FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute
@faribrussels.bsky.social
FARI (VUB & ULB) is a non-profit university institute on #AI, #Data & #Robotics for the Common Good - we unite interdisciplinary expertise across 10 research groups on AI, data, robotics, social sciences, ethics, and law.
🔗 www.fari.brussels
🔗 www.fari.brussels
At FARI, we are proud to support the 2025/26 She Shapes AI Global Awards as a community partner. The annual Awards spotlights and celebrates the women and allies shaping the future of AI through responsibility, innovation, and leadership.
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2025/26 Call for Applications Open. Apply Today!
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November 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
At FARI, we are proud to support the 2025/26 She Shapes AI Global Awards as a community partner. The annual Awards spotlights and celebrates the women and allies shaping the future of AI through responsibility, innovation, and leadership.
Be part of it →
Be part of it →
UNESCO & Oxford launch a global MOOC on AI and Digital Transformation in Government, empowering public leaders worldwide. Proud that FARI contributed expertise from Brussels to advance ethical, human-centered innovation. 🌍
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UNESCO and FARI Join Forces for a Global MOOC on AI and Digital Transformation in Government - Fari Institute
FARI is an independent, not-for-profit Artificial Intelligence initiative led by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).
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November 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
UNESCO & Oxford launch a global MOOC on AI and Digital Transformation in Government, empowering public leaders worldwide. Proud that FARI contributed expertise from Brussels to advance ethical, human-centered innovation. 🌍
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On November 4, we took part in #APREM12 at La Fabrique de Théâtre, unpacking AI’s “ghost ecosystems” and what stays hidden behind our interfaces. As part of this event, Léa Rogliano led a data walk and shared FARI’s work toward AI as a common good.
Learn more about our datawalks: buff.ly/BbVszfv
Learn more about our datawalks: buff.ly/BbVszfv
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
On November 4, we took part in #APREM12 at La Fabrique de Théâtre, unpacking AI’s “ghost ecosystems” and what stays hidden behind our interfaces. As part of this event, Léa Rogliano led a data walk and shared FARI’s work toward AI as a common good.
Learn more about our datawalks: buff.ly/BbVszfv
Learn more about our datawalks: buff.ly/BbVszfv
We are thrilled to welcome @RedHat, a global leader in open-source software, as a partner of #FARI2025! 🔥 Together, we promote open, responsible & collaborative innovation in AI.
Join us on Nov 17, where Martin Isaksson, GTM lead at Red Hat, will speak on Sovereign AI.
👉 Register: buff.ly/MmZlSSu
Join us on Nov 17, where Martin Isaksson, GTM lead at Red Hat, will speak on Sovereign AI.
👉 Register: buff.ly/MmZlSSu
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are thrilled to welcome @RedHat, a global leader in open-source software, as a partner of #FARI2025! 🔥 Together, we promote open, responsible & collaborative innovation in AI.
Join us on Nov 17, where Martin Isaksson, GTM lead at Red Hat, will speak on Sovereign AI.
👉 Register: buff.ly/MmZlSSu
Join us on Nov 17, where Martin Isaksson, GTM lead at Red Hat, will speak on Sovereign AI.
👉 Register: buff.ly/MmZlSSu
Join the Flanders AI Research Program & Flanders AI EDIH matchmaking event in Ghent!
Explore the path from research to entrepreneurship, meet co-founders, and discover funding opportunities.
📍UpOffiz, Ghent | Free (apply first)
🔗 Apply: buff.ly/3U0DUwI
Explore the path from research to entrepreneurship, meet co-founders, and discover funding opportunities.
📍UpOffiz, Ghent | Free (apply first)
🔗 Apply: buff.ly/3U0DUwI
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Join the Flanders AI Research Program & Flanders AI EDIH matchmaking event in Ghent!
Explore the path from research to entrepreneurship, meet co-founders, and discover funding opportunities.
📍UpOffiz, Ghent | Free (apply first)
🔗 Apply: buff.ly/3U0DUwI
Explore the path from research to entrepreneurship, meet co-founders, and discover funding opportunities.
