by Katsumi Emura (Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation) and Dimitris Plexousakis (FORTH-ICS)

This article provides a brief report on the 4th Workshop jointly organized by ERCIM and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). The workshop, themed “Exploring New Research Challenges and Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Human-Computer Interaction, and the Internet of Things,” took place in October 2023 in Kyoto, Japan. Hosted by JST as part of the Advanced Integrated Intelligence Platform project, the event offered European and Japanese participants an opportunity to report on recent research results in the aforementioned areas and to explore collaboration prospects within the framework of European Commission programs or corresponding initiatives of JST.

INESC TEC's Diversity and Inclusion Commission (D&IC), led by Ana Sequeira. In this interview, Ana Sequeira highlights D&IC’s pioneering initiatives in promoting gender equality, supporting disabilities, and fostering intercultural understanding within the research institute.