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Unisi-IA Seminar Series Description
From the 17th of December 2020, the new series of Unisi-IA seminars have started!
Seminars are thought for all of the participants to the network, and also to additional interested researchers in the area of AI.
Seminars will be online through a google link meet, which will be circulated via email before the seminar. If you want to be added to the mailing list, please get in contact with the coordinators Prof. Giovanna Maria Dimitri giovanna.dimitri[at]unimi.it and Prof. Moreno Falaschi moreno.falaschi[at]unisi.it
Unisi-IA Seminar Series 2025/2026 Calendar and Recordings
-20th October 2025, 2.30 pm First seminar for the academic year 2025/2026 organized by the Laboratorio “Intelligenza Artificiale e Governance” (IAGo) under Prof. Matteo Gerlini, will take place on Google Meet. The seminar will be in Italian: "Minori, Vulnerabilitá e Intelligenza Artificiale: Profili Ricostruttivi e Scenari Applicativi". Speakers: Prof. Lavinia Vizzoni (Unipi) and Dr. Federica Casarosa (Sant'Anna). Modera Dr. Andrea Del Forni (Unisi)
Unisi-IA Seminar Series 2024/2025 Calendar and Recordings
-17th June 2025, 2.30 pm A second seminar, organized by the Laboratorio “Intelligenza Artificiale e Governance” (IAGo) under Prof. Matteo Gerlini, will take place on June 17th at 2:30 pm via Google Meet.
Dr. Joan Farnós and Dr. Alger Sans Pinillos from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center will present on dual-use technologies and digital ethics. The event will explore ethical challenges and governance models, framed by cognitive science and ethics-by-design principles. Recording of the seminar
-5th June 2025, 2.30 pm The Artificial Intelligence and Governance (IAGo) Lab will open its works in the frame of Unis-IA network with the webinar by Alessandro De Angelis. Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Padova and Professor Catedratico of Astroparticle Physics at IST Lisboa, he is mostly known for his role in the proposal, construction and data analysis of new telescopes for gamma-ray astrophysics. He is a member of Istituto nazionale di fisica nucleare (INFN), Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF), Italian Physical Society (SIF), International Astronomical Union (IAU), Gruppo2003. He is currently scientific attaché to the Permanent Representation of Italy to international organizations.
Matteo Gerlini, associate in USiena, will moderate the webinar. Recording of the seminar
Unisi-IA Seminar Series 2023/2024 Calendar and Recordings
-12th of April 2024, 10 am seminar by Fabio Zanasi is Professor of Computer Science at University College London, UK, and also holds an appointment at University of Bologna, Italy. His research develops algebraic and logical methods for the compositional analysis of computing systems. He works on the foundations of concurrency, cyber-physical systems, probabilistic programming, and machine learning.
Abstract
I will present recent and ongoing work on giving a semantic foundation to training algorithms in machine learning using the categorical formalisms of lenses. Lenses provide a much needed unifying perspective on various classes of such algorithms, as well as offering a different style of specifying and proving properties of training protocols. They also enable the study of machine learning for new classes of models such as Boolean circuits and polynomial circuits.
.-18th January 2024, 11 am Seminar by Michelangelo Diligenti and Francesco Giannini, from the DIISM (Universitá di Siena), both in presence in the lab 201 (DIISM) and online. Video of the seminar
Abstract:
This talk delves into the neural-symbolic reasoning paradigm, aiming to bridge the gap between the power of neural networks and the interpretability required for real-world applications. While neural networks excel at capturing complex patterns in data, their opaque nature poses challenges for understanding their decision-making processes. The presentation explores novel approaches that integrate symbolic reasoning into neural architectures, enhancing interpretability by design. By combining the strengths of symbolic logic and neural networks, we aim to create models that not only achieve high performance but also provide insights into their decision-making, opening avenues for applications in critical domains. In particular, we will discuss how neural-symbolic reasoning methods can be instantiated in relational domains, like for large knowledge graphs, and discuss some implications for building more transparent, accountable, and trustworthy AI systems.
-20th December 2023, 12 pm, we will have the last Unisi-IA seminar of 2023 (both in presence in the lab 201 of the DIISM and online)
The speaker will be Federico Becattini, researcher of the SAILAB group (Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione e Scienze Matematiche).
Title - Analyzing Faces with Neuromorphic Vision
Abstract - Neuromorphic vision is a bio-inspired vision paradigm where, in contrast with traditional vision systems, instead of generating and processing synchronous streams of frames, asynchronous streams of pixel-level events are obtained. Such a paradigm is enabled by event cameras, devices that can capture local illumination changes (events) at an extremely fast rate, with a temporal precision that reaches microseconds. Many fields of research have found effective use of neuromorphic sensors, ranging from slam to drone vision, human understanding and automotive. In this talk, we will explore the possibility of exploiting event cameras to analyze faces. In particular, thanks to the low latency of event cameras, we are interested in capturing facial micro-expressions that normally occur within a few milliseconds and that can be directly tied to micro-movements of specific facial muscles. Nonetheless, working with neuromorphic cameras for facial analysis has its shortcomings. Decades of research on RGB images and videos cannot be fully leveraged in the event domain and labeling data is costly and time-consuming. We will present an overview of the opportunities and challenges that can be found in this domain and explore the few existing solutions available in the state of the art. Video of the Seminar
-17th November 2023, 11 a.m. Seminar by Prof. Pietro Rubegni and Dr. Alessandra Cartocci (Department of Medicine, Unisi). Title: "Position statement of the EADV Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force on AI-assisted smartphone apps and web-based services for skin disease" . This time the seminar will only take place online at the link disseminated through the mailing list. Video of the Seminar
-17th October 2023, 11 a.m., Seminar Prof. Antonio Rizzo group both in Lab 201 of the San Niccolò building and online. Video of the Seminar
Title: Reinforcement Learning for Process Control
Speakers: Dr. Leonardo Guiducci and Prof. Antonio Rizzo (DISPOC, Unisi)
Abstract: The origin of the Reinforcement Learning (RL) paradigm in machine learning can be traced back to the early works in psychology and optimal control theory. The two threads started to be more closely related with the development of Deep Q-Learning, leading to the modern reinforcement learning algorithms we see today. We present a few examples of our explorations of RL for process control inspired by cognitive processes and conclude with our combination of value-based and policy-based methods in the Actor-Critic approach to Reinforcement Learning. This approach incorporates MILP Optimal Control, as demonstrated in a case study focused on Energy Management within MicroGrids.
