Session 1 - Assessing AI, Data, and Robotics in Public Service Missions

MODERATOR

Prof. of Computer Science at Université Libre de Bruxelles & Co-Director of the IRIDIA laboratory.

Co-creator and scientific coordinator of FARI, Hugues Bersini is a leading expert in artificial intelligence and computer science, serving as a full professor and co-director of the IRIDIA laboratory at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). With around 300 published papers, his research spans cognitive sciences, process control, reinforcement learning, and biological networks. He has led several European industrial and research projects, focusing on adaptive systems and optimization algorithms. Bersini has organized numerous international conferences, including the European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL) and the International Conference on Artificial Immune Systems (ICARIS). He has also authored fourteen French books on computer science and complex systems and consults for industries on data mining and business intelligence.

SPEAKER

Representative at the European Commission, DG Digit - Data, Information and Knowledge management.

Maria Claudia works in the Artificial Intelligence, Data and Innovation policy unit from DIGIT at the European Commission. She previously worked as Data Science, Analytics and Data government expert for the Digital Transformation Team under the Prime Minister's Office of the Italian Government (Gentiloni and Conte government). She has a long track record of working experience in the data industry, both nationally and internationally, first in the private sector, then in the public sector at local, regional, national and international levels. She combines deep domain knowledge and expertise in the field of public sector innovation, data, digital innovation and policies with management and organisational skills. She promotes the dissemination of data-driven approaches to innovate in the public sector.

SPEAKER

Data, AI & Algorithms Coordinator at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands

Graduated with a law degree, Elja Daae is the author of Super social and Bloggen als een pro and advises companies and governmental organizations on the use of social media. She currently advises the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.

SPEAKER

Founder & President at Bayes Impact

Founder of Bayes Impact, he has over 10 years of experience building high-impact digital platforms with NGOs and governments. Formerly the Lead Data Scientist at Eventbrite, he graduated as Class Valedictorian in Applied Mathematics from the Sorbonne and received Berkeley Awards in Economics at UC Berkeley.

SPEAKER

Alderman for Urban Planning, Mobility, Digital Transition and Employment in the commune of Woluwe Saint-Pierre