Previous AI Forums @ UTCN

The first edition of AI Forum @ UTCN took place on March 28th, 2025 at HUB UTCN.

67 company delegates and 83 UTCN researchers gathered over a full day of presentations, discussions and networking.
Check out some photos from the event [HERE] and below you can find the complete agenda along with the slides made available by the presenters.

The first edition was possible with the support of our GOLD Sponsors

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Time Speaker Title
9:00 - 10:00 — Registration & Opening notes
9:30 - 9:40prof. Daniela PopescuWelcome
9:40 - 9:50prof. Adrian GrozaPrezentarea Institutului de Cercetare în Inteligență Artificială
9:50 - 10:00prof. Sergiu NedevschiPrezentarea HUB-ului Român de Inteligență Artificială
10:00 - 11:30 — AI Synergy!
10:00 - 10:10Vencsel Biro (Global Logic)GlobalLogic Romania @ AIForum UTCN
10:10 - 10:20Octavian Popoviciu (Multibit Solutions)Developing an English Learning Game using AI Tools
10:20 - 10:30Eduard Cîmpean (Rose AI)ROSE AI: your personal assistant
10:30 - 10:40Bogdan Surdea-Blaga (Vucamix)Who drives AI adoption?
10:40 - 10:48Adriana StanAI for and against speech generation
10:48 - 10:56Camelia LemnaruMain research topics @ KEG - Natural Language Processing (NLP)
10:56 - 11:04Tudor CioarăNext-Gen AI Solutions for Companies: Predictive Modeling, Digital Twins & Federated AI
11:04 - 11:12Radu DănescuIntelligent space surveillance
11:12 - 11:20Anca MărgineanAn Agentic Approach to Explaining AI-based Decisions
11:20 - 11:30Q&A
11:30 - 12:00COFFEE BREAK
12:00 - 13:30 — AI Synergy!
12:00 - 12:10Cătălin Golban (Bosch)AI for self-driving cars perception
12:10 - 12:20Horațiu Cacovean (Brinel)Excellence through Data and AI
12:20 - 12:30Georgiana Copil (Adobe)AI Assistant @Adobe DX
12:30 - 12:38Tiberiu MaritaMedical Image Processing @ IPPRRG
12:38 - 12:46Romulus TEREBEȘMachine and Deep Learning Methods for Texture Image Classification
12:46 - 12:54Mihaela DînșoreanuMain research topics @ KEG Neuroscience (NS)
12:54 - 13:02Daniel ZincaAI in Cybersecurity and in Network Traffic Prediction
13:02 - 13:10Mihai NEDELCUAI for Structural Health Monitoring
13:10 - 13:18Liviu MicleaDependable Systems
13:18 - 13:30Q&A
13:30 - 14:30LIGHT LUNCH ONSITE
14:30 - 14:45Alexandru LazarecFunding opportunities for joint AI projects
14:45 - 16:00 — AI Synergy!
14:45 - 14:55Cristian Cristea (Porsche)AI-Based Trace Analysis
14:55 - 15:05Horia Hedeșiu (Emerson)AI over NI Lifecycle Solutions
15:05 - 15:15Alexandru Mureșan (Renergia)The AI Energy Expert You’ve Been Waiting For
15:15 - 15:23Raluca PortaseMain research topics @ KEG Data Engineering (DE)
15:23 - 15:31Vlad MicleaSupervised Monocular Depth Estimation and 3D Detection in Aerial Scenarios
15:31 - 15:39Ștefan UngureanuEnergy needs AI and AI needs a lot of energy
15:39 - 15:47Diana-Alexandra SasMonocular 3D Object Detection by using Attention
15:47 - 15:55Eva-Henrietta DULFBreaking Boundaries Key Findings from the ADAPTED Research Group
15:55 - 16:00Q&A
16:00 - 16:30COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 17:45 — AI Synergy! + AI Help?
16:30 - 16:38Alexandru LecuKnowledge Graph-Driven RAG for Biomedical Chatbots
16:38 - 16:46Horațiu Florea3D Metric Perception for UAVs using Depth Foundation Models and Digital Terrain Maps
16:54 - 17:02Vivian ChiciudeanLocalization and Change Detection in Aerial Scenarios
17:02 - 17:10Virgil PuiacRevolutionary refurbishment for an efficient and eco-friendly hydropower
17:10 - 17:18Adrian PopHPC Infrastructure Overview - Development and Training Phase
17:18 - 17:26[AI HELP?] Buidin Thomas Imre CyrilleAI in Electric Vehicles’ Thermal Management
17:26 - 17:34[AI HELP?] Alexandru IanoșiFeeding robot for people with upper-limb disabilities
17:34 - 17:45Q&A
17:45 - 20:00CLOSING NOTES. RECEPTION (ground floor)