Las Palmas, Spain · 9–12 February 2026
Visit of UNESCO Chair – IPPT PAN to SIANI – ULPGC
From 9 to 12 February 2026 the Spain / Poland International Meeting on Artificial Intelligence Research SIANI – ULPGC – UNESCO Chair IPPT PAN was held in Las Palmas.
The organisers were SIANI (Sistemas Inteligentes y Aplicaciones Numéricas en Ingeniería), a research institute at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), represented by Prof. Orlando Maeso, Director of the Institute, Prof. David Greiner, Mario Hernández and many staff and doctoral students of ULPGC.
The UNESCO Chair on the Ethical Governance of Artificial Intelligence at IPPT PAN was represented by Prof. Tadeusz Burczyński, UNESCO Chair Holder, and Prof. Iwona Pokorska-Służalec, Project Coordinator. Also present from Poland were Prof. Maciej Paszyński (AGH UST) and Prof. Anna Paszyńska (Jagiellonian University / AGH).
SIANI works on artificial intelligence and machine learning, intelligent systems, data processing, AI applications in industry, medicine and the technical sciences, and international cooperation on new technologies.
The Chair presented its aims and the research capacity of IPPT PAN in AI. The Spanish side presented work by researchers and doctoral students using AI methods and tools. At the end of the visit the partners discussed joint research projects and agreed to prepare applications for national and international funding.
Meeting programme (PDF) · ULPGC announcement · IPPT PAN news
Photo gallery
From left: Prof. Orlando Maeso, Prof. Iwona Pokorska-Służalec, Prof. Tadeusz Burczyński and Prof. David Greiner
Prof. Tadeusz Burczyński presenting the UNESCO Chair
Prof. David Greiner presenting research results
Prof. Maciej Paszyński presenting research results
Prof. Albert Oliver presenting research results
From left: Prof. David Greiner, Prof. Albert Oliver, Prof. Anna Paszyńska, Prof. Maciej Paszyński
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