de Alicante\, Av. de Ramón y Cajal\, 4\, Alicante\, 03001\, Spain
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