愛爾蘭加入歐洲學習與智能系統實驗室（ELLIS）網絡
Ireland joins European Lab for Learning and Intelligent Systems network
愛爾蘭正式成立 ELLIS Unit Ireland，首次加入歐洲學習與智能系統實驗室網絡。該網絡在歐洲設有 49 個單位；新單位將推進機器學習、電腦視覺、自然語言處理及資訊檢索等領域的基礎 AI 研究，並連繫全國研究人員及培訓新一代 AI 研究人員。
Alongside Norway, it is Ireland’s first time being included in the pan-European network.
Ireland has joined the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) network after officially launching ELLIS Unit Ireland. The new unit marks the first time Ireland has joined the network, as ELLIS welcomed other new units in Austria, France, Germany and fellow first-timer Norway.
The network has 49 units across Europe and aims to propel the continent as a leader at the forefront of AI research. The units operate as localised hubs whereby researchers can work together, share ideas across a range of disciplines and carry out long-term research.
The unit is part of Rinn AI, which is Ireland’s national centre for research and innovation in data science and AI and is funded by Research Ireland.
Prof Noel O’Connor, Rinn AI’s director, will lead ELLIS Unit Ireland, which will focus on advancing fundamental AI research in core machine learning and related areas such as computer vision, natural language processing and information retrieval.
The unit will also work closely with domain experts, policymakers and societal stakeholders, as a means of addressing real-world challenges. There will be a focus on connecting researchers across the country and training the next generation of ML and AI researchers.
Commenting on Ireland’s inclusion to the network, O’Connor said: “Joining ELLIS is a significant moment for AI research in Ireland. Through Rinn AI, we have brought together researchers from every university in the country and ELLIS Unit Ireland now connects that community directly to Europe’s leading network in machine learning.
“It opens new doors for collaboration, gives our researchers and students a platform on the European stage and helps ensure the AI we develop is shaped by the people it serves.”
SiliconRepublic.com recently spoke with Prof Paul Townsend, a photonics specialist in the School of Physics at University College Cork, about his plans for the semiconductors research centre that sits within Research Ireland’s new Rinn Network.
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