About this Event
ELLIS Unit Barcelona (www.ellisbarcelona.eu) cordially invites you to the Inauguration Event on July 12, 2024.
The goal of the recently established ELLIS Unit Barcelona is to bring together outstanding AI researchers from all relevant research institutions in Catalonia, fostering an active and dynamic community of Machine Learning experts connected with other ELLIS Units across Europe.
We would like to have your participation and achieve maximum representation from the entire research community.
PROGRAM:
10:30 – 11:00h | Arrival & Welcome
11:00 – 11:05h | Welcome address
Dra. Carme Torras; Director ELLIS Unit Barcelona
11:05 – 11:15h | Institutional Welcome
Direcció General de Recerca:
Sr. Joan Gómez Pallarès; Director General de Recerca
Conselleria d’Empresa i Treball:
Sr. Roger Torrent; Conseller d’Empresa i Treball
11:15-11:45h | The ELLIS Network: Dr. Nicolò Cesa-Bianchi, ELLIS Board Member, Co-Director of the ELLIS Unit Milan, and Member of the Advisory Board at ELLIS Unit Barcelona
11:45 – 12:00h | Presentation of the ELLIS Unit Barcelona: Dr. Dimosthenis Karatzas, Co-Director ELLIS Unit Barcelona
12:00 – 13:00h | Keynote speech: Dr. Oriol Vinyals, ELLIS Fellow, VP of Research, Gemini Technical Lead at Google DeepMind.
13:00 – 14:30h | Meeting closure & Light lunch
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, 47 Carrer del Carme, Barcelona, Spain
