The Nordic AI young researcher symposium is a two-day conference type event. The main activities included in the symposium organisation are:

Program
GENERAL INFO
PROGRAM
08:30 – 09:00
Coffee ☕️
09:00 - 09:15
Opening
09:15 - 10:00
Keynote: Henry Tirri—Observations on AI by a Ghostrider (2024 edition)
10:00 - 10:30
break
10:30 - 11:30
Scientific talks in parallel: track 1, track 2
11:30 - 12:30
Lunch 🍴🍕🍸
12:30 - 13:00
Finnish AI dissertation award (Chair: Ilkka Pölönen)
13:00 - 14:00
Scientific talks in parallel: track 1, track 2
14:00 - 14:45
Keynote: Qian Janice Wang—AI in smell and taste research: Challenges, opportunities, and the human element
14:45 - 16:15
Poster session and Coffee break (14.45-15.15)
16:15 - 17:00
Keynote: Robindra Prabhu—Beyond words - will transformers transform public services?
17:00 - 17:15
Wrap up of day 1
18:00 - 19:30
Helsinki City Reception at Helsinki City Hall, Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13
(note: Separate registration is required by October 14. An invitation email will be sent to those who have registered for AI Day + Nordic AI Meet.)
08:45 – 09:15
Coffee ☕️
09:15 - 10:00
Keynote: Felix Stollenwerk—Open Source LLMs for Sweden, the Nordic countries and Europe
10:00 - 10:30
break
10:30 - 11:30
Parallel tracks for scientific talks (PhD students) and industry talks
11:30 - 12:30
Lunch 🍴🍕🍸
12:30 - 13:00
Fireside chat with Peter Sarlin (Silo AI)
13:00 - 13:15
break
13:15 - 14:15
Parallel tracks for scientific talks (PhD students) and industry talks
14:15 - 14:45
break
14:45 - 15:30
Panel discussion: Cultural diversity in the era of AI (Chair: Petri Myllymäki), with Qian Janice Wang, Felix Stollenwerk, Robindra Prabhu, Frédéric Pascal (DATAIA Institute) and Katja Mankinen (CSC)
15:30 - 15:45
Presentation of the AI Action Summit hosted by France on February 10-11, 2025: Constance Mickiewicz (French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs)
15:45 - 16:00
Closing ceremony
Program structure is subject to minor changes. More detailed program will be published closer to the event.