WINNERS of the Innovation Challenge “AI Act Compass: Navigating Requirements for High-Risk AI Systems”

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It was a long day

It was a restless but fair competition,

a lot of energies were spent,

innovative solutions were developed

it was challenging

it was great.

All the Teams invested their best efforts to solve both the Off-line and In-person phases of the challenge, all the solutions were excellent but… some more than others, it was hard but this is the Jury verdict (click on the Team names to know the winners’ solutions and bios)

1st prize: The Data Jurists 

2nd prize: The AI-Act Navigators 

3rd prize: The AI-WARE

Special prizes: 

Most innovative Solution: The Data Jurists 

Best Presentation: AI-Renella 

 

PUBLIC PRESENTATION – INNOVATION CHALLENGE “AI Act Compass: Navigating Requirements for High-Risk AI Systems”

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PISA -10 OCTOBER 2024

1  CHALLENGE

7  TEAMS FROM ALL OVER EUROPE

7  INNOVATIVE IDEAS

1   WINNER (OR MAYBE 3)!

Join us to discover the 7 innovative solutions that will help developers or deployers of AI systems to navigate the risk classification system of the AI Act.

The EU project “LeADS- Legality attentive data scientists- GA 956562”, in collaboration with the Pisa Internet Festival, is happy to invite you to attend the 7 presentations and  discover which Team will find the BEST solution of the Innovation Challenge“AI Act Compass: Navigating Requirements for High-Risk AI Systems” and win 2.500€

WERE

Sala Kinzica – Officine Garibaldi, via Via Vincenzo Gioberti 39, Pisa , Italy

WHEN

10 October 2024

16.00-18.00 presentations

19.00  Winners Announcement

 

 

LeADS Final Conference: Legally compliant data-driven society

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11th of October 2024

Aula Magna – Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies  

Piazza martiri della Libertà 33, Pisa

Free Event – Organized in the framework of the Pisa Internet Festival 

Data drive our societies, open to new technological solutions and scientific discoveries. Data create new market opportunities and new challenges also to security. These processes require a multidisciplinary approach for a governance able to reap the benefits of them while guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedoms. The LeADS final conference tackles this task in 3 key domains with its outstanding speakers.

Panel 1:  12.00 – 13.30 Data-driven Markets and Innovation
12.00 – 12.05 Giovanni Comandé Sant’Anna Scool of Advanced Studies Introduction
12.05 – 12.25 Giovanni Pitruzzella – Italian Constitutional Court
12.25 – 12.45 Giuseppe Turchetti – Sant’Anna Scool of Advanced Studies Introduction
12.45 – 13 .05 Antonio Buttà – Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato
13.05 – 13.30 Discussion

 

Panel 2: 14.00 – 15.30 Research and secondary use of data
14.00 -14.05 Giovanni Comandé SSSA: Introduction
14.05 – 14.25 Paul de Hert – Vrije Universiteit of Brussel
14.25 – 14.45 Regina Becker – Luxembourg National Data Service LNDS
14.45 – 15 .05 Piotr Drobek– UODO – Personal Data Protection Office of Poland
15.05 – 15.30 Discussion

Panel 3:  16.00 – 17.30 Data Society and technological sovereignty\ security
16.00 – 16.05 Michelle Sibilla – Université Toulouse III – Introduction
16.05 – 16.25 Jorge Maestre Vidal – Indra · Digital Labs
16.25 – 16.45 Giovanni Comandé – SSSA
16.45 – 17 .05 Nicola Lattanzi – IMT Scuola Alti Studi di Lucca
17.05 – 17.30 Discussion

Registration form

INNOVATION CHALLENGE – Call for participation

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Call for participation to the innovation challenge

“AI Act Compass: Navigating Requirements for High-Risk AI Systems”

The challenge

The EU project “LeADS- Legality attentive data scientists- GA 956562” ( Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies – Pisa), in collaboration with the Pisa Internet Festival, organizes an innovation challenge on the topic of the AI Act (Regulation EU 2024/1689). Participants will need to create a solution that helps developers or deployers of AI systems to navigate the risk classification system of the AI Act and understand which requirements apply to them.

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION 11:00 PM CEST of 6 September 2024.

The challenge is organized as follows:

Offline phase (16th of September – 6th of October 2024):

The selected teams will work offline on the first part of the challenge. On the 16th of September 2024, the teams will receive, at the contact email provided, detailed instructions and the necessary documentation. The teams will send their solution in the form of a mock-up to the mail challenge@legalityattentivedatascientists.eu  by the 6th of October 2024 h. 21:00.

