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BrIAS/CEVIPOL Seminar: The Filibuster for Democracy - Arun Chaudhary

7 May 2025 13:30 - 7 May 2025 16:00

Register Here The Filibuster for Democracy The Premise We had sixty-five elections (of varying quality) across the globe last year. Who is keeping track? I am. I worked in almost twenty of those elections across four continents.

BrIAS Seminar 08.05.2025

8 May 2025 12:15 - 8 May 2025 14:30

Register Here Seminar 1: BrIAS Fellow Prof. Paolo Falcone Cautious-by-design motion planning. The role of prediction Abstract: Safety of passengers and surrounding road users is the most important challenge in the design and deployment of autonomous driving technologies.

BrIAS Seminar 15.05.2025

15 May 2025 12:15 - 15 May 2025 14:30

Register Here Seminar 1: BrIAS Fellow Prof. Rafael Bello Important Considerations for Generating Counterfactual Explanations Abstract: Counterfactual Explanations (CEs) have become one of the leading post-hoc methods for explaining AI models in the field of Explainable AI (XAI).

BrIAS Public Forum: Protection of Critical Underwater Infrastructures

19 May 2025 09:00 - 19 May 2025 17:00

Register here Abstract: The objective of this forum is to raise awareness and foster dialogue among academia, industry, operators, policymakers, and the public-at-large on the theme of the protection of Critical Underwater Infrastructures (CUIs). The conference will begin with an intr...

1st BrIAS Conference on Battery Management and Future Technologies

22 May 2025 09:00 - 23 May 2025 17:00

The BrIAS Batteries2025 aims at becoming a recurrent international event for a multidisciplinary scientific community to present and discuss the most recent advancement and future avenues concerning the Dynamic Modelling and Control of Battery Systems (including Battery Management Systems and Energy...

Crossing Wires - Arts, AI & Robotics (collaboration with OHME)

26 May 2025 09:00 - 28 May 2025 17:00

Registration via Eventbrite Crossing Wires is a three day event dedicated to Arts, AI and Robotics, presented by Ohme and hosted in collaboration with BrIAS – Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies.

BrIAS Seminar 28.05.2025

28 May 2025 12:15 - 28 May 2025 14:30

BrIAS Public Forum: Democratic Governance: Challenges & Innovations

5 June 2025 09:00 - 5 June 2025 17:30

Register here This is a one-day public forum organised as a collaboration between the two BrIAS programmes: Sustainable Robotics and Democratic Governance. Program 09:00 - 09:30 Welcome 09:30 - 09:45 Introduction Marius Gilbert, Vice-Rector for Research & Diffusio...

Concert & Expo: En présence d'Olivier Messiaen

14 June 2025 16:00 - 14 June 2025 18:00

Register here A concert featuring selected piano & voice works of Olivier Messiaen and an exhibition of selected works by Bern Wery inspired by the music of Olivier Messiaen.

BrIAS Public Forum: Responsible AI

28 April 2025 08:30 - 28 April 2025 17:30

Register here --> registrations are now closed - we have reached max. capacity. Please send an email to contact@brias.be for more information This is a one-day public forum organised in collaboration with the Brussels Responsible AI Network (BRAIN).

BrIAS Seminar 10.04.2025

10 April 2025 12:15 - 10 April 2025 14:30

Register Here Seminar 1: Prof. Gianluca Bianchin (UCL) Time-varying Feedback Optimization for Highly Dynamic Transportation Systems Abstract: Transportation systems are essential components of modern societies, enabling the movement of people, goods, and services across regions.

BrIAS Public Forum: Smart Cities

4 April 2025 13:00 - 4 April 2025 17:00

Register here Programme 12:00 Registration and Lunch 13:00 - 13:15 Welcome 13:15 - 15:15 Session 1 13:15 - 13:45 Victoria De Meue (Innoviris) "Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities EU Mission: The case of the Brussels-Capital Region" 13:45 - 14:15

BrIAS Seminar 03.04.2025

3 April 2025 12:15 - 3 April 2025 14:30

Register Here Seminar 1: Prof. Denis Dochain (UCL) Adaptive control of reaction systems Abstract: Reaction systems cover a large class of dynamical systems including chemical and biological systems as well as environmental systems, ecological systems and epidemiological systems.