📍UpOffiz, Ghent | Free (apply first)
🔗 Apply: buff.ly/3U0DUwI
We’re thrilled to welcome BruBotics (VUB), as an official partner! 🤖 Bringing together experts in robotics, AI & health sciences. Co-organising with @lifetech.brussels & FARI on 18 November “HealthTech in Brussels: Where AI meets Robotics for Better Care”. Register here: buff.ly/L74PCUz
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We’re thrilled to welcome BruBotics (VUB), as an official partner! 🤖 Bringing together experts in robotics, AI & health sciences. Co-organising with @lifetech.brussels & FARI on 18 November “HealthTech in Brussels: Where AI meets Robotics for Better Care”. Register here: buff.ly/L74PCUz
Hugues Bersini, Professor at ULB and and Co-Director of the @IRIDIA Laboratory , will give a special Farewell Talk at #FARI2025! 🚀 His talk “Numerical commons are the only democratic path for the algorithms that shape us” promises to be inspiring✨ Register: buff.ly/L74PCUz
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Hugues Bersini, Professor at ULB and and Co-Director of the @IRIDIA Laboratory , will give a special Farewell Talk at #FARI2025! 🚀 His talk “Numerical commons are the only democratic path for the algorithms that shape us” promises to be inspiring✨ Register: buff.ly/L74PCUz
How can AI agents help us imagine and design possible futures, or rethink life in a society of agents? 🌆
Join us on Nov 17 at Studio Flagey for a thought-provoking session moderated by Prof. Geoffrey Aerts, with speakers Jordi Cabot, Katrīna Kūkuma, and Morten Irgens.
Register: buff.ly/MmZlSSu
Join us on Nov 17 at Studio Flagey for a thought-provoking session moderated by Prof. Geoffrey Aerts, with speakers Jordi Cabot, Katrīna Kūkuma, and Morten Irgens.
Register: buff.ly/MmZlSSu
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
How can AI agents help us imagine and design possible futures, or rethink life in a society of agents? 🌆
Join us on Nov 17 at Studio Flagey for a thought-provoking session moderated by Prof. Geoffrey Aerts, with speakers Jordi Cabot, Katrīna Kūkuma, and Morten Irgens.
Register: buff.ly/MmZlSSu
Join us on Nov 17 at Studio Flagey for a thought-provoking session moderated by Prof. Geoffrey Aerts, with speakers Jordi Cabot, Katrīna Kūkuma, and Morten Irgens.
Register: buff.ly/MmZlSSu
Excited to partner with lifetech.brussels for the FARI Brussels Conference 2025!
They will host a booth on Nov 17 at Studio Flagey and co-organize the sold-out session “HealthTech in Brussels: Where AI meets Robotics for Better Care.”
They will host a booth on Nov 17 at Studio Flagey and co-organize the sold-out session “HealthTech in Brussels: Where AI meets Robotics for Better Care.”
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Excited to partner with lifetech.brussels for the FARI Brussels Conference 2025!
They will host a booth on Nov 17 at Studio Flagey and co-organize the sold-out session “HealthTech in Brussels: Where AI meets Robotics for Better Care.”
They will host a booth on Nov 17 at Studio Flagey and co-organize the sold-out session “HealthTech in Brussels: Where AI meets Robotics for Better Care.”
Join the workshop “AI Regulatory Sandboxes and Innovation: Towards the Implementation of the AI Act at BeCentral on November 18. Learn how Europe is implementing the #AIAct through AI Regulatory Sandboxes with Livio Rubino, Filippo Bagni, Fabio Seferi, & Antonino Rotolo. 👉 Register:
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Join the workshop “AI Regulatory Sandboxes and Innovation: Towards the Implementation of the AI Act at BeCentral on November 18. Learn how Europe is implementing the #AIAct through AI Regulatory Sandboxes with Livio Rubino, Filippo Bagni, Fabio Seferi, & Antonino Rotolo. 👉 Register:
How can AI help doctors see what the human eye can’t?
Join us for our last AI Happy Hour of the year to explore how AI transforms medical imaging.
🗓 Nov 24, 17:30 | 📍 FARI Test & Experience Center | Speaker: Loris Giordano | Free, registration required: buff.ly/js4dM4L
Join us for our last AI Happy Hour of the year to explore how AI transforms medical imaging.
🗓 Nov 24, 17:30 | 📍 FARI Test & Experience Center | Speaker: Loris Giordano | Free, registration required: buff.ly/js4dM4L
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
How can AI help doctors see what the human eye can’t?