In-person phase (10th of October 2024 in Pisa – Italy):

In the morning, the selected teams will receive and solve the second part of the challenge that will concern the tailoring of the solution to a concrete scenario. In the afternoon, the teams will present their solution to the jury.

The prizes

What can you win?

  • First place: 2.500€
  • Second place: 1.500€
  • Third place: 1.000€
  • Best presentation: 500€
  • Most innovative solution: 500€

The prizes will be awarded by an independent jury on the 10th of October 2024 (from 7 to 8 pm).

How will the winning solutions be selected?

The evaluation will concern the artefact (innovative, reliable, usable, efficient), the output (useful and legally accurate) and the presentation (well-structured, explanatory and engaging).

What will happen to the winning solutions?

Following the principles of open science, the winning solutions will be released under an “as open as possible” license – namely a CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) for any document or image and a MIT license (https://mit-license.org/ ) for any software component.

Application, composition and selection of the teams

The organizers will select a maximum of 7 teams among the applicants.

How should teams be composed?

Teams must be composed of a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 people between 18 and 28 years old.

How should you apply?

Each team needs to apply via the form available at: https://forms.office.com/e/jiDwEGfCPW by the 6th of September 2024 at 11.00 PM CEST.

The application should contain:

  • Team name
  • Team Leader Name (contact person)
  • Team composition (minimum 2 and maximum 3 members), for each member:
    • Name and surname
    • Date of birth
    • Food intolerances
  • Email address of the team leader (contact address)
  • Link to a cloud folder (e.g., google drive, dropbox, onedrive, etc.) Containing:
    • Motivation letter of the team IN ENGLISH (Why they wish to participate and why they should be selected – max 800 words)
    • Concise CV IN ENGLISH (max 2 pages) for each team member

How will you know if you have been selected?

We will send an e-mail to the contact address provided on the 12th of September 2024.

Participation

Why should you participate?

If you are a creative young team who wants to solve innovative challenges at the intersection of technology and law and win a prize to start your own project, you are in the right place!

How will the trip to Pisa be organized and which expenses will be covered?  

The organizers of the challenge will cover the travel expenses to Pisa of the members of the selected teams, up to a maximum of 600 euros per team. The selected teams will need to organize their trips autonomously and will be reimbursed after the trip, upon presentation of the receipts and the original tickets. Breakfast, lunch and early dinner of the 10th of October will be served at the venue of the Challenge.

 What language will we use?

English will be the working and presentation language. Therefore, at least one member of each team must be able to present clearly in English and to answer questions by the Jury.

Rules and further information

OFFICIAL RULES

For any question, write to pm@legalityattentivedatascientists.eu

 

 

 

LeADS- ON-LINE seminar series – Prof. Ricardo BAEZA-YATES

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JOIN US to the online Seminar co-organized by LeADS:

Invited speaker: Prof. Ricardo BAEZA-YATES Professor, Director of Research, Institute for Experiential AI, Northeastern University
Title: Responsible AI
Date: 25th of April, at 16:00 – 17:00 (hybrid)
Register here

Conference ”Data Ethics and Governance: Unravelling the Complexities of Privacy, Fairness, and Access in the Digital Age”

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The Conference by the title ”Data Ethics and Governance: Unravelling the Complexities of Privacy, Fairness, and Access in the Digital Age” is scheduled, in the framework of the LeADS Project, for Monday 15th of January 2024
from 14:00 to 18:00 CET in Blvd General Jacques 271, 1050 Brussels

It is also possible to join the Conference online. No registration is required. Please check the QR code for the Webex meeting in the flyer of the Conference LeADS_Flyer Conference 15 January 2024 Brussels _F

 

LeADS Conference on Data Ethics and Governance

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The LeADS project is organising a conference, titled “Data Ethics and Governance: Unravelling the Complexities of Privacy, Fairness, and Access in the Digital Era“, in a hybrid mode at U-Residency (VUB Etterbeek Campus) on Monday, 15th January 2024. For the remote participation, you may join us here.