BrIAS Seminar 27.03.2025

27 March 2025 12:15 - 27 March 2025 14:30

Register Here Seminar 1: BrIAS Fellow Prof. Hannu Toivonen Artificial intelligence as an expander of human creativity? Abstract: In this talk, I will take a look at generative AI from the point of view of a human user of AI.

BrIAS Seminar 20.03.2025

20 March 2025 12:15 - 20 March 2025 14:30

BrIAS Forum: Law and AI in Finance and Beyond

14 March 2025 14:00 - 14 March 2025 17:00

Register here AI and Law intersect across diverse disciplines, offering innovative solutions to complex legal challenges. From automating legal research to analyzing case laws, AI enhances efficiency and precision in legal practices.

BrIAS Seminar on Multifidelity Simulation-based Inference for Computationally Expensive Simulators

13 March 2025 16:00 - 13 March 2025 17:30

Register Here Seminar 1: Multifidelity Simulation-based Inference for Computationally Expensive Simulators Abstract: Across many domains of science, stochastic models are an essential tool to understand the mechanisms underlying empirically observed data.

BrIAS Seminar 13.03.2025

13 March 2025 12:15 - 13 March 2025 14:30

Register Here Seminar 1: BrIAS Fellow Prof. Giang Nguyen Softwarized Networks for Networked and Sustainable Cyber-Physical Systems Abstract: Future use cases, like robotics, healthcare, and autonomous vehicles, need cyber-physical systems (CPSs).

BrIAS Seminar 06.03.2025

6 March 2025 12:15 - 6 March 2025 14:30

Register Here Seminar 1: BrIAS Fellow Prof. Marco Nicotra Systematic Design of Control Barrier Functions using Dynamic Safety Margins Abstract: Control Barrier Functions (CBFs) have become a popular tool for constrained control due to their low computational cost and good performance.

BrIAS Seminar 27.2.2025

27 February 2025 12:15 - 27 February 2025 14:30

BrIAS Seminar 20.2.2025

20 February 2025 12:15 - 20 February 2025 14:30

Register Here Seminar 1: BrIAS Resident Artist Guillaume Slizewicz Artistic creation in the age of generative machines: an introduction to the creative exploration of AI, automation and its impacts.

BrIAS Seminar 13.2.2025

13 February 2025 12:15 - 13 February 2025 14:30

Register Here Seminar 1: BrIAS Fellow Prof. Andrea Roli Dynamical criticality: from cells to robots Abstract: Systems that exhibit complex behaviours are often found in a particular dynamical condition, poised between order and disorder.

BrIAS Seminar 30.1.2025

30 January 2025 12:15 - 30 January 2025 14:30

BrIAS Seminar 23.1.2025

23 January 2025 12:15 - 23 January 2025 14:30

BrIAS Opening Ceremony 2025

21 January 2025 17:00 - 21 January 2025 20:00

This event is by registration only We will officially open the new 2025 BrIAS programme on sustainable Robotics, AI and Automation on the 21.1.2025.

Prof. Hiroki Ishizuka: Toward the Realization of Sensing Mimicking Skin-Nerve Models

5 December 2024 12:00 - 5 December 2024 13:30

Join us for a seminar on Sustainable Robotics with Visiting BrIAS Fellow, Prof. Hiroki Ishizuka.

The 6th Waseda Brussels Conference Environmental Studies for Carbon Neutrality

28 November 2024 09:00 - 28 November 2024 18:00

Registration via: https://urls.fr/uWgXlY Climate change has become a matter of urgent concern for governments, public opinions and economies around the world.

Prof. Andrea Roli: A cybernetic perspective of adaptive robots

26 November 2024 12:00 - 26 November 2024 13:30

Join us for a seminar on Sustainable Robotics with Visiting BrIAS Fellow, Prof. Andrea Roli.

BrIAS Forum on War & Peace, and Robotics

2 May 2024 09:00 - 3 May 2024 17:00

The Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies is pleased to announce its fourth forum of the Sustainable Robotics Programme on "War & Peace, and Robotics" For in-person attendance, as well as online attendance of the webinar, registration is necessary.

