Towards Excellent Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at a Slovak university

Información del proyecto

TERAIS

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 101079338

DOI

10.3030/101079338

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 14 Julio 2022

Fecha de inicio 1 Octubre 2022

Fecha de finalización 30 Septiembre 2025

Financiado con arreglo a

• Widening participation and spreading excellence

Coste total

€ 1 578 793,75

Aportación de la UE

€ 1 499 890,00

Coordinado por

UNIVERZITA KOMENSKEHO V BRATISLAVE
Slovakia

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - TERAIS (Towards Excellent Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at a Slovak university)

Período documentado: 2022-10-01 hasta 2025-09-30

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

The TERAIS project aims at transforming the Department of Applied Informatics (DAI) at COMENIUS UNIVERSITY in Bratislava (UKBA) to a workplace of international academic excellence and an outstanding example for other HEIs in Slovakia. To achieve this, the project aims to: (1) prepare conditions for systematic development of human capital and research capacity of DAI UKBA, (2) establish sustainable networking and collaboration links with partner institutions/within UKBA, (3) boost scientific profile of DAI towards mitigating the research and innovation gap, (4) establish institutional research support structures at UKBA.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

The partnership comprised, in addition to DAI UKBA, the Knowledge Technology team at UNIVERSITÄT HAMBURG in Germany - with exceptional expertise in neural networks, deep learning and cross-modal learning for developmental robotics - and two units at ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA in Italy - with excellent experience in humanoid robotics, control using physical and simulated robots and human-robot interaction. The project was based on 4 pillars: (1) PEOPLE - aiming at creating a life-long career development system at UKBA; (2) NETWORKING - focusing on strengthening collaboration links with international partners and the business community; (3) RESEARCH - focusing on cognitive robotics, a part of embodied artificial intelligence, in which all project partners have outstanding expertise; and (4) SUPPORT - directed towards building the necessary research support structures at UKBA.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

The project leveraged a broad range of channels, such as staff/student exchanges, joint events/ proposals / publications, and specific dissemination/communication tools. The project contributed to promoting research excellence at different levels (UKBA: DAI, Faculty, University; Slovakia; international scientific community) and achieving wider economic and social impacts - with UKBA serving as a key agent of transformation.

TERAIS team at IIT in 2024