UR-AI 2021 - Hochschule Kaiserslautern

Upper-Rhine Artificial Intelligence Symposium 2021

Artificial Intelligence - Application in life sciences and beyond

The international Upper-Rhine Artificial Intelligence Symposium organised by the TriRhenaTech alliance in cooperation with Hochschule Kaiserslautern supposed to be held on Wednesday, 27th October, 2021 in Kaiserslautern, Germany focuses on AI research and its application in industry, medicine and mobility. The conference motto in 2021 is „Artificial Intelligence: application in life sciences and beyond“.

Although the symposium focus will be on life science applications, we encourage also submit additional topics, such as image processing, robotics, machine learning or social impact.

Topics include, but are not limited to: artificial intelligence • robotics • image and scene understanding • natural language processing • machine learning • data mining • reasoning, constraints and uncertainty • affective computing • architectures for AI • evaluation of AI systems • applications of AI in various fields, esp. life sciences • AI education • philosophical foundations • social impact and ethics

This year's special partner will be the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) Kaiserslautern

Proceedings published

The Proceedings of the Upper-Rhine Artificial Intelligence Symposium 2021 - Artificial Intelligence - Application in life sciences and beyond are published with open access under https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.05657

Programm

In the morning, following items are scheduled: two keynote speeches from political representatives, two keynote speeches from university and industry representatives, and a panel discussion on ‘Artificial Intelligence – application in life sciences and beyond’. Papers on AI applications in industry, medicine and mobility as well as a lecture on quantum computing outlining future developments of artificial intelligence will take place in the afternoon.

The conference will be accompanied by a posters and an exhibition detailing various AI projects from France, Germany, Switzerland, and other countries which aim to encourage an exchange of perspectives. We cordially invite you to discover the expertise and opportunities of artificial intelligence and discuss its possibilities and potential risks.

The conference language is for the most part English, with some parts being held in French and German.

9:00	Registration opening
10:00	Welcome
10:15	Short Keynotes
10:45	AI vs. IA: From Artificial Intelligence To Intelligence Amplification in Life Sciences Prof. Dr. Prof. h.c. Andreas Dengel Managing Director German German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) Invited Paper with Discussion
11:30	Challenges and Solutions using Machine Learning in Histopathology and Bioinformatics Prof. Dr. Christian Herta Professor for data science at HTW Berlin - University of Applied Sciences Invited Paper with Discussion
12:10	General Information
12:15	Poster session 1 and lunch break
14:00	2 parallel sessions with 6 presentations Session 1: Life Sciences Session 2: Other and general topics
15:30	Poster session and coffee break
16:00	Restlessness: A principle of natural intelligence Prof. Dr. Matthias Kaschube Professor for neurosciences at Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) Invited Paper with Discussion
16:45	Closing Words Clemens Hoch, Minister for Science and Health
17:00	End of symposium

The symposium is free of charge. Due to limited number of participants registration is required. Requests will be served on a first-come first-served basis.

Note: Photo and film recordings

University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern will take photographs and make films during the event. These recordings will be used in analog and digital form for public relations and documentation. The documentation of the event is a legitimate interest of University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern. Please contact a representative if you do not wish to be photographed.

Covid-19

The URAI takes place as an attendance event. Registration for participation is required.

All participants must present

proof of vaccination,
proof of recovery or
a current negativ rapid antigen test

on the day of the event.

Masks are compulsory during the event (FFP2 or medical mask).

To avoid group formation, visitors will be divided into groups for the poster sessions and for the lunch break. Details will be provided on the day of the event.

Conference Location

UR-AI 2021 will be held at

Hochschule Kaiserslautern
University of Applied Sciences
Schoenstr. 11
67659 Kaiserslautern

Details an "Campus Kammgarn" and how to get there

Location	Description	Coordinates What3Words	Coordinates Google-Maps
Conference Room "Aula"	Schoenstraße 67659 Kaiserslautern	///under.cheater.pads	49°26'49.2"N 7°45'23.5"E
Parking possibility "Gartenschau" (with costs)	Forellenstraße 67659 Kaiserslautern	///galaxy.runner.slogans	49°26'49.7"N 7°45'11.8"E
Parking possibility "Meuthestraße" (with costs)	Burgstraße/Meuthestraße 67659 Kaiserslautern	///evenings.memory.then	49°26'48.1"N 7°45'44.6"E
Bus Stop "Mühlstraße"	From the main station take the bus lines 102, 105, 107 or 108 to bus stop "Mühlstraße"	///episode.bottled.rewarded	49°26'48.2"N 7°45'43.1"E

Committees

Conference Chairs

Karl-Herbert Schäfer, Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences
Franz Quint, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Program Committee

Andreas Christ, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences
Thomas Lampert, Télécom Physique Strasbourg
Jörg Lohscheller, Trier University of Applied Sciences
Enkelejda Miho, Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Ulrich Mescheder, Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences
Christoph Reich, Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences
Karl-Herbert Schäfer, Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences
Franz Quint, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Organising Committee

Matthias Bächle, Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences
Anna Dister, TriRhenaTech
Susanne Schohl, Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences
Jessica Weyer, Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences

Organiser

The TriRhenaTech alliance is a network of universities in the Upper-Rhine Trinational Metropolitan Region. Its members are the German universities of applied sciences in Furtwangen, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Trier and Offenburg, the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) Loerrach, the French university network Alsace Tech (comprised of 14 'grandes écoles' in the fields of engineering, architecture and management) and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW). The alliance's joint goal is to strengthen the transfer of knowledge, research, and technology, as well as encouraging the cross-border mobility of students in the Upper-Rhine region.

The organisation at Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences is supported by the Offene Digitalisierungsallianz Pfalz

Former conferences

2019: 1st TriRhenaTech conference on Artificial Intelligence at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences.
The proceedings 'Artificial Intelligence : from Research to Application' can be found on arxiv.org.
2020: 2nd TriRhenaTech conference on Artificial Intelligence at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences.
The proceedings 'Artificial Intelligence: Research Impact on Key Industries' can be found on arxiv.org.
2021: 3nd TriRhenaTech conference on Artificial Intelligence at Hochsschule Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences.
The proceedings 'Artificial Intelligence: Application in life sciences and beyond' can be found on arxiv.org.