Mini Course
AI for Life Sciences
“It is remarkable that a science which began with the consideration of games of
chance should have become the most important object of human knowledge”
Pierre Simon de Laplace, 1812.
Winter Term 2023 (3 ECTS at the BOKU Vienna)
Short Description: Chat GPT’s remarkable popularity soared to unprecedented heights, transcending the boundaries of tech enthusiasts and captivating a diverse global novice audience. Its abilities and versatility sparked a wildfire of interest, making AI a household term and igniting discussions about its impact on society. From casual conversations to boardroom meetings, Chat GPT’s influence has ingrained the concept of AI into everyday life, fostering a deep understanding of its potential and limitations among people of all walks of life. Its rise to fame also prompted an array of innovative applications, further solidifying AI’s position as a transformative force shaping the modern world. As a result, AI is now widely recognized as a pivotal technology that continues to shape the way we live, work, and communicate. In this mini course the students of the LV 120101 discuss the possibilities of AI in Life Sciences, with a strong focus on robustness and explainability – both the cornerstone for trust.
The papers for discussion:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbt.2023.02.001
and
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358693275_The_Next_Frontier_AI_We_Can_Really_Trust
This page is valid as of July, 25, 2023, 20:00 CEST
About the Lecturer:
The use of AI in domains that impact human life has led to increased demand for trustful AI.
Andreas Holzinger pioneered in interactive machine learning with the human-in-the-loop promoting robustness and explainability to foster trustworthy AI. He advocates a synergistic approach of Human-Centered AI (HCAI) to put the human in-control of AI, aligning artificial intelligence with human intelligence, human values, ethical principles, and legal requirements to ensure secure, safe and conrollable human-machine interaction.
For his achievements he was elected a member of Academia Europaea in 2019, the European Academy of Science, of the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) in 2020, and Fellow of the international federation of information processing (ifip) in 2021. He obtained his Ph.D. with a topic in Cognitive Science from Graz University in 1998, and his Habilitation (UOG 93, venia docendi) in Computer Science from Graz University of Technology in 2003. Andreas was Visiting Professor for Machine Learning & Knowledge Extraction in Verona (Italy), RWTH Aachen (Germany), and the University College London (UK). From July 2019 until February 2022 Andreas was a Visiting Professor for explainable AI at the University of Alberta (Canada). Andreas Holzinger has been appointed full professor for digital transformation in smart farm and forest operations at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna and had his inaugural lecture on November, 7, 2022 – see https://human-centered.ai/antrittsvorlesung-andreas-holzinger
Personal Homepage: https://www.aholzinger.at
Video for Students: https://youtu.be/lc2hvuh0FwQ
Group Homepage: https://human-centered.ai
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=BTBd5V4AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate