University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science is organising data science seminars to a wider audience where researchers, lecturers, students, alumni and industry representatives are sharing their knowledge on the subject. The seminars are conducted in English. Seminars are recorded and can be viewed afterwards.
The UT Institute of Computer Science and the Estonian Scientific Computing Infrastructure (ETAIS) introduced the exciting world of supercomputers, high-performance computing, and their possible uses.
High-performance computing allows researchers to solve the most complex challenges quickly and even explore areas where experiments are unthinkable. Successful companies apply supercomputers for innovative R&D activities, cost reduction, and competitive advantage. At the seminar, we heard inspiring presentations about how experts in various fields use supercomputers and what benefits they can get from it.
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Opening remarks by Ivar Koppel, Head of UT High Performance Computing Centre & Leading partner of Estonian Scientific Computing Infrastructure ETAIS, "ETAIS: Pioneering the Future of Technology and Innovation"
Rainer Türner, IT Architect of Bürokratt at the Estonian Information System Authority, “How Real-Time Government Data Will Disrupt AI Investments"
Priit Paluoja, Head of Data Management at Celvia CC, “Honey bulk DNA metagenomic analysis using University of Tartu High Performance Computing Centre”
Alena Kushniarevich, Researcher at the UT Institute of Genomics Estonian Biocentre, “Interdisciplinary studies of human past: a genomic data perspective”
Taido Purason, Junior Research Fellow at the UT Institute of Computer Science, “Training and Applying LLMs on LUMI Supercomputer”
Hardi Hakk, Head of Aerodynamics at Formula Student Team, “HPC usage in engineering practices for Formula Student”
The event was moderated by Martin Eessalu, Advisor at the UT High Performance Computing Centre.
Video recording of the seminar
Photo gallery from the seminar
The UT High Performance Computing Center is part of the Estonian Computing Infrastructure (ETAIS). The ETAIS consortium consists of the University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, and the Ministry of Education and Research.
The UT Institute of Computer Science and EXAI: Estonian Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence hosted a Data Science Seminar on the topic of AI!
AI achieves impressive results, but the path to success is often not straightforward. How do we decide where and how AI should be applied, and what technical challenges arise along the way? At this seminar, several AI researchers and industry experts will present their insights and experiences.
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Tanel Alumäe, Tallinn University of Technology, "Weakly supervised learning for training speaker identification models"
Paula Etti, Cybernetica AS, "The Role of Synthetic Data in AI Systems"
Kristjan Eljand, Andmeteadus OÜ, “How Estonian companies have implemented AI: Practical use cases from 2023-2024 projects“
Martti Praks, LHV, "AI in LHV"
Elena Sügis, University of Tartu, Nortal AS, "Think Tark! Leverage Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Enterprise Data."
Dmytro Fishman, University of Tartu, Better Medicine OÜ, "BetterMedicine: using AI to improve cancer diagnostics"
Meelis Kull, Associate Professor at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science and Head of the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence, moderated the event.
The seminar was supported by the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (EXAI), financed by the Ministry of Education and Research. The members of the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence are the University of Tartu, Tallinn University of Technology, and Cybernetica AS.
Culture and Data was dedicated to Estonian culture data, what it looks like, how it is produced, and how it can be used. The seminar took place in Estonian.
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On 19 March, we hosted a Data Science Seminar titled "Secondary use of health data in Estonia". The event was organised and moderated by Head of Chair of Data Science Jaak Vilo.
Modern medicine requires using all possible data to create insights and evidence about diseases and treatments. Secondary use of real world data (RWD) for evidence generation is needed and gaining traction. Our seminar will cover the aspects of secondary use of health data, the strategic plans in Estonia and Europe, research use cases for academic and private sector alike.
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We hosted a Data Science Seminar titled Trustworthy and Responsible AI.
