On 19 January the ELISE network – one of the EU’s artificial intelligence networks of excellence – is convening a workshop exploring how AI could contribute to the development of sustainable, smart cities. The EU’s Cities Mission, aims to deliver 100 climate-neutral, smart cities by 2030, creating innovation hubs that will support all European cities to achieve climate neutral status by 2050. Achieving these goals will require action to improve urban planning, increase the sustainability of urban mobility, and deliver clean energy districts, amongst other interventions.
Advances in AI are intertwined with European ambitions for a healthier, wealthier and more sustainable society. Last year, ELISE published its vision for a European AI, setting out its roadmap to create AI technologies that are technically advanced, robust in deployment, and aligned with social values. This workshop will explore how AI can help, identifying where further AI research and policy development can unlock innovation.
Workshop programme
13.00 – 13.30 – Introduction and opening perspectives
Jessica Montgomery, Director, AI@Cam, and Neil Lawrence, DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning, University of Cambridge
Christina Martinez, Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission, Mission Cities
Jennifer Schooling, Director of the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC), at the University of Cambridge.
13:30 – 14:45 – Discussion sessions: Aspirations for AI in building climate neutral and smart cities with AI
14:45 – 15:00 – Break
15:00 – 16:00 – Roadmapping: Achieving progress in the use of AI in Building climate neutral and smart cities with AI