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: Recommender Systems as the Lens of Life


Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency – CyCAT announces its next seminar on: “Recommender Systems as the Lens of Life" with Frank Hopfgartner, Senior Lecturer in Data Science at Sheffield University, UK.   The webinar will be held on Friday, May 24, 2019 at 15:00 (GMT +3) and is intended to engage researchers, academics and students. The 45-minute presentation will be followed by a 15-minute open discussion. Presentation Abstract: Increasingly, algorithms have a strong... Read More


24 May 2019 3:00 pm (GMT+3)

Online


Speakers:

Dr Frank Hopfgartner, Information School of University of Sheffield

1 hour



How Personalized, Adaptive and Dangerous is Persuasive Technology?


Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency – CyCAT announces in collaboration with RISE, its next seminar on: "How Personalized, Adaptive and Dangerous is Persuasive Technology?" with Julita Vassileva, Professor at the Department of Computer Science of University of Saskatchewan, in Canada. The seminar will be held on Monday, April 8, 2019 at 12:00 (GMT +3) at PwC (Julia House) and is intended to engage researchers, academics and students. The 45-minute presentation will be followed by a... Read More


8 April 2019 12:00 pm (GMT+3)

RISE, PwC Julia House, Nicosia (Ground Floor)


Speakers:

Julita Vassileva, Professor of Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

1 hour



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