Following the success of the 33rd Alzheimer Europe Conference that attracted over 1,000 participants, the AI-Mind Project consortium gathered for its 7th General Assembly meeting, hosted by partners from BioMag Laboratory HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Hospital, and Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland on October 19 and 20. The meeting brought together 68 in-person attendees and an additional 13 joining online, representing both the AI-Mind consortium and external speakers. Prior to the General Assembly Meeting, on October 18, part of the consortium convened for a pre-General Assembly ethical workshop, conducted by Alzheimer Europe and delivered by Angela Bradshaw and Ana Diaz.
This workshop was aiming to learn more about discrimination and bias in AI-based risk prediction research, and to reflect on what this means in the context of AI-Mind, looking at systemic, societal, personal and inter-personal issues as well as technical sources of bias. The AI-Mind General Assembly commenced with a warm welcome from the local hosts, setting the stage for two days of enriching discussions and insights into the project's progress. The project coordinator, Ira Hebold Haraldsen from Oslo University Hospital provided a comprehensive overview of the significant strides made thus far. The meeting's agenda included multidisciplinary presentations from AI-Mind experts and cross-work packages (WPs) meetings.
The agenda also featured a series of insightful lectures encompassing topics such as:
• Focal excitation-inhibition dysregulation in Alzheimer's disease, presented by Heikki Tanila (University of Eastern Finland)
• Hypersynchronization as an MEG biomarker for tracking the AD continuum by Fernando Maestu (UCM)
• Early diagnosis and care of Alzheimer’s disease is cost-effective and supports quality of life by Anne Koivisto's (HUS)
• The challenges of transfer and implementation in the clinical practice by Ole Petter Ottersen (UiO).
A highlight of the second day was the panel discussion led by Vebjørn Andersson (OUS), featuring young researchers from the project, namely Robin Vermeulen, Daniel Irabien, Mats Tveter, Federico Toraño and Claudia Carrarini. Their insights shed light on the advantages of cross-disciplinary collaboration, emphasising the value of diverse perspectives and innovative thinking. You can read the full summary of the 6th AI-Mind General Assembly on the project website:
https://www.ai-mind.eu/blog/takeaways-from-ai-minds-7th-general-assembly/
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 964220. Group picture was taken by Ilkka Nissilä.