Join us for our last AI Happy Hour of the year to explore how AI transforms medical imaging.
🗓 Nov 24, 17:30 | 📍 FARI Test & Experience Center | Speaker: Loris Giordano | Free, registration required: buff.ly/js4dM4L
Join us for our last AI Happy Hour of the year to explore how AI transforms medical imaging.
🗓 Nov 24, 17:30 | 📍 FARI Test & Experience Center | Speaker: Loris Giordano | Free, registration required: buff.ly/js4dM4L
🚀 #AIAccelerator | Join us on Nov 18 at BeCentral, Brussels, for the FARI2025 Final Pitch & Graduation! Discover the next generation of AI startups shaping tech for the common good: buff.ly/j1wTt2g
November 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🚀 #AIAccelerator | Join us on Nov 18 at BeCentral, Brussels, for the FARI2025 Final Pitch & Graduation! Discover the next generation of AI startups shaping tech for the common good: buff.ly/j1wTt2g
FARI joined the ESA Acceleration Days in Redu 🚀 exploring how AI & space tech can boost Europe’s crisis preparedness. Proud to co-create with @ESA, @safe.brussels & @ZonePoliceMidi and finalists like Trillium Tech! 🌍 #ESA #CrisisPreparedness #AIForGood #DigitalTwins #Brussels
November 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
FARI joined the ESA Acceleration Days in Redu 🚀 exploring how AI & space tech can boost Europe’s crisis preparedness. Proud to co-create with @ESA, @safe.brussels & @ZonePoliceMidi and finalists like Trillium Tech! 🌍 #ESA #CrisisPreparedness #AIForGood #DigitalTwins #Brussels
Experts from Make.org, @Sorbonne Université, @Sciences Po, and @CNRS will share insights on:
➡️ Using genAI to enhance citizen participation
➡️ Defining democratic principles for AI
➡️ Assessing political biases in multilingual LLMs
Register now: buff.ly/0ZNpglo
➡️ Using genAI to enhance citizen participation
➡️ Defining democratic principles for AI
➡️ Assessing political biases in multilingual LLMs
Register now: buff.ly/0ZNpglo
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Experts from Make.org, @Sorbonne Université, @Sciences Po, and @CNRS will share insights on:
➡️ Using genAI to enhance citizen participation
➡️ Defining democratic principles for AI
➡️ Assessing political biases in multilingual LLMs
Register now: buff.ly/0ZNpglo
➡️ Using genAI to enhance citizen participation
➡️ Defining democratic principles for AI
➡️ Assessing political biases in multilingual LLMs
Register now: buff.ly/0ZNpglo
Discover how to grow your AI project with impact and ethics.
Join us Tue, Nov 25 at 11:00 AM at BeCentral for an interactive session on the FARI AI Accelerator — a free 6-month program helping early-stage startups build responsible AI.
Part of FoTiF Week 2025.
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Join us Tue, Nov 25 at 11:00 AM at BeCentral for an interactive session on the FARI AI Accelerator — a free 6-month program helping early-stage startups build responsible AI.
Part of FoTiF Week 2025.
👉 buff.ly/ZB7p0G2
October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Discover how to grow your AI project with impact and ethics.
Join us Tue, Nov 25 at 11:00 AM at BeCentral for an interactive session on the FARI AI Accelerator — a free 6-month program helping early-stage startups build responsible AI.
Part of FoTiF Week 2025.
👉 buff.ly/ZB7p0G2
Join us Tue, Nov 25 at 11:00 AM at BeCentral for an interactive session on the FARI AI Accelerator — a free 6-month program helping early-stage startups build responsible AI.
Part of FoTiF Week 2025.
👉 buff.ly/ZB7p0G2
On Nov 17, 2025, join us at Flagey for a session on AI regulation. Moderated by Prof. Gregory Lewkowicz, the panel brings together experts Ronald Leenes, Jarmo Eskelinen, and Claudia Chwalisz. They will explore how to build responsible & democratic AI governance.
👉 Register: buff.ly/okuFbCb
👉 Register: buff.ly/okuFbCb
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
On Nov 17, 2025, join us at Flagey for a session on AI regulation. Moderated by Prof. Gregory Lewkowicz, the panel brings together experts Ronald Leenes, Jarmo Eskelinen, and Claudia Chwalisz. They will explore how to build responsible & democratic AI governance.
