Events – CyCAT

Events

CyCAT holds monthly seminars in this topic and that one. Our seminars are held online where viewers can ask questions. Most of our past seminars can be watched here.

CyCAT Webinar: “Toward Ethical AI (not more AI ethics)”

Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency – CyCAT inaugurates its online seminar series, with a presentation by Dr. Michael Rovatsos, Reader at the School of Informatics of the University of Edinburgh, Director of the Bayes Centre and Partner of the CyCAT project coordinated by the Open University of Cyprus. The “Toward Ethical Artificial Intelligence (not more AI ethics)” will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 13.00 (GMT) / 15:00 (Cyprus) and is intended to engage... Read More

13 March 2019 3:00 pm (GMT+2)

Online

Speakers:

Dr. Michael Rovatsos

1 hour

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Fairness in User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (FairUMAP 2019)

Personalization has become a ubiquitous and essential part of systems that help users find relevant information in today’s highly complex information-rich online environments. Machine learning, recommender systems, and user modeling are key enabling technologies that allow intelligent systems to learn from users and adapt their output to users’ needs and preferences. However, there has been a growing recognition that these underlying technologies raise novel ethical, legal, and policy... Read More

9 June 2019 9:00 am (GMT+2)

UMAP 2019, Larnaca, Cyprus

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Intelligent User Interfaces for Algorithmic Transparency in Emerging Technologies

The workshop focus is on Algorithmic Transparency (AT) in Emerging Technologies. Naturally, the user interface is where and how the Algorithmic Transparency should occur and the challenge we aim at is how intelligent user interfaces can make a system transparent to its users. The actual time of the workshop will be confirmed at a later stage. The workshop outline – submissions The primary goal of this workshop was to gather both an academic and industry... Read More

20 March 2019 9:00 am (PST)

IUI 2019, Los Angeles, USA

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Round Table Discussion on the topic of Ethical, Transparent, Unbiased Algorithmic Design & Development

We would like to invite you to a Round Table Discussion on the topic of Ethical, Transparent, Unbiased Algorithmic Design & Development, taking place at PwC, Julia House Building, on the 14th of December 2018 between 11:00 - 13:00. In conjunction with our recent activities at the Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency (CyCAT) and the Transparency in Algorithms Group (TAG) within the Research centre on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies... Read More

14 December 2018 11:00 am (GMT+2)

PwC, Julia House Building

Speakers:

Assistant Professor Jahna Otterbacher, Open University of Cyprus
Associate Professor Loizos Michael, Open University of Cyprus
Dr. Styliani Kleanthous, Open University of Cyprus
Professor Tsvi Kuflik, University Of Haifa
Associate Professor Alan Hartman, University Of Haifa

2 hours

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CyCAT Opening Ceremony

The Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency (CyCAT) and the Open University of Cyprus (OUC) as the coordinator of the H2020 Widspread Twinning Project “CyCAT,” have the pleasure to invite you to attend the CyCAT Opening Event and Press Conference, which will take place at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation in Old Nicosia City on October 9th, 2018 at 09:30 a.m. Algorithms and Big Data analytics play an increasing role in citizens’ lives, as they underlie popular information... Read More

9 October 2018 10:00 am (EEST)

Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Andreas Patsalides Lecture Hall

Speakers:

Jahna Otterbacher – CyCAT Coordinator (Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor)
Loizos Michael – CyCAT Core Team Member (Ph.D., Harvard University)
Michalinos Zembylas – CyCAT Core Team Member (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

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