Next Loria colloquium will take place on Thursday, 7th April at 1.30 pm in the Amphitheater with Hugo Parlier, Professor of Mathematics, Deputee Chair of the Department of Mathematics (DMATH), University of Luxembourg. His presentation will be in English and is entitled "Playing puzzles on complicated surfaces". Abstract: This talk will be about a project aiming to illustrate geometry through puzzles. The puzzles, played following simple rules on square-tiled surfaces, have natural configuration graphs with a geometry of their own. These graphs are not…

Next Colloquium will take place on Thursday, 30th June at 1:30 pm in Loria's amphitheater. We will welcome Sihem Amer Yahia (CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, France) with a presentation entitled "AI-Powered Data-Driven Education" Abstract: Educational platforms are increasingly becoming AI-driven. Besides providing a wide range of course filtering options, personalized recommendations of learning material and teachers are driving today's research. While accuracy plays a major role in evaluating those recommendations, many factors must be considered including learner retention, throughput, upskilling…

Next Colloquium Loria will take place on Wednesday, November 2nd at 1:30 pm in the amphitheater. We will have the pleasure to welcome Ilaria Tiddi, Assistant Professor in Hybrid Intelligence at the Knowledge in AI (KAI) group of the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam, with a presentation (in English) entitled "Hybrid Intelligence: vision, challenges and future directions". Abstract: Hybrid Intelligence is an emerging field of research that combines human and artificial intelligent systems to create a more collaborative, interactive, and holistic…