Early registration:
February 21, 2025
SCOPE
AIces 2026 will be the first in a series of research training events aiming at updating participants on the most recent multidisciplinary discussions about the foundations, meaning, challenges and risks of AI.
ADDRESSED TO
Graduate students, postgraduate students and industry practitioners will be typical profiles of participants. However, there are no formal pre-requisites for attendance in terms of academic degrees, so people less or more advanced in their career will be welcome as well.
VENUE
AIces 2026 will take place in Porto, the second largest city in Portugal, recognized by UNESCO in 1996 as a World Heritage Site.
STRUCTURE
- 2 courses will run in parallel during the whole event. Participants will be able to freely choose the courses they wish to attend as well as to move from one to another.
- Full live online participation will be possible. The organizers highlight, however, the importance of face to face interaction and networking in this kind of research training event.
- All lectures will be videorecorded. Participants will be able to watch them again for 45 days after the event.
SYMPOSIA
A symposium will collect 10-minute voluntary presentations on any of the 3 thematic areas of the event: cognition, ethics, and society.
A 1-page abstract containing the title, authors, and summary of the presentation must be sent to david@irdta.eu by February 28, 2026.
Only registered participants can contribute to symposia.
OPEN DEBATES
50-minute individual presentations will be scheduled for any of the 3 thematic areas of the school: cognition, ethics, and society.
A 2-page expression of interest including the topic to be debated must be sent to david@irdta.eu by December 30, 2025.
Only registered participants are eligible for individual presentations.
The accepted individual presentations are:
Gianmarco Casciotta (LUISS Guido Carli University, Department of Law), Between Persuasion and Manipulation: Autonomy, Limited Rationality and the “Normative Power” of AI-driven Digital Architectures
Tamar Eilam (IBM Fellow, Chief Scientist Sustainable Computing), Why We Need Broad AI Sustainability
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
- Samuel Anjos (Maia, social networks)
- Osheen Jain (London, communications)
- José Paulo Marques dos Santos (Maia, local chair)
- Carlos Martín-Vide (Tarragona, program chair)
- Santiago Montes (Tarragona, webpage)
- Sara Morales (Luxembourg)
- José Luís Reis (Maia)
- Luís Paulo Reis (Porto)
- David Silva (London, organization chair)
CERTIFICATE
- A certificate of successful participation in the event will be delivered indicating the number of hours of academic activities. This should be sufficient for those participants who plan to request ECTS recognition from their home university.
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