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About Event
The annual GATE Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Forum (BDAIF) aims to bring together the GATE Ecosystem, to attract new collaborators and stakeholders, to promote the centre’s results and to raise awareness, and to bring forward new opportunities. The first edition of the BDAIS is going to take place on the 10th of December 2020 and it is organized in collaboration between the GATE Institute, Bulgaria and Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
The BDAIF2020 is focused on how Big Data and AI can help to tackle emerging societal challenges in the context of the GATE application themes: Future Cities, Digital Health and Intelligent Government. Furthermore, the programme includes special showcases dedicated to the European Big Data Centres of Excellence and start-ups pitches, presenting research and innovation excellence in Big Data and AI.
BDAIF2020 programme is split in the following panels:
- Big Data and AI;
- City Digital Twins: Achievements and Digital chances;
- Opportunities and prospects in Digital Health;
- Disinformation research and policy responses in the Balkans;
Each of the programme panels of GATE BDAIF2020 will start with a talk from a leading keynote speaker. The panels are jointly organised by a representative of the GATE Institute and a representative of Chalmers University or Chalmers Industriteknik to show the partnership co-operation and value created. With this approach, the event aims at having a great local and European impact and leveraging the potential of the innovative Bulgarian ecosystem.
GATE BDAIF2020 offers interesting virtual sponsoring options for companies, research institutions and Big Data and AI initiatives, with a lot of interaction possibilities outreaching a wide audience. This will allow many players in Bulgaria to position themselves in the European Big Data and AI ecosystem.
The Schedule
Timing and agenda of event
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10:00 - 10:15 EET
Opening
Sylvia Ilieva, GATE Institute
Peter Dröll, European Commission, Director for Prosperity, DG Research and Innovation
Karina Angelieva, Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Republic of Bulgaria
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10:15 - 11:15 EET
Panel 1 Big Data and AI
Moderator: Edward Curry, Big Data Value Association (BDVA)
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Keynote speaker: “How Dataspaces will power AI in Europe”, Edward Curry, Big Data Value Association (BDVA)
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Panelists:
Ivica Crnkovic, CHAIR, Chalmers University, Sweden
Torsten Huelsmann, International Data Spaces Association
Georgi Ganev, Country Leader at IBM Bulgaria
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11:20 - 11:25 EET
CoE showcase: Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics
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11:25 - 11:30 EET
Start-up pitch: IRIS.AI
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11:40 - 12:40 EET
Panel 2 City Digital Twins: Achievements and Digital chances
Moderator: Graham Kemp, Chalmers University
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Keynote speaker: Jarmo Suomisto, Helsinki Municipality, Finland
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Panelists:
Anders Logg, DTCC, Chalmers University, Sweden
Dessislava Petrova-Antonova, GATE Institute, Bulgaria
Sisi Zlatanova, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Mila Koeva, University of Twente, The Netherlands
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12:50 - 12:55 EET
CoE showcase: CeADAR, Ireland's national centre for Applied Data Analytics & AI.
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12:55 - 13:00 EET
Start-up pitch: Myxrobotics, Yavor Mihailov, Co-Founder & CEO
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13:00 - 14:00 EET
Lunch break
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14:00 - 15:00 EET
Panel 3 Opportunities and prospects in Digital Health
Moderator: Dean Palejev, GATE Institute
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Keynote speaker: Milan Petkovic, Big Data Value Association (BDVA)
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Panelists:
Rosen Dimitrov, Digital Health and Innovation Cluster Bulgaria
Fredrik Johansson, Chalmers University, Sweden
Todor Kunchev, University hospital "SOFIAMED", Bulgaria
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15:10 - 15:15 EET
CoE showcase: i2CAT Foundation
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15:15 - 15:20 EET
Start-up pitch: Kelvin
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15:30 - 16:30
Panel 4 Disinformation research and policy responses in the Balkans
Moderator: Kalina Bontcheva, GATE Institute
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Keynote speaker: Alberto Rabbachin, European commission, Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)
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Nikoleta Corbu, College of Communication and Public Relations, SNSPA, Romania
Zlatina Marinova, Ontotext, Bulgaria
Denis Teyssou, Agency France Press (AFP), France
Todor Galev, Center for Study of the Democracy (CSD), Bulgaria
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16:40 - 16:45
Closing
The Speakers
Experts who will be speaking at the event

Peter Dröll
European Commission, Director for Prosperity, DG Research and Innovation

Karina Angelieva
Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Republic of Bulgaria

Sylvia Ilieva
Director of GATE Institute, Professor at Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University, Bulgaria

Edward Curry
Vice President of the Big Data Value Association (BDVA), Insight, Lero, NUIG

Ivica Crnkovic
CHAIR, Chalmers University, Sweden

Thorsten Huelsmann
International Data Spaces Association

Georgi Ganev
Country Leader at IBM Bulgaria

Graham Kemp
Professor in the Data Science and AI Division at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Jarmo Suomisto
Helsinki 3D+ Project Manager, Architect, Digital Twin City Specialist, City of Helsinki, Finland

Anders Logg
Professor of Computational Mathematics at Chalmers University of Technology, Director of the Digital Twin Cities Centre at Chalmers and Director of the Swedish Network for Mathematics in Industry, Sweden

Dessislava Petrova-Antonova
Data Management and Future Cities Research Lead at GATE Institute, Associate Professor at Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University, Bulgaria

Sisi Zlatanova
SHARP Professor at the University of New South Wales

Mila Koeva
Assistant Professor at University of Twente, ITC Faculty, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, and Geo-information Management (PGM), Enschede, The Netherlands

Dean Palejev
Digital Health Research Lead at GATE Institute, Sofia University, Bulgaria

Milan Petkovic
Department head Data Science at Philips, Professor at TU/e, Vice President at BDVA

Rosen Dimitrov
Digital Health and Innovation Cluster Bulgaria

Fredrik Johansson
Assistant professor in the Data Science and AI Division at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Todor Kunchev
Neurologist working in the University hospital “SOFIAMED”, Sofia, Bulgaria

Kalina Bontcheva
Research Leader on disinformation at the Big Data for Society Institute within Sofia University, Head of the Natural Language Processing (NLP) group at the University of Sheffield

Alberto Rabbachin
Scientific Project Officer, European Commission

Nicoleta Corbu
Executive director, Center for Research in Communication, Professor at College of Communication and Public Relations

Zlatina Marinova
Project controller at Ontotext AD, Coordinator of the H2020 WeVerify project

Denis Teyssou
Medialab R&D Editorial manager

Todor Galev
Senior Analyst at the Economic Program, Center for the Study of Democracy, Bulgaria
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