The first of the series of debates was opened by the Rector of TUL, Professor Krzysztof Jóźwik and the initiator of the undertaking, Professor Łukasz Kaczmarek, the chairman of TUL Senate Committee for Science, Promotion and Foreign Cooperation.
Lodz University of Technology is an institution that works together with industry and wants to act as an originator for industry. TUL wants to be the institution with which good business can be done. This is how we see our role, and the "Technologies of Tomorrow" debates are to show what we can offer, on the one hand, and to give us the opportunity to listen to the opinions coming from industry, on the other hand. Artificial Intelligence is not only about those who create tools, ideas and prospects for development, but also about those who use these tools and apply them in completely new areas, so that we can solve problems that concern us all - better, easier, faster, more accurately, economically and efficiently - said Professor Krzysztof Jóźwik, Rector of Lodz University of Technology.
During the debate, its participants attempted to define artificial intelligence (AI) and to present the benefits of its application for industries related to, e.g., medicine, broadly understood security, and process digitalization. They also considered the threats posed by AI in areas such as impact on the workplace, human rights, and technological readiness. Moreover, the participants discussed perspectives of further development of AI in the context of the Lodz region in terms of cooperation between universities and business, the professions of the future and the labour market.
The participants of the debate included:
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Professor Jacek Kucharski - Dean of the Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering at TUL and Director of the Institute of Applied Computer Science at TUL,
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Marek Brylski - Product Line Director, Hexagon Safety, Infrastructure and Geospatial Division,
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Dr Mirosław Sopek - Vice President of the Management Board, MakoLab S.A.,
- Jakub Musiałek – Management Board member, Pixel Technology.
Discussion hosted by
- Professor Adam Wojciechowski - Dean of the Faculty of Technical Physics, Information Technology and Applied Mathematics at TUL, Director of the IT Institute at TUL and Chairman of the Artificial Intelligence Team operating at TUL,
- Magda Kubicka - Director of the Innovation Department of the Lodz Special Economic Zone
The next debate is scheduled for 18 May and will be entitled "Chemistry and materials engineering - an offer for the closed loop economy".
This time the panellists, who come from the circular economy companies, will discuss such issues as: what is CE and what means to design in line with the CE standards, what was the process of implementing related procedures in their companies, what work had to be done, necessity to introduce specialised training for employees and what opportunities they see for further development of their companies through continuous optimisation of CE processes.