Innovative Prague XXVIII
Prague is not only an amazing historical city with a wealth of monuments, excellent gastronomy, cordial residents, and a wide range of events. It is also a modern and innovative science hub. Prague excels in many fields, such as artificial intelligence and robotics, biomedicine, low-carbon technologies, data technologies and selected creative industries, providing ideal opportunities for holding conventions and conferences with the matching topics.
The 28th edition of Innovative Prague presents projects in which artificial intelligence has been applied and also initiatives that have put the Czech capital in the centre of interest of the international scientific community once again.
Where is AI Helping Currently?
It is crucial for doctors to have complete and updated medical reports on hand. But is it necessary that the bureaucracy takes up a large amount of time they could otherwise spend with patients? According to CzechCrunch.cz, new AI startup Auris One is addresses exactly this question. Doctors can upload various files, medical examinations and images into this tool or use it to make an audio recording of a session with patient, and the artificial intelligence will then draw up the complete report.
However, scientists in Prague also use artificial intelligence in other fields of human knowledge. For example, experts from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague and CIIRC CTU have developed a model called DreaMS, which significantly speeds up the analysis of natural molecules that have not been discovered yet, and of which there are still many around us. According to the wired.cz website, this tool can help in the development of new drugs, space exploration or understanding some biological processes.
There are certainly many more sectors where AI can significantly reduce the time experts spend on complex analyses. However, competent experts can develop new tools based on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Their education will now also be taken care of by the recently established bachelor's degree programme at Unicorn University. According to the Lidové noviny server, it should teach students to design their own AI models, understand the principles of machine learning, and also understand the ethical issues related to the development of new improved models.
he latter is also associated with the recent Czech experiment of the "living stone", which was reported by the CzechCrunch.cz website as part of the Maker Fair festival at the Prague Exhibition Grounds. The stone has almost thirty sensors in it, on the basis of which it constantly evaluates its surroundings and comments on its observations it (so far in written form on its own YouTube channel). In the "life" of the stone, there have even been several so-called "evolve pulses", i.e. moments when the artificial intelligence itself moves forward in its development.
The new Valka.ai project, with the backing of Vlastimil Venclík, founder of the igaming startup Oddin, which is one of the fastest growing in Europe, according to the CzechCrunch.cz website, also counts on real-time interaction between robots and humans with the help of AI. Valka.ai is working on the development of a human avatar that will, for example, offer personalized interactions during gaming,.
Prague: Incubator for (International) Leading Scientists
Prague has once again put an imaginary pin of international interest in the field of remote research of the Eath on the map. One of the leaders of this research is the Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague, which will now lead the European Space Agency's (ESA) "Earth Observation Training Academy" project with the aim of supporting students' interest in this type of research. More information is available on the VědaVýzkum.cz website.
Scientists from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague made another truly world-class discovery, when they described a new physical phenomenon. This is formed when a liquid changes from a non-metal to a conductive metal. In this process, an intermediate phase of rapid switching between metal and non-metal occurs, which, according to information from the VědaVýzkum.cz website, has not yet been documented.
Jozef Baruník from the Institute of Economic Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University, who has recently become one of the evaluators of the prestigious European Research Council grant, will certainly leave his footprint on the world. An interview with Jozef Baruník not only about this achievements was published by the VědaVýzkum.cz website.
However, Prague is not only home to excellent local scientists, but it also tries to attract international minds from all over the world. For 20 years, the Czech branch of the European Euraxess network initiated by the European Commission, which operates at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, has been supporting international scientists in acclimatizing in the new environment. During its existence, according to the VědaVýzkum.cz website, the Czech branch has supported more than ten thousand scientists. According to the same website, the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation in cooperation with the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic will also seek to integrate researchers from the USA into Czech scientific projects.
Would you like to learn more interesting facts? Browse through the previous three issues of Innovative Prague: