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Rita Cucchiara's talk at ELLIS Sofia: Rethinking Multimodal Foundation Models

Rita Cucchiara and Sara Sarto represented AImageLab and the Modena ELLIS Unit at the ELLIS Workshop on Computer Vision and Machine Learning, held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 27, 2024. Rita Cucchiara's talk, "Rethinking Multimodal Foundation Models: From Retrieval to Reflection and Reasoning," presented the lab's research roadmap on building more efficient, trustworthy multimodal AI systems through retrieval-augmented generation, self-reflective architectures, and reasoning-enhanced models.

April 27, 2026

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Rita Cucchiara’s Interview on La Repubblica: Rethinking AI, Education, and Italy’s Future

An investigation by La Repubblica explores the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs, education, and national strategy. Featuring insights from UNIMORE Rector Rita Cucchiara and former Politecnico di Torino Rector Guido Saracco, the piece highlights the urgent need for systemic change in how Italy approaches AI.

April 23, 2026

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AImageLab joins the ELLE MSCA Doctoral Network on Safe and Secure AI

AImageLab is a partner in ELLE - the European Doctoral Network on Secure and Safe Artificial Intelligence in the Age of Foundation Models - funded by the European Commission through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks 2025 call, with a total budget of €4.5 million

April 05, 2026

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AImageLab Hosts the ELLIOT Consortium Plenary Meeting in Modena

AImageLab and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia recently hosted the plenary meeting of the ELLIOT consortium in Modena. 34 partners from 13 countries gathered to review progress, address challenges, and align on next steps. It was a valuable opportunity to strengthen coordination across this broad European research and innovation community.

March 21, 2026

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Sara Sarto at the AMD Silo AI Research Club

Sara Sarto, post-doctoral researcher at AImageLab, will speak at the AMD Silo AI Research Club this Friday. She will explore retrieval augmentation in multimodal large language models with host Pier Luigi Dovesi (AMD Silo AI), tracing the research journey behind her latest work, ReAG. The session is also part of MINERVA's ongoing training activities.

March 21, 2026

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Event on Mar 20, 2026

Seminar from Prof. Mubarak Shah

AImageLab is hosting a seminar by Prof. Mubarak Shah (University of Central Florida) on Dynamic Multi Agentic Systems.

March 21, 2026

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AImageLab and AMD Silo AI Announce Multi-Year Technology Alliance in Robotics and Multimodal AI

AImageLab has announced a multi-year technology alliance with AMD Silo AI, focused on robotics and multimodal AI. The collaboration will establish a World Models Foundry and co-develop an open-source Vision-Language-Action (VLA) stack for robotics and autonomous driving, optimized for AMD Instinct™ GPUs.

March 21, 2026

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MINERVA Winter AI School February 23, 2026 – February 27, 2026

We announce the opening of registrations for the MINERVA AI Winter School , a five-day intensive program with a strong hands-on approach, focused on the latest developments in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (HPC).

December 19, 2025

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Event on Nov 27, 2025

ELLIS Pre-NeurIPS Fest 2025

We are pleased to announce that the ELLIS Modena Unit will host a local edition of the ELLIS Pre-NeurIPS Fest 2025 on Thursday, November 27th, 2025 , from 18:00 at the Modena Technopole.

November 25, 2025

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Pechino e Hangzhou, XIV Edizione della Settimana Cina-Italia della Scienza, della Tecnologia e dell'Innovazione e Forum dei rettori 2025

La magnifica Rettrice Rita Cucchiara, dal 13 al 15 novembre sara in Cina per il forum dei Rettori 2025,che si terra a a Pechino, per parlare di integrazione, innovazione, governance e del futuro della cooperazione sino-italiana nell'istruzione superiore.

November 13, 2025

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Rita Cucchiara's talk at ELLIS Sofia: Rethinking Multimodal Foundation Models

Rita Cucchiara’s Interview on La Repubblica: Rethinking AI, Education, and Italy’s Future

AImageLab joins the ELLE MSCA Doctoral Network on Safe and Secure AI

AImageLab Hosts the ELLIOT Consortium Plenary Meeting in Modena

Sara Sarto at the AMD Silo AI Research Club

Seminar from Prof. Mubarak Shah

AImageLab and AMD Silo AI Announce Multi-Year Technology Alliance in Robotics and Multimodal AI

MINERVA Winter AI School February 23, 2026 – February 27, 2026

ELLIS Pre-NeurIPS Fest 2025

Pechino e Hangzhou, XIV Edizione della Settimana Cina-Italia della Scienza, della Tecnologia e dell'Innovazione e Forum dei rettori 2025

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