
International Week: Friend or Foe? Unleashing the creative Power of Generative AI
- 13 May, 2024 - 16 May, 2024
- UAS Technikum Wien: F0.01
(Generative) AI is reshaping the way we live, teach, and learn. And while AI has definitely arrived in higher education teaching, lecturers and students remain at the center: in addition to specialist knowledge, students need numerous skills and competencies for a critical, reflective, and confident approach to (generative) AI. Therefore, we cordially invite you to our annual International Week on AI: Friend or Foe? Unleashing the Creative Power of (Generative) AI:

Monday, May 13, 2024 | Welcome and Key Notes
- 12.30-13.00 | Welcome by Rector Sylvia Geyer
- 13.00-13.45 | Key Note When AI Takes Decisions for us: Opportunities and Challenges for Society, Carina Zehetmaier (CEO of Paiper.One und AILands), Chair: Bernhard Knapp
- 14.00-14.45 | Key Note Sharing Insights Into National AI Training Material, Bernhard Knapp (UAS Technikum Wien), Chair: Lars Mehnen
- 15.00-15.45 | Use of AI in Health-Related Projects: Input by Stefan Dinges (University of Vienna) followed by panel discussion
Tuesday May 14, 2024
09.00-13.00 | Session 1: AI in Teaching and Research (chaired by Patrick Eisner and Sylvia Lingo)
- Teaching and Learning Center Technikum Wien: Working Group Discussion on Application Examples of Selected Courses and Study Law Topics
- Petri Hannula: AI Tools in the Process of Creating Teaching Material
- Volker Ahlers: Teaching AI in Computer Science
- Tuomas Valtanen: Coding vs. AI development – The Synergies of Best Practices
- Lorenz Huber: The Cultural Intelligence of CHAT GPT4
Wednesday May 15, 2024
09.00-13.00 | Session 2: AI and Beyond (chaired by Momir Tabakovic and Stefan Litzenberger)
- Andrey Koptyug: To which Extent AI can and Should Replace Human Efforts
- Jung Kyu Canci: Applications of Machine Learning in Industry: with a Particular View in Healthcare and Financial Environments
- Thiago Pinto: AI Applications in Power and Energy Systems
- Munkhbayar Buyan, Khangaisaikhan Nyamdorj: Building Renewable Energy Application in Extreme Cold Climate
- David Fellner: Data-driven misconfiguration detection in power distribution systems
No registration is needed.