Topic: AI

Institute of Computer Science invites companies to test AI tools developed by its researchers to help them make better use of data in their daily operations and make more informed decisions.

Researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science are working with the Estonian technology company GScan to develop AI-based methods that use measurement data collected with the help of cosmic particles to locate objects more accurately.

The University of Tartu will welcome hundreds of students, researchers and academics from around the world in 2027 as it hosts the European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information (ESSLLI) for the first time in Estonia.

On 19 June, the senate approved the objectives and principles for using artificial intelligence (AI), establishing a comprehensive framework for applying AI in teaching, research and support services at the university. The document defines the role of AI at the university, the objectives pursued through its use, and the principles that university members should observe when using AI.

Twelve interdisciplinary doctoral positions will be created at the University of Tartu to explore potential applications of artificial intelligence, including, for example, addressing mental health issues, reducing food waste, assessing the overall impact of spatial planning, and facilitating sign language interpreting.

Researchers showed that large language models can identify, with high accuracy, why patients stop using antidiabetic medications or statins, based on doctors’ electronic clinical notes.

The aim of the MindTitan Scholarship is to support the studies of Bachelor’s and Master’s level students at the Institute of Computer Science. The scholarship amount is 2500 euros.

The recipient of the Young Scientist Award of the Culture Fund of the President of the Republic is Anni Allikalt, the Young IT Scientist Award was granted to Marharyta Domnich, and the Young Environmental Scientist Award went to Jeffrey Carbillet.