👉 Register: buff.ly/okuFbCb
👉 Register: buff.ly/okuFbCb
We’re thrilled to share that @She Shapes AI has opened applications for the 2025/26 She Shapes AI Global Awards! 🏆
October 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We’re thrilled to share that @She Shapes AI has opened applications for the 2025/26 She Shapes AI Global Awards! 🏆
🏆 Discover AILOS’ winning pitch by Pablo Lopez-Garcia at FARI’s AI Accelerator Final Pitch!
Empowering startups using AI, data & robotics for the common good.
Apply by Jan 30, 2026:
Empowering startups using AI, data & robotics for the common good.
Apply by Jan 30, 2026:
'AILOS' Winning Pitch from FARI AI Accelerator's First Cohort
Discover the winning pitch of AILOS, delivered by Pablo Lopez-Garcia during the Final Pitch Event of the FARI AI Accelerator Program on February 22, 2024! 🏆
AILOS is revolutionizing industries like…
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October 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🏆 Discover AILOS’ winning pitch by Pablo Lopez-Garcia at FARI’s AI Accelerator Final Pitch!
Empowering startups using AI, data & robotics for the common good.
Apply by Jan 30, 2026:
Empowering startups using AI, data & robotics for the common good.
Apply by Jan 30, 2026:
We are delighted to announce that Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI) International (WBI) is joining the partners of the FARI Brussels Conference 2025.
By supporting FARI, WBI is strengthening its leading role in international scientific cooperation.
Check the program: buff.ly/okuFbCb
By supporting FARI, WBI is strengthening its leading role in international scientific cooperation.
Check the program: buff.ly/okuFbCb
October 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We are delighted to announce that Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI) International (WBI) is joining the partners of the FARI Brussels Conference 2025.
By supporting FARI, WBI is strengthening its leading role in international scientific cooperation.
Check the program: buff.ly/okuFbCb
By supporting FARI, WBI is strengthening its leading role in international scientific cooperation.
Check the program: buff.ly/okuFbCb
After the FARI Conference, keep the momentum going! 💡
Join BNAIC/BeNeLearn 2025 — 19–21 Nov in Namur 🇧🇪 — where the Benelux AI/ML community meets to share, learn & collaborate.
Some of our FARI academics will be there too!
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Join BNAIC/BeNeLearn 2025 — 19–21 Nov in Namur 🇧🇪 — where the Benelux AI/ML community meets to share, learn & collaborate.
Some of our FARI academics will be there too!
🔗 bnaic2025.unamur.be
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October 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
After the FARI Conference, keep the momentum going! 💡
Join BNAIC/BeNeLearn 2025 — 19–21 Nov in Namur 🇧🇪 — where the Benelux AI/ML community meets to share, learn & collaborate.
Some of our FARI academics will be there too!
🔗 bnaic2025.unamur.be
Join BNAIC/BeNeLearn 2025 — 19–21 Nov in Namur 🇧🇪 — where the Benelux AI/ML community meets to share, learn & collaborate.
Some of our FARI academics will be there too!
🔗 bnaic2025.unamur.be
#FARI2025 | Step into Brussels’ future!
At the FARI Partners Day (Nov 18, BeCentral), explore one of the FARI Dataspace sessions - a collaborative and cyber-secure data infrastructure powering the Brussels Digital Twin. Experience it in FARI’s CAVE.
🔗 Program: buff.ly/iV9Dkez
At the FARI Partners Day (Nov 18, BeCentral), explore one of the FARI Dataspace sessions - a collaborative and cyber-secure data infrastructure powering the Brussels Digital Twin. Experience it in FARI’s CAVE.
🔗 Program: buff.ly/iV9Dkez
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
#FARI2025 | Step into Brussels’ future!
At the FARI Partners Day (Nov 18, BeCentral), explore one of the FARI Dataspace sessions - a collaborative and cyber-secure data infrastructure powering the Brussels Digital Twin. Experience it in FARI’s CAVE.
🔗 Program: buff.ly/iV9Dkez
At the FARI Partners Day (Nov 18, BeCentral), explore one of the FARI Dataspace sessions - a collaborative and cyber-secure data infrastructure powering the Brussels Digital Twin. Experience it in FARI’s CAVE.