Unisi-IA Seminar Series 2022/2023 Calendar and Recordings
-18 April 2023, 11 am, Lab 201 and Streaming, "Artificial Intelligence for historical and archaeological data analysis" , Prof. Marco Corneli, from the Université Côte d'Azur (https://math.unice.fr/~mcorneli/). Video of the seminar
Unisi-IA Seminar Series 2021/2022 Calendar and Recordings
-18 November 2021, 11 am, The journey of protein structure solution from crystallography to AlphaFold's AI, Prof. Andrea Bernini, Structural Biology Lab, Dept. of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena. Video of the seminar: First Seminar 2021/2022 Unisi-IA
-10th December 2021, 11 am, From Structural Bioinformatics to Precision Medicine, Prof. Neri Niccolai (https://www.dbcf.unisi.it/it/dipartimento/personale/past-members/neri-niccolai). Video of the seminar: Second Seminar 2021/2022 Unisi-IA
-21st January 2022, 11 am, Dr. Romina D'Aurizio (CNR, Pisa, Italy), Title: "Learning to decode the human genome" Video of the seminar: Third Seminar 2021/2022 Unisi-IA
-14 February 2022, 11 am, Il laboratorio fra sperimentazione e innovazione: il Modello delle malattie respiratorie, Prof.ssa Elena Bargagli, Dott.ssa Laura Bergantini, UOC Malattie Apparato Respiratorio AOUS: Video of the seminar: Fourth Seminar 2021/2022 Unisi-IA
-28 March 2022, 3pm, Innovazione in intelligenza artificiale: oltre la black box e la death valley., Dr Alessandra Romeo and Dr Niccolo Fiorini, Liason Office, Unisi. Video of the seminar: Fifth Seminar 2021/2022 Unisi-IA
-24th May 2022, 2.30, Incontro con la rete SAI-HUB, a partire dalle ore 14.30. Interventi del Dr. Valter Fraccaro e del Dr. Riccardo Vigetti. Video of the seminar.
-26th May 2022, 2.30 pm, "I-Tech Innovation Programme 2022" Relatore: Ing. Antonio Danieli (Vice Presidente e Direttore Generale della Fondazione Golinelli). Il seminario-workshop vuole divulgare e approfondire il programma di finanziamento, promosso dalla Fondazione Golinelli e da CRIF, per favorire la creazione di una nuova imprenditorialità ad alto contenuto innovativo e tecnologico, investendo sui settori di eccellenza italiani quali: Life Science & Digital Health, FinTech & InsurTech, AgriTech & FoodTech, Industry 4.0, Big Data processing-HPC & Applied Artificial Intelligence. Video of the seminar
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Unisi-IA Seminar Series 2020/2021 Calendar and Recordings
-17 December 2020, 11 am,Inaugural Seminar of the Unisi-IA series, The Challenges of the Transition from Ai to ai, Prof. Marco Gori
-13 January 2021, 11 am, Backdooring Deep Learning Architectures: Threats and (some) Opportunities, Prof. Mauro Barni, Laboratorio Telematica e Telecomunicazioni Gruppo VIPP (Visual Information Processing and Protection). Video of the seminar: Second Seminar Unisi-IA Prof Barni
- 3 February 2021, 11 am, Humans, Wearables and AI, Prof. Domenico Prattichizzo, Human Centered Robotics Group del Robotics and Systems Lab (SIRSLab). Video of the Seminar: Third Seminar Unisi-IA Prof. Prattichizzo
-3rd March 2021, 11 am, The electric (oscillatory) brain and the challenges of neuromodulation, Prof. Simone Rossi, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Neuroscienze, Video of the seminar: Fourth Seminar Unisi-IA Prof. Rossi
-31st March 2021, 3 pm, Brain Imaging Biomarkers, Prof. Nicola De Stefano, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Neuroscienze, Video of the seminar: Fifth Seminar Unisi-IA Prof. De Stefano
-5 May 2021,11 am, Supercharging Computer Vision for Safety by Deep Learning and Edge Computing, VisLAB, Prof Alessandro Mecocci (DIISM, Unisi), Video of the seminar: Sixth seminar Unisi-IA Prof. Mecocci
-9 June 2021,11 am, Drilling Hard Problems in Dermoscopy: Deep Learning and Cathegorical Data Fusion for the differentiation of early melanomas from atypical nevi, VisMed, Prof Alessandro Mecocci (DIISM, Unisi) e Prof Pietro Rubegni (Dipartimento di Scienze Medice, Chirurgiche e Neuroscienze, Unisi) Video of the seminar: Seventh seminar Unisi-IA Prof. Mecocci and Prof. Rubegni
-5th July 2021, 11 am, Eye Tracking Application in Clinical Neurology and Visual Neuroscience, Lab Neurosense, Prof. Alessandra Rufa. Video of the seminar: Eighth seminar Unisi-IA, Prof. Rufa