<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div id="m_6534778012518073065m_1129304950296791834m_777791296910386443m_-1066497724754750848gmail-svid12_7dac8b9c18afb03da8622f5d"><div><i>(apologies for possible cross-posting)</i><h1 id="m_6534778012518073065m_1129304950296791834m_777791296910386443m_-1066497724754750848gmail-h-Callforpapers" style="color:rgb(0,56,101);font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:3.2rem;line-height:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:300">Call for Participation</h1></div></div><div id="m_6534778012518073065m_1129304950296791834m_777791296910386443m_-1066497724754750848gmail-svid12_7dac8b9c18afb03da8622f5e"><div id="m_6534778012518073065m_1129304950296791834m_777791296910386443m_-1066497724754750848gmail-Innehall" style="color:rgb(88,88,87);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:16px"></div><div><h3 id="m_6534778012518073065m_1129304950296791834m_777791296910386443m_-1066497724754750848gmail-h-SCAI24" style="color:rgb(0,56,101);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:normal;margin:20px 0px 4px;line-height:normal"><em>SCAI’24</em> - The 14th Scandinavian Conference on AI</h3><p style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:1rem;line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><font color="#000000">10-11th June, Jönköping, Sweden</font></p><p style="line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><font color="#585857" face="Open Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1rem">Event website: </span></font><a href="https://ju.se/samarbeta/event-och-konferenser/konferens/scai-symposium-2024/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(88,88,87);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:1rem">SCAI Symposium 2024</a><br><font color="#585857" face="Open Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px">-- Registration deadline: May 30th --<br><br></span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">You are heartily invited to participate in the 14th Scandinavian Conference on Artificial Intelligence! </span></p><p style="line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><span style="color:rgb(0,56,101);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:1.3rem">Theme: AI for a better society</span><br></p><p style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><font color="#000000">In the last years, research on Artificial Intelligence in academia and industry has taken a more active role in engaging with the general public. The immense success of recent results appears almost endless, but they are not without faults or concerns. Addressing the role these technologies can have in human society is therefore important. The 14th Scandinavian Conference on AI (SCAI’24) invites researchers and industry practitioners interested in learning more about AI to participate in the conference. Organised as a joint venture by the Swedish AI Society (SAIS) and Norwegian AI Society (NAIS), the event invites researchers from all over the world to participate in ongoing discussions.</font></p><p style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><span style="color:rgb(0,56,101);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:1.3rem"><br>Venue <br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The event will take place June 10-11, 2024, in the picturesque, yet modern Swedish city of Jönköping. It is a middle-sized city beautifully tucked in between deep Swedish forests, mirror-clear lakes and flowing hills. Join us over a “</span><em style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">kanelbulle</em><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> “(cinnamon roll) to discuss the latest in AI research and network in the social program while overlooking the sun set over the crystal-clear water of Vättern (Sweden’s second-largest lake). Making the best of the beautiful scenery, the conference dinner will take place at the medieval-style inn "Gyllene Uttern" (The Golden Otter) which offers a unique perspective of the sun setting over Vättern. <br><br></span></p><p style="line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><font color="#003865" face="open sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:20.8px">Important Dates</span></font></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">Registration deadline: May 30</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Conference: June 10-11<br><br></li></ul><h3 id="m_6534778012518073065m_1129304950296791834m_777791296910386443m_-1066497724754750848gmail-h-ThemeAIforabettersociety" style="color:rgb(0,56,101);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:normal;margin:20px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Keynote Speakers</h3><p style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><font color="#000000">In addition to the scientific and social program, SCAI has four keynote speakers all capturing different aspects of the conference theme: AI for a better society. The keynotes and their talks are presented below.</font></p><p style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><span style="color:rgb(111,168,220);font-size:large;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Virginia Dignum<br></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Professor of Computer Science at Umeå University.</span></p><p style="line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Title:</b></span><font face="arial, sans-serif"> Beyond the AI hype:
Balancing Innovation and Social Responsibility</font><br></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Abstract</b>: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif">AI can
extend human capabilities but requires addressing challenges in education,
jobs, and biases. Taking a responsible approach involves understanding AI's
nature, design choices, societal role, and ethical considerations. Recent AI
developments, including foundational models, transformer </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">models, generative
models, and large language models (LLMs), raise questions about whether they
are changing the paradigm of AI, and about the responsibility of those that are
developing and deploying AI systems. In all these developments, is vital to
understand that AI is not an autonomous entity but rather dependent on human
responsibility and decision-making. </span></p><p style="line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">In this
talk, I will further discuss the need for a responsible approach to AI that
emphasize trust, cooperation, and the common good. Taking responsibility
involves regulation, governance, and awareness. Ethics and dilemmas are ongoing