🔗 Program: buff.ly/iV9Dkez
#AIAccelerator | What will you learn at FARI?
From business skills to ethical AI frameworks, Hiva shares how the program sharpened her research and startup strategy.
Learn more: buff.ly/DBa3Bft
Apply by 30 Jan 2026 for the next six-month cohort starting March 2026: buff.ly/521Ski0
From business skills to ethical AI frameworks, Hiva shares how the program sharpened her research and startup strategy.
Learn more: buff.ly/DBa3Bft
Apply by 30 Jan 2026 for the next six-month cohort starting March 2026: buff.ly/521Ski0
October 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
#AIAccelerator | What will you learn at FARI?
From business skills to ethical AI frameworks, Hiva shares how the program sharpened her research and startup strategy.
Learn more: buff.ly/DBa3Bft
Apply by 30 Jan 2026 for the next six-month cohort starting March 2026: buff.ly/521Ski0
From business skills to ethical AI frameworks, Hiva shares how the program sharpened her research and startup strategy.
Learn more: buff.ly/DBa3Bft
Apply by 30 Jan 2026 for the next six-month cohort starting March 2026: buff.ly/521Ski0
Have you heard about the Data Stewardship Bootcamp, coming to Brussels in February 2026? 📊
Join us at the FARI Brussels Conference for an exclusive first look at the Data Stewardship Canvas — the core toolkit behind this new learning programme.
Check the program and register here: buff.ly/Z8JnpEK
Join us at the FARI Brussels Conference for an exclusive first look at the Data Stewardship Canvas — the core toolkit behind this new learning programme.
Check the program and register here: buff.ly/Z8JnpEK
October 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Have you heard about the Data Stewardship Bootcamp, coming to Brussels in February 2026? 📊
Join us at the FARI Brussels Conference for an exclusive first look at the Data Stewardship Canvas — the core toolkit behind this new learning programme.
Check the program and register here: buff.ly/Z8JnpEK
Join us at the FARI Brussels Conference for an exclusive first look at the Data Stewardship Canvas — the core toolkit behind this new learning programme.
Check the program and register here: buff.ly/Z8JnpEK
🏆 Congrats to Loris Giordano, PhD at VUB’s ETRO Department, for winning Best Student Paper Award at the AMAI Workshop (MICCAI 2024, Korea)!
His paper “A Modular Deep-Learning Pipeline for Automated Aorta Characterization on CT” advances medical AI for Marfan Syndrome. Article soon available.
His paper “A Modular Deep-Learning Pipeline for Automated Aorta Characterization on CT” advances medical AI for Marfan Syndrome. Article soon available.
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🏆 Congrats to Loris Giordano, PhD at VUB’s ETRO Department, for winning Best Student Paper Award at the AMAI Workshop (MICCAI 2024, Korea)!
His paper “A Modular Deep-Learning Pipeline for Automated Aorta Characterization on CT” advances medical AI for Marfan Syndrome. Article soon available.
His paper “A Modular Deep-Learning Pipeline for Automated Aorta Characterization on CT” advances medical AI for Marfan Syndrome. Article soon available.
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The MultiRoofs consortium met this week in Brussels, Belgium!
Hosted by @faribrussels.bsky.social (VUB/ @ulbruxelles.bsky.social ) and the Ville de Bruxelles - Stad Brussel, the two-day workshop gathered our partners from across North-West Europe to discuss progress and next steps for the project.
Hosted by @faribrussels.bsky.social (VUB/ @ulbruxelles.bsky.social ) and the Ville de Bruxelles - Stad Brussel, the two-day workshop gathered our partners from across North-West Europe to discuss progress and next steps for the project.
October 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The MultiRoofs consortium met this week in Brussels, Belgium!
Hosted by @faribrussels.bsky.social (VUB/ @ulbruxelles.bsky.social ) and the Ville de Bruxelles - Stad Brussel, the two-day workshop gathered our partners from across North-West Europe to discuss progress and next steps for the project.
Hosted by @faribrussels.bsky.social (VUB/ @ulbruxelles.bsky.social ) and the Ville de Bruxelles - Stad Brussel, the two-day workshop gathered our partners from across North-West Europe to discuss progress and next steps for the project.