ELLIS Unit Slovenia

ELLIS Unit Slovenia

Kick-off Event

An afternoon of talks marking the launch of ELLIS Unit Slovenia, with the ELLIS Society, an invited keynote and introductions from the unit's members.

Wednesday, 30 September 2026 13:30 – 19:00 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Date Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Time 13:30 – 19:00, reception from 17:30
Venue UL Faculty of Computer and Information Science

Programme

Wednesday, 30 September 2026
13:30 – 13:40

Opening

Prof Nada Lavrač, Jožef Stefan Institute — Director of ELLIS Unit Slovenia

13:40 – 14:00

Welcome addresses

Representatives of consortium partners

14:00 – 14:25

Dr Conrad Phillip, Max Planck Institute

The ELLIS Society: its mission and activities

With a focus on the ELLIS PhD programme

14:25 – 15:10

Presentations by unit members

Prof Sašo Džeroski (JSI) · Prof Marko Robnik Šikonja (UL FRI) · Prof Blaž Zupan (UL FRI)

15:10 – 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 – 16:15
Keynote

Prof Cees G. M. Snoek, University of Amsterdam

ELLIS Fellow and Programme Director

[ELLIOT Project] Seeing, Speaking, and Reasoning in a Multimodal World

16:15 – 17:15

Presentations by unit members

Assist Prof Tome Eftimov (JSI) · Prof Matej Kristan (UL FRI) · Dr Blaž Škrlj (JSI) · Prof Gregor Štiglic (UM)

17:15 – 17:30

Informal discussion

ELLIS Unit Slovenia: Opportunities & Challenges

17:30 – 19:00

Welcome reception

Venue

Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana

Večna pot 113
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Contact

Questions about the event, registration or accessibility:

team@slais.si

Consortium partners and sponsors

Jožef Stefan Institute University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science University of Maribor Slovenian Artificial Intelligence Society POP ZNANOST