Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Smart Life Festival: UniMORE opens its AI Centre to the public

UniMORE is taking part in the eleventh edition of the Smart Life Festival, running from 15 to 18 October, with an open day at the UniMORE AI Centre, located at the “Enzo Ferrari” Department of Engineering. The centre of excellence for AI research will open its doors to the public on Friday 16 October, from 4 pm to 7 pm. The afternoon will offer an opportunity to explore different forms of intelligence and technology, ranging from environmental intelligence to artificial intelligence, as well as the latest European AI models and autonomous vehicles. The programme will feature presentations on UniMORE’s latest scientific research, alongside demonstrations of technologies in robotics, AI, computer vision and autonomous driving. Visitors will also have the opportunity to tour the newly established AI Centre.

The event will feature contributions from Professor Lorenzo Baraldi (UniMORE), speaking on “Machines That See and Talk: How Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Is Built”; Professor Marko Bertogna (UniMORE), on “Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Driving: From Formula 1 to Our Cars”; Professor Sergio Teggi (UniMORE), on “Artificial Intelligence and Weather Forecasting”; Professor Federica Ferraguti and Professor Stefano Puliatti (UniMORE), who will discuss “Intelligent Robotic Assistants: The New Frontier of Minimally Invasive Surgery”; and Professor Maria Chiara Rioli (UniMORE), who will speak on “The Archives of the Future”.

The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia will also host other events as part of the Smart Tech programme. On Friday 16 October at 11 am, the Department of Law, at Via San Geminiano 3, Modena, will host the seminar “Decision-Making in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”. Organised in collaboration with the Dialoghi think tank, the event will bring together Ginevra Cerrina Feroni, Vice-President of the Italian Data Protection Authority, alongside Professors Claudia Canali and Thomas Casadei (UniMORE), Professors Miguel Presno and Roger Campione (University of Oviedo), and Armando Sternieri (President of Energee3 and thedotcompany). The seminar will explore how AI is transforming decision-making processes and examine the related legal, social and technological implications.

As part of the post-festival programme, the Linux Day Modena 2026 will take place on Saturday 24 October, from 9 am, at the Modena Technopole, based at the “Enzo Ferrari” Department of Engineering. The event will feature a day of talks, workshops and hands-on activities dedicated to free software, open-source technologies and digital culture. It is aimed at students, teachers, professionals, families and members of the public, and is organised in collaboration with MakeitModena and the Conoscere Linux association.

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