Below you can find the detailed programme:

14:00 – 14:05 Welcome and introductory remarks

Prof. Dimosthenis Kyriazis, Dept. of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus

Panel 1: Challenges and Opportunities in Fair Machine Learning, Data Access, and Governance 

14:05 – 14:15 Introduction

Chair: Prof. Giovanni Comandé, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna

14:15 – 14:35 The Flawed Foundations of Fair Machine Learning

Robert Poe (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna) and Soumia El Mestari (University of Luxemburg)

14:35 – 14:55 Measuring data access and re-use in the European legal framework, from GDPR to Data Act

Tommaso Crepax (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna), Mitisha Gaur (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna) and Barbara Lazarotto (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

14:55 – 15:15 Data Collaborative with the use of Decentralized Learning

Maciej Zuziak (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche), Onntje Hinrichs (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), and Aizhan Abdrassulova (Jagiellonian University)

15:15 – 15:35 Discussion

Panelists:

  • Dr. Laura Drechsler, KU Leuven
  • Dr. Katarzyna Poludniak, Jagiellonian University
  • Prof. Gabriele Lenzini, University of Luxemburg 

15:35 – 15:50 Q&A

15:50 – 16:10 Coffee break

Panel 2: Data Privacy, Minimization, and Governance in Personal (and Sensitive) Data

16:10 – 16:20 Introduction

Chair: Prof. Gianclaudio Malgieri, University of Leiden

16:20 – 16:40 Contribution to data minimisation for personal data and trade secrets

Qifan Yang (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna) and Cristian Lepore (University of Toulouse III)

16:40 – 17:00 Transparency and relevancy of direct-to-consumer genetic testing privacy & consent policies in EU

Xengie Doan (University of Luxemburg) and Fatma Sumeyra Dogan (Jagiellonian University)

17:00 – 17:20  From Data Governance by Design to Data Governance as a Service

Armend Duzha (University of Piraeus), Christos Magkos (University of Piraeus), and Louis Sahi (University of Toulouse III)

17:20 – 17:45 Discussion

Panelists: 

  • Prof. Elwira Macierzyńska-Franaszczyk, Jagiellonian University
  • Dr. Arianna Rossi, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
  • Dr. Afonso Ferreira, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
  • Prof. Michail Philipakis, University of Pireaus

17:45 – 18:00 Q&A

Participation is free and open to all.

We are looking forward to sharing our research and having fruitful discussions surrounding our project.

LeADS and LiderLab Workshop on ethical and legal issues in technology

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The VALKYRIES Project– funded from the European Union´s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, focused on analyzing, improving and developing infrastructures, protocols, and prompt data exchange standardisation and harmonisation tactics to increase effectiveness and interoperability in cross-frontier and cross-sector emergency situations, conducted its third ethical legal workshop titled “Dealing With Ethical Legal Issues Technology Development: The Current Approaches Adopted In Ongoing Projects” on March 3, 2023.

The workshop consisted of presentations by persons involved in various projects such as the VALKYRIES, 5GSOSIA, RESCUER, LEADS and FACILITATE, these presentations focused on the ethical and legal issues encountered and combatted during the course of their respective projects.

On behalf of the LeADS Project, Prof. G. Comandé introduced the legality attentive data scientists project and discussed how the LeADS Project is aimed at bridging the gap between data science and law by training early-stage researchers who are involved in the project with technical prowess as well as legal expertise. Further, he mentioned that this has been made possible by the various partnerships with companies and government agencies that the LeADS Project has carved out for its early-stage researchers to create a balance between theoretical studies and practical implementations across sectors.

13th International Workshop on Socio-Technical Aspects in Security

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LeADS Beneficiary University of Luxembourg is organising the 13th International Workshop on Socio-Technical Aspects in Security which will take place on 7 July 2023 as a hybrid event in Delft, The Netherlands. ESR Xengie Doan and Prof. Gabriele Lenzini are on the organising team of the event.

The objective of the workshop is to stimulate an exchange of ideas on how to design systems that are secure in the world where they interact with users of varying lived experiences and diverse needs. Bringing together experts working in various areas of computer security as well as in social and behavioral sciences.

The Call for Papers accept original papers in several formats:

  • Full Papers discussing original research, answering well-defined research questions, and presenting full and stable results;
  • Work in Progress describing original but unfinished piece of work, based on solid research questions or hypotheses.
  • Position Papers discussing existing challenges and introducing and motivating new research problems;

For more information check STAST 2023 website!