BrIAS Forum on Human-Robot Collaboration

26 April 2024 09:00 - 26 April 2024 17:00

The Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies is pleased to announce its third forum of the Sustainable Robotics Programme on "Human-Robot Collaboration - Sustainable robotics in healthcare and in production" For in-person attendance, as well as online attendance of the webina...

BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 13

25 April 2024 11:00 - 25 April 2024 17:00

This is the first official seminar that will be held in the new BrIAS seminar hall at the newly renovated USquare site. Location: BrIAS Seminar HallBuilding AB level 0Bv General Jacques 2101050 Ixelles Access via Ave Couronne: 1. Dr.

BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 12

18 April 2024 14:00 - 18 April 2024 16:00

1. Dr. Andres Cotorruelo, ULB Title: "Sets for Constrained Control" This presentation provides a high-level view of set-theoretic constrained control and its application to low computationally demanding advanced control algorithms. 2. Prof.

BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 11

11 April 2024 14:00 - 11 April 2024 16:00

Location: FARI Cantersteen 16, 1000, Brussels 1. Prof.

BrIAS Forum on Sustainable Robotic Technologies

29 March 2024 09:00 - 29 March 2024 17:00

The Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies is pleased to announce its second forum of the Sustainable Robotics Programme on "Sustainable Robotic Technologies" For in-person attendance, as well as online attendance of the webinar, registration is necessary.

BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 10

28 March 2024 14:00 - 28 March 2024 16:00

1. Prof.

BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 9

21 March 2024 14:00 - 21 March 2024 16:00

1. Prof.

BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 8

14 March 2024 14:00 - 14 March 2024 16:00

1. Prof. Pierre Lambert, Professor, ULB Title: "Soft microrobotics : crossing point between mechanics, small scale and compliance." For decades, robotics has been pushing stiffness to increase resonance frequency and using piezo-actuators as reference smart materials.

BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 7

7 March 2024 14:00 - 7 March 2024 16:00

1. Prof.

BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 6

29 February 2024 14:00 - 29 February 2024 16:00

Speakers: Guerric De Crombrughe - Nuketech, Brussels Alexander Bahr - Hydromea James Hill - REACH Ludovic Dufau - Nimbl'bot Description Over the past few months, the growth prospects of the nuclear industry have dramatically increased.

BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 5

22 February 2024 14:00 - 22 February 2024 16:00

1. Prof. Yael Edan, Professor, ABC Robotics initiative (BrIAS Senior Fellow) Title: "Social Assistive Robots for Elder Care: R&D Findings" The world's population is aging rapidly, and the number of older adults is projected to increase dramatically in the years to come along.

BrIAS Forum on Robotics in Agriculture - Where we are, where we are going

15 February 2024 09:00 - 16 February 2024 17:00

The Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies is pleased to announce its first forum of the Sustainable Robotics Programme on "Robotics in Agriculture - Where we are, where we are going" For in-person attendance (limited places), as well as online attendance of the webinar, registration...

BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 4

8 February 2024 14:00 - 8 February 2024 16:00

1. Dr. Louis Flynn, Brubotics, VUB. title: "Lower limb Assistive Technologies - Prostheses and Exoskeletons" The VUB has designed many lower-limb assistive devices including exoskeletons and prostheses.

BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 3

1 February 2024 14:00 - 1 February 2024 16:00

1. Prof. Leonardo Cappello, Assistant Professor, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.

BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 2

25 January 2024 14:00 - 25 January 2024 16:00

1. Dr. Shirley Elprama, Post-Doc, SMIT - VUB Title: "Acceptance of Occupational Exoskeletons" Shirley Elprama will talk about her PhD research on the acceptance of occupational exoskeletons.

BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 1

18 January 2024 14:00 - 18 January 2024 16:00

We are pleased to kick-off our BrIAS 2024 Seminar season on Sustainable Robotics. 1. Welcome speech - BrIAS Directors Prof. Serge Jaumain and Prof. Frank Deconinck 2. Introducing BrIAS- Prof. Christian Hermans (former BrIAS Programme director) and Prof.

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