CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS & INVITATION for the
EJEA International Hybrid Conference 2024
“Future Knowledge and Competence for AI-driven Innovation
in Europe and Japan”
jointly organized by
European Japan Experts Association (https://ejea.eu)
Linköping University (https://liu.se)
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT (www.fit.fraunhofer.de)
Kagawa University (www.kagawa-u.ac.jp)
Network for Science (www.network-for-science.net)
kindly funded by
Toshiba International Foundation (www.toshibafoundation.com)
Conference website: https://liu.se/en/research/ejea-conference-2024
Call for Contributions: https://liu.se/en/research/ejea-conference-2024/call-for-contributions
We welcome abstract submissions for the following categories:
1. Oral Contributions
2. Workshops
3. Posters
4. Demonstrations and Exhibitions
5. Presentation and Introductions of Smart Cities and Companies as well as Clusters and Regional Initiatives
Activities still in progress can be presented and discussed. Please send your submission (in English) by September 10th. In case you want to organize a workshop we would appreciate your submission as soon as possible!
by email to ejea-conf-2024-submission@fit.fraunhofer.de and use the template offered at: https://liu.se/en/research/ejea-conference-2024/call-for-contributions
We invite you for active contribution with lectures, workshops, posters, and discussions in developing
· new actionable and inclusive solutions for fostering
· new areas of research, education and innovation for the benefit of all generations
· new contents and topics taking into account intercultural, local, and global perspectives and aspects
· new concrete interdisciplinary methods and models to achieve sustainable and resilient societies
· new opportunities for and forms of cooperation and partnerships on a local and global level
This year’s conference will be held both in person and online at Linköping University (Sweden) on November 5-7, 2024. It will offer online participation for keynotes and workshops from Japan and Europe. Excursions and company visits in Linköping and surrounding places are planned in person in the afternoons.
The EJEA Conference 2024 opens the floor for presentations and discussions from a broad range of perspectives and aspects. Europe and Japan have a lot in common but also face different challenges – on a local as well as on a global level. The conference focuses on the current complex mid-term, and long-term transformations in Japan and Europe – such as realizing fair and trustworthy AI for managing integration, cooperation, participation, and competition in society, economy, and research. Megatrends for 2030 will be guiding the 2024 conference. They include technological progress most notably AI, as well as application areas like economy, health, agriculture, education, society, culture, and work assisted by AI.
The conference aims to update the Japanese-European relationship, to strengthen exchange and collaboration between the two regions focusing on Japan, as well as:
· develop integrated views and common recommendations that have the potential to maximize the opportunities while minimizing the risks
· develop perspectives and strategies for societal and digital transformation in a peaceful spirit based on innovative technology making use of AI
· develop concepts for managing the complex challenges in Japan and Europe: such as integration, cooperation, participation, separation, and competition
Keynote Lectures
· Professor Arisa Ema, University of Tokyo (Japan), Pathways to the AI governance
· Jeanette Nilsson, Research Institutes of Sweden RISE, Centre for Applied AI (Sweden),
AI Agenda for Sweden – the process that builds on inclusion, sharing knowledge and working together
· Professor Osamu Sakura, RIKEN, AIP Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (Japan), How Should We Consider the Cultural Aspects of Human-AI Relationships?
· Milad Morad, Fraunhofer FIT, RWTH Aachen University (Germany),
Exploring the Foundations of Human-AI Teaming
· Professor Koji Kida, Kagawa University (Japan), Re-design in Homage to the Works of Kunibo Wada: The Challenge of AI and Student Designers
· Professor Linnea Stenliden, Linköping University, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning (Sweden), Bridging the Gap: Exploring AI literacy for Teachers and Students in a Transformative Educational Landscape
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