The Artificial Intelligence Day, organized by AILyS at the Campus Région du numérique, aims to strengthen collaborations between researchers and businesses to foster innovative AI projects in the Lyon–Saint-Étienne area. Supported by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, the event features conferences and thematic workshops focused on key fields such as health, chemistry, security, and digital frugality.
The Artificial Intelligence Day, organized by AILyS, aims to strengthen synergies between academia and industry around Artificial Intelligence.
Hosted at the Campus Région du numérique in Charbonnières-les-Bains, this event brings together researchers and companies to to foster the emergence of innovative, collaborative, and high-impact AI projects for the Lyon–Saint-Étienne site. It also aims to accelerate the launch of already identified and promising initiatives with the most skilled regional academic and industrial partners.
This event reflects a broader ambition to develop AI-driven solutions that address the needs of local actors, by encouraging networking, the sharing of expertise, and access to innovation support mechanisms. It is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region’s strategy for Artificial Intelligence, which actively supports the development of technological solutions serving both businesses and citizens.
The day will be structured around workshops designed to generate innovative solutions. The morning session will be open to all participants and dedicated to discussions on major AI topics (health, chemistry, security, etc.), while the afternoon session will be reserved for selected participants to initiate collaborations within these focus areas.
Program
- 8:45 a.m. – Welcome
- 9:00 a.m. – Opening remarks and introductions
- 9:30 a.m. – Keynote: “AI and Confidentiality” by Guillaume Hanrot, researcher at CryptoLab
- 10:15 a.m. – Coffee break
- 10:45 a.m. – Thematic workshops – Presentations of expertise and feedback:
- AI and Health: Digital Twins ; AI and Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals, and Processes
- AI and Trust & Security
- AI and Frugality
- AI and Exploration of Scientific Corpora
- 12:15 p.m. – Networking lunch
- 1:45 p.m. – Presentation of research and innovation support mechanisms
(The afternoon program is open to pre-registered participants only.) - 2:15 p.m. – Thematic workshops – Project development sessions:
- AI and Health: Digital Twins;
- AI and Chemistry, Pharmaceuticals, and Processes;
- AI and Trust & Security;
- AI and Frugality;
- AI and Exploration of Scientific Corpora
- 3:45 p.m. – Coffee break
- 4:00 p.m. – Closing session and wrap-up
A detailed agenda will be published during the week of October 20, 2025.
Organizers and Partners
AILyS is a multidisciplinary consortium bringing together the exact sciences and the humanities around the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It unites ten higher education, research, and healthcare institutions from the Lyon–Saint-Étienne site.
The members of AILyS have joined forces to promote local AI activities and highlight their unique expertise.
AILyS also aims to strengthen collaborative dynamics between academic and socio-economic actors, with the ambition of supporting the structuring and development of research, innovation, and AI education across the Lyon–Saint-Étienne area.
Consortium members include: Centrale Lyon, École des Mines de Saint-Étienne, ENS de Lyon, ENTPE, École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’État, Hospices Civils de Lyon, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Université Lumière Lyon 2, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Étienne, and VetAgro Sup.
This event is organized in partnership with the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, which is providing the facilities of the Campus Région du numérique for the day.
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