considerations but require understanding that trade-offs must be made and that
decision processes are always contextual. Taking responsibility requires
designing AI systems with values in mind, implementing regulations, governance,
monitoring, agreements, and norms. Rather than viewing regulation as a
constraint, it should be seen as a stepping stone for innovation, ensuring
public acceptance, driving transformation, and promoting business
differentiation. Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not an option but
the only possible way to go forward in AI. </span></p><p style="line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><span style="color:rgb(111,168,220);font-size:large">T</span><span style="color:rgb(111,168,220);font-size:large">imo Minssen<br></span>Director at JUR Centre for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law</p><p style="line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><b>Title: </b>Navigating the EU AI Act in a complex regulatory eco-system: Implications for Medical Devices<br><b>Abstract: </b>The newly adopted EU AI Act represents a pivotal milestone that heralds a new era of AI regulation across industries. With its broad territorial scope and applicability, this comprehensive legislation establishes stringent requirements for AI systems. This talk is based on a collaborative article analyzing the AI Act’s impact on digital medical products such as medical devices. Timo Minssen will address several pressing questions, such as: How does the AI Act apply to AI/ML-enabled medical devices? How are they classified? What are the compliance requirements? And what are the obligations of ‘providers’ of these AI systems? And what will be AI Act’s broader implications for the future of medical device innovation.<br></p><p style="line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color="#6fa8dc" size="4">Shalom Lappin<br></font></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Professor at Queen Mary University of London</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:19.5px"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19.5px">Title: </span></b><i style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:19.5px">The Deep Learning Revolution in AI: Dan</span></i><i style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:19.5px">gers Real and Imagined</span></i></p><p style="line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Abstract:</b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> The emergence of transformers that drive Large Language
Models has produced a revolution in the capacities of AI systems. Many of these
systems can now handle a variety of cognitively interesting tasks at or above
human levels of performance. In this talk I will briefly review the major
technical </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">breakthroughs and architectural changes that have given rise to
transformers. I will then look at some of the dangers that they pose. These
need to be carefully described and distinguished from some of the ungrounded
anxieties that have been the focus of discussion in the popular media. It is
essential to </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">understand the scientific and engineering elements of current AI
systems in order to appreciate what they can actually do, this needs to be the
starting point for a serious discussion of a rational public policy for
regulating these systems.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt"><font color="#6fa8dc" size="4">Patrik Jägenstedt</font></p></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Director Advanced Development, Robotics & AI Lab at Husqvarna</span><p></p><p style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Title:</b><i> </i></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">TBA<br></span></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Abstract: </b>TBA</span></p><p style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"><span style="color:rgb(0,56,101);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:1.3rem"><br>Organizing Committee</span><br></p><div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><b>Einav Perez-Andersson</b>, Jönköping University, School of Engineering (</span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">General Chair</span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">) <br></span><a href="mailto:einav.perez.andersson@ju.se" target="_blank">einav.perez.andersson@ju.se</a></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Florian Westphal</b>, Jönköping University, School of Engineering,<br><a href="mailto:florian.westphal@ju.se" target="_blank">florian.westphal@ju.se</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Jerome Landre</b>, Jönköping University, School of Engineering,<br><a href="mailto:jerome.landre@ju.se">jerome.landre@ju.se</a> </li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Maria Riveiro</b>, Jönköping University, School of Engineering,<br><a href="mailto:maria.riveiro@ju.se" target="_blank">maria.riveiro@ju.se</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Tuwe Löfström</b>, Jönköping University, School of Engineering,<br><a href="mailto:Tuwe.Lofstrom@ju.se" target="_blank">Tuwe.Lofstrom@ju.se</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Maria M. Hedblom,</b> Jönköping University, School of Engineering, <br><a href="mailto:maria.hedblom@ju.se" target="_blank">maria.hedblom@ju.se</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>He Tan,</b> Jönköping University, School of Engineering,<br><a href="mailto:he.tan@ju.se" target="_blank">he.tan@ju.se</a></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Kerstin Bach</b>,
<span style="font-size:14px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" color="#000000">Norwegian University of Science and Technology</font></span><br><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(94,94,94);font-size:14px"><a href="mailto:kerstin.bach@ntnu.no">kerstin.bach@ntnu.no</a></span></font></li></ul></div><h3 id="m_6534778012518073065m_1129304950296791834m_777791296910386443m_-1066497724754750848gmail-h-SteeringChair" style="color:rgb(0,56,101);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:normal;margin:20px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Steering Chair</h3><p style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;line-height:28px;margin:0px 0px 0.6rem"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-weight:700">Fredrik Heintz</span>, Linköping University, <a href="mailto:fredrik.heintz@liu.se" target="_blank">fredrik.heintz@liu.se</a></font></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div>