AI LUSTRUM :
30 YEARS OF AI
30 years of education and research on AI in Groningen: A milestone worth celebrating!
Our study program has undergone a remarkable transformation over the years, evolving from its humble beginnings as a small program, “Technische Cognitie Wetenschappen”, educating just 30 students per year to its current status as a thriving institution, welcoming and nurturing the growth of more than 100 students annually.
We are thrilled to mark this special occasion with a dedicated event for current and former students and staff members. Are you one of those? Then please join us in celebrating these remarkable 30 years on the 3rd of November.
The 30th anniversary lustrum is organised by the AI department of the RUG. For questions or comments, please contact Marleen Schippers: marleen.schippers@rug.nl
Want to register immediately? Go here09:00 – 10:30
11:00 – 11:15 Welcome speech by Niels Taatgen
11:15 – 12:30 Talkshow with 4 alumni hosted by Stephen Jones
Starring: Paul Vogt, Maaike Harbers, Ayla Kangur, Francesco Bidoia (online from Japan)12:30 – 12:45 30 year AI in 30 pictures
12:45 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 15:20 Past, Present and Future of AI, different perspectives
Starring: Ryan O’Loughlin (online from the United States) and Hamed Ayoobi15:20 – 15:50 Coffee and tea Past, Present and Future of AI, different perspectives
Starring: Lambert Schomaker and Petra Hendriks16:30 – 16:45 Quiz results & final words by Fokie Cnossen
from 16:45 Drinks
The AI lustrum event will be held on Friday the 3rd of November with a Day program at the Martiniplaza and a party at the Stadslab.
Stephen Jones Dr. Paul Vogt has joined the Artificial Intelligence department of the Bernoulli Institute in June 2023 as a lecturer in Robotics. He was among the very first students in Technische Cognitiewetenschap (Cognitive Science and Engineering, renamed into Artificial Intelligence), starting in 1993 at the University of Groningen. After finishing this study in 1997, […]
Hamed Ayoobi Hamed Ayoobi is a research associate working at imperial college London on the deep interactive explanations project. His academic pursuits primarily revolve around the fields of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), Robotic Vision, and Argumentation.Specifically, his research focuses on elucidating the inner workings of deep neural models applied to multi-modal data, encompassing tabular, image, […]
Ayla Kangur Studied AI in 2009-2014, worked for several years for Slimmer AI and has recently switched to the Gasunie.
Paul Vogt Dr. Paul Vogt has joined the Artificial Intelligence department of the Bernoulli Institute in June 2023 as a lecturer in Robotics. He was among the very first students in Technische Cognitiewetenschap (Cognitive Science and Engineering, renamed into Artificial Intelligence), starting in 1993 at the University of Groningen. After finishing this study in 1997, […]
Francesco Bidoia Studied AI in 2014-2017 and then went to Tokyo to set up a successful startup in self-driving cars.
MAAIKE HARBERS Studied Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy in the years 2000-2006 and is now lector AI & Society at the Hogeschool Rotterdam
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