This week, Research Ireland Centres the ADAPT Centre and the Insight Centre for Data Analytics, as well as Enterprise Ireland’s CeADAR centre hosted the “Chamber of Intelligence” in UCD’s Fitzgerald Debating Chamber.
Opened by Dr Brian Mac Namee (UCD, Insight) and closed by Dr John Lonsdale (UCD, CeADAR), the event delivered 11 focused talks from researchers and innovators across DCU, University of Galway, TU Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, University College Cork and UCD. The programme spanned AI for societal good, trust and ethics, and cutting-edge technical advances.
From ADAPT’s side, in the Chamber of AI for Societal Good, Dr Dympna O’Sullivan (TUD, ADAPT) presented on age-friendly AI, followed by a contribution on AI in rare disease from Dr Robert Ross (TUS, ADAPT). This was followed by the Chamber of Trust and Ethics featuring Dr Giovanni Di Liberto (TCD, ADAPT) on how trust shapes the neural processing of speech, alongside an ethics overview from Dr Marguerite Barry (UCD, ADAPT).
In the Chamber of Novel AI Tools and Technologies, Dr Andrew Hines (UCD, Insight & ADAPT) examined how audio-quality technologies influence Google’s products.
The event closed with a lively, direct debate between Prof Barry O’Sullivan (UCC, Insight) and Emeritus Prof Alan Smeaton (DCU, Insight), chaired by Dr Marguerite Barry (UCD, ADAPT). It was a clear showcase of the strength and breadth of Ireland’s AI research community.
Speaking on the event, ADAPT Director Prof John Kelleher said:
“The Chamber of Intelligence event demonstrates the remarkable cohesion across Ireland’s AI ecosystem. By bringing together Insight, CeADAR, ADAPT, we showcased not only the breadth of groundbreaking AI research under way, but also Ireland’s growing strength as a collaborative, innovative leader within the European AI landscape”.