LeADS Organises TILL Workshop and Conference on Data Sciences & EU Regulations

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On the 6th and 7th of December 2022, the 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) met again for the Conference on Data Sciences and EU Regulations and for the Technology Innovation in Law Laboratories (TILL) workshop in Toulouse, France. The events took place under the auspices of IRIT, Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier, one of the beneficiaries of the LeADS project.

 

Conference on Data Sciences and EU Regulations

The two-day LeADS event kicked off with the Conference on Data Sciences and EU Regulations organised by IRIT.The conference was divided into three sessions. The opening session consisted of two keynote talks. The first keynote was entitled “Technological Barriers & Opportunities for Data Sciences” by Jean-Michel Loubes from IMT-ANITI who presented his research on algorithmic bias. The second keynote, entitled “Barriers and opportunities for Data Sciences brought by EU Regulations” by Emanuel Weitschek from the Italian Competition Authority made an analysis of the current EU Regulations that provide opportunities for data sciences, such as the Data Markets Act.

The conference continued with the LeADS ESRs’ poster session, where they presented the development of their research.

The third and final session was a panel discussion on “Best practices for digital technology development in the era of big regulation” with Gabriele Lenzini from University of Luxembourg, Jessica Eynard from Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, Nicolas Viallet from Université de Toulouse, and Teesta Bhandare from Art Garde. The panel covered many topics such as AI for art tokens, online age verification and children’s safety on the internet, and the relevant EU policy and regulatory measures.

 

Technology Innovation in Law Laboratories (TILL) Workshop

On the second day, the ESRs gathered at IRIT again for the Technology Innovation in Law Laboratories (TILL)workshop. These two-part workshop series in the LeADS training program present the ESRs with the opportunity to do hands-on exploration of practical cases. The goal of the TILL workshops is to go beyond the conventional learning practices and focus on horizontal interactions and collaborative learning. TILLs also aim to prepare the ESRs for their upcoming secondments (at companies and regulators) in terms of knowledge transfer and in a more general pedagogical context seeking to reconcile the different vocabularies and practices around technology and law. 

The first one of the TILL workshops was co-organised by the LeADS beneficiaries Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and University of Luxembourg. The practical cases to be worked on were provided by the LeADS partners TELLU, Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) and INDRA.

The workshop kicked off with an introduction by Imge Ozcan from VUB and Arianna Rossi and Marietjie Botes from University of Luxembourg. Following this introductory session, the workshop continued in breakout sessions where the ESR teams worked on the practical cases.

 

Team 1 was composed of ESRs Xengie Doan, Fatma Sumeyra Dogan, Aizhan Abdrassulova, and Soumia Elmestari. They worked on a use case on health personnel access to e-health data provided by TELLU. Supported by their mentors Arianna Rossi (University of Luxembourg) and Katarzyna Południak-Gierz (Jagiellonian University), the group of ESRs discussed solutions and proposed a health data management prototype that offers read access only to patient data, 2F authentication, encryption, and easy opt-out solutions.

Team 2, formed of ESRs Tommaso Crepax, Barbara Lazarotto, Mitisha Gaur, Qifan Yang, and Louis Sahi, worked on a practical case related to data portability provided by the Italian Competition Authority. With the support of their mentors, Marietjie Botes (University of Luxembourg) and Ali Mohamed Kandi (Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier University), the team worked on an Instagram story as a case study and came up with a data portability proposal, covering several crucial aspects such data protection, IP Law, technical standards and economic implications.

 

 

Team 3, formed by ESRs Armend Duzha, Onntje Hinrichs, Cristian Lepore, Maciej Zuziak, and Robert Poe, worked on a practical case on biometrics deployment in security systems provided by INDRA. Supported by their mentors Gloria González Fuster (VUB) and Gabriele Lenzini (University of Luxembourg), the team proposed a holistic solution providing innovative technical recommendations in line with the security rules for attaining Facility Security Clearance (FSC) and data protection rules embodied in the GDPR​.

In the late afternoon, the ESR teams presented their findings in an interactive session and received questions and feedback from the LeADS members and other participants. Claudia Castillo Arias (INDRA), José Francisco Suárez Mulero(INDRA), Liubov Kokorina (TELLU) and Emanuel Weitschek (AGCM) also joined the interactive session to provide feedback on behalf of the partners that provided the practical cases.

The ESRs were encouraged to build on the work developed during this workshop and were offered further collaboration opportunities by LeADS partners and beneficiaries. The second TILL workshop will take place in December 2023.