{"id":9,"date":"2022-10-08T06:08:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T06:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gec25.unipi.gr\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-05-27T07:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:29:09","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/gec25.unipi.gr\/?page_id=9","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keynote Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-32aa8005 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-00db5c56\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-c6bc9a52 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center\" style=\"border-radius:5px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gec25.unipi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ntoutsi.jpeg ,http:\/\/gec25.unipi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ntoutsi.jpeg 780w, http:\/\/gec25.unipi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ntoutsi.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"http:\/\/gec25.unipi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ntoutsi.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1084\" width=\"258\" height=\"344\" title=\"ntoutsi\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><figcaption class=\"uagb-image-caption\">Prof. Eirini Ntoutsi<br>Full Professor and Chair of Open Source Intelligence at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich (UniBwM), Germany<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Short Bio:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-modal uagb-block-1e53ec5f uagb-modal-wrapper\" data-escpress=\"disable\" data-overlayclick=\"disable\"><div class=\"uagb-spectra-button-wrapper wp-block-button\"><a class=\"uagb-modal-button-link wp-block-button__link uagb-modal-trigger\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"return false;\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"uagb-modal-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"uagb-inline-editing\">Click Here<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"uagb-effect-default uagb-modal-popup uagb-block-1e53ec5f uagb-modal-type-undefined\"><div class=\"uagb-modal-popup-wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-modal-popup-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Eirini Ntoutsi is Full Professor and Chair of Open Source Intelligence at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich (UniBwM), Germany. Prior to this, she served as Full Professor and Chair of Artificial Intelligence at the Free University of Berlin and as Associate Professor of Intelligent Systems at Leibniz University Hannover. She conducted her postdoctoral research at LMU Munich, initially joining as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, and earned her Ph.D. (2008) in Computer Science from the University of Piraeus, Greece. She holds both a Diploma (2001) and a Master\u2019s degree (2003) in Computer Engineering and Informatics from the University of Patras (CEID), Greece. Her research focuses on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, with an emphasis on responsible AI\u2014particularly fairness, explainability, and robustness to real-world challenges such as data imbalances and non-stationarity. She is an active member of the research community, regularly contributing to the organization of scientific events; a recent highlight is her role research track co-chair for ECML PKDD 2025. Her work is supported by national (DFG, Volkswagen Foundation, BMWi, BMBF) and European (ITN, H2020) funding programs.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"uagb-modal-popup-close\" aria-label=\"Close Modal\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\"><path d=\"M310.6 361.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.75 0 45.25C304.4 412.9 296.2 416 288 416s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375L160 301.3L54.63 406.6C48.38 412.9 40.19 416 32 416S15.63 412.9 9.375 406.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25l105.4-105.4L9.375 150.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L160 210.8l105.4-105.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-105.4 105.4L310.6 361.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b5e6fa0e\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-4c9101e7\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Title: <em>The Complex and evolving landscape of bias and fairness in AI<\/em><\/h3><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\"><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> As AI systems become deeply embedded in every aspect of our lives \u2014 impacting individuals and societies everywhere, at all times \u2014 the issues of bias and fairness in AI systems have taken center stage. From hiring algorithms, university admissions, and credit scoring to predictive policing, banking, and healthcare diagnostics, the consequences of unfair or biased AI can be profound. Fairness in AI is a complex, multi-dimensional challenge. Determining who is protected \u2014 and who is excluded \u2014 depends on legal, cultural, and contextual factors, raising complex questions around intersectionality and multi-discrimination. Fairness must be balanced against often competing objectives like accuracy, privacy, and explainability, often involving non-trivial trade-offs. As models scale in complexity \u2014 particularly with generative and multimodal systems \u2014 new risks emerge, including latent biases in data, representational harms, and increased model opacity. In this talk, we will go over the evolving landscape of bias and fairness in AI systems, highlighting recent progress in understanding, detecting, and mitigating bias in AI systems.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-0e3a74d5 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-469eb91e\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-00e2a0a7 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center\" style=\"border-radius:5px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gec25.unipi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eleni_Stroulia.jpg ,http:\/\/gec25.unipi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eleni_Stroulia.jpg 780w, http:\/\/gec25.unipi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eleni_Stroulia.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"http:\/\/gec25.unipi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eleni_Stroulia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1061\" width=\"258\" height=\"344\" title=\"Eleni_Stroulia\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><figcaption class=\"uagb-image-caption\">Prof. Eleni Stroulia<br>Full Professor and Acting Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science.<br>Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta,<br>Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Short Bio:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-modal uagb-block-164c3514 uagb-modal-wrapper\" data-escpress=\"disable\" data-overlayclick=\"disable\"><div class=\"uagb-spectra-button-wrapper wp-block-button\"><a class=\"uagb-modal-button-link wp-block-button__link uagb-modal-trigger\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"return false;\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"uagb-modal-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"uagb-inline-editing\">Click Here<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"uagb-effect-default uagb-modal-popup uagb-block-164c3514 uagb-modal-type-undefined\"><div class=\"uagb-modal-popup-wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-modal-popup-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Dr. Eleni&nbsp;Stroulia&nbsp;is a Professor in the Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta. From 2011-2016, she held the NSERC\/AITF Industrial Research Chair on Service Systems Management with IBM. Her research adopts AI and machine-learning methods to address&nbsp;real-world problems&nbsp;in health and&nbsp;engineering. She has played leadership roles in the GRAND, AGE-WELL and CFN Networks of Centres of Excellence. She has secured&nbsp;more than 4M in funding as a sole investigator and has&nbsp;supervised more than 100 trainees, who have gone forward to stellar academic and industrial careers. Since 2021, she&nbsp;has been&nbsp;serving as the Acting Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science.<\/p>\n<\/div><button class=\"uagb-modal-popup-close\" aria-label=\"Close Modal\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\"><path d=\"M310.6 361.4c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.75 0 45.25C304.4 412.9 296.2 416 288 416s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375L160 301.3L54.63 406.6C48.38 412.9 40.19 416 32 416S15.63 412.9 9.375 406.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25l105.4-105.4L9.375 150.6c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L160 210.8l105.4-105.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-105.4 105.4L310.6 361.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1f54e9c6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-5d4bca00\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Title: <em>Computing Science in the Real World: Reflections on Two Projects<\/em><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> There are many types of research impact that computer science researchers can aspire to! In my work, I have consistently tried to deploy software in the service of real-world workflows to reduce human effort and improve outcomes. In this presentation, I will reflect on two recent projects, the challenges we have faced, and some lessons we have learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keynote Speakers Short Bio: Title: The Complex and evolving landscape of bias and fairness in AI Abstract: As AI systems become deeply embedded in every aspect of our lives \u2014 impacting individuals and societies everywhere, at all times \u2014 the issues of bias and fairness in AI systems have taken center stage. 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