As recognized by all economic and regulatory frameworks, with a primary emphasis on the EU but also encompassing the US and China, artificial intelligence (AI) stands out as the pivotal focus for developing a trustworthy technology. New regulatory requirements to make AI trustworthy and responsible are transforming the role that humans play when interacting with AI, and consequently, AI is now not just creating new opportunities and markets, but it is doing it while preserving fundamental rights and liberties of individuals.
The academic organiser of the seminar was Huber Flores, the moderators were Abdul-Rasheed Ottun and M.M. Rasinthe Marasinghe.
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The seminar was partly supported by the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101021808.
The Data Science Seminar took place as part of sTARTUp Day 2024. The event wass organised and moderated by Assoc. Prof. Jaan Aru from the UT Institute of Computer Science.
Big data and artificial intelligence will change education. But what kind of changes do we need? The event brings together the government side, academia and the EdTech sector. We will see what data is available, how EdTech companies are handling their data and what can artificial intelligence add.
The event also highlights that future education is not only about schools and universities, but also more and more about life-long learning.
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Gallery of the seminar
The topic of the seminar was Smart Sustainable Mobility and Communities. The seminar was organised and moderated by Assoc. Prof. Amnir Hadachi, Head of Chair of Distributed Systems at the Institute of Computer Science.
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The seminar focused on minimizing climate change through hi-tech solutions, accurate data collection and management, the advantage of optimized complicated energy systems, and getting the maximum benefits out of afforestation. The programme was curated by Prof. Jaak Vilo.
We will had the following distinguished speakers from the University and industry:
The IT Academy Research Summit was a two-day event packed with highlight talks, poster sessions, free discussions, and speed-dating opportunities. You can watch here the recording of the plenary sessions.
The seminar was moderated by Prof. Jaak Vilo. The event featured the following speakers:
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The seminar was moderated by Marlon Dumas. The seminar featured the following speakers:
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The speaker Raivo Kolde has been supported by European Social Fund via „ICT programme“ measure.
Seeing is believing and humans rely on their sight to make decisions. As a result, a lot of data we gather in various ways is visual. It is natural to want to get the most out of the data we have and one method toward achieving this is semantic segmentation. In essence, semantic segmentation means figuring out which pixels belong to which type of object. For example, how can a machine recognize a pedestrian on a road crossing or differentiate between fields and swamplands? Deep Learning has helped make huge strides in the field of semantic segmentation but there are still many challenges to overcome!
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The benefits arising from Artificial Intelligence (AI) in terms of prediction accuracy, automation, new products and services or cost reduction are remarkable. But enterprises need to build trust and transparency in the data and algorithm used in AI systems to increase adoption. By default, AI systems such as machine learning or deep learning produce outputs with no explanation or context. As the predicted outcomes turn into recommendations, decisions or direct actions, humans tend to look for justification. Most experts in the field agree that AI systems should be less ambiguous to the end-users and subjects of algorithmic decision-making. In this seminar, four speakers from the University of Tartu and Wise will discuss the explainability and transparency of AI as well as the requirements and challenges of building a robust machine learning system.
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Moderator: Mark Fišel (UniTartuCS)
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Moderator: Riccardo Tommasini, Lecturer of Data Management at UniTartuCS
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Moderator: Ülar Allas from High Performance Computing Center of UniTartu
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Moderator: Elena Sügis (UniTartuCS)
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Introduction to the topic by:
Kaur Alasoo & Riccardo Tommasini (University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science)
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Moderator: Jaak Vilo (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Tambet Matiisen (UniTartu Autonomous Driving Lab)
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Moderator: Alexander Nolte (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Meelis Kull (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Meelis Kull (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Sherif Sakr (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Amnir Hadachi (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Leopold Parts (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Mark Fišel (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Leopold Parts (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Tambet Matiisen (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Dmytro Fishman (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Raul Vicente (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Meelis Kull (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Leopold Parts (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Leopold Parts (UniTartu ICS)
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Moderator: Kristjan Eljand (STACC)
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Moderator: Leopold Parts (UniTartu ICS)
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