Research Projects

The general objective of the project is to create and operationalize the Romanian Artificial Intelligence Hub (HRIA) for research, development and innovation in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by developing an attractive and competitive research ecosystem that brings together the efforts of academia and the economic environment, in order to create original scientific research, transfer research results to industry and society, develop new products and services, and generate a core of knowledge and development in Artificial Intelligence integrated into the European Research Area (ERA).

The HRIA project will develop an ecosystem of excellence in Artificial Intelligence which, through the objectives and results obtained, will be unique in Romania in terms of the scope of research-development-innovation activities and results with concrete impact in the economy. HRIA will allow the coagulation of the efforts of the Romanian AI community in order to increase the impact at European and global level, becoming the catalyst of this process, creating national resources for development and innovation in the field of AI and supporting all sectors of the community. The HRIA project has the capacity to reach the critical mass of researchers and the necessary infrastructure to form a strong AI ecosystem, acting as an attractor and focal point of national efforts in the field of artificial intelligence, increasing the scientific potential in the country and developing market-ready artificial intelligence technologies, usable in several sectors.

Specific objectives:

O1. Development of the AI area in Romania by producing and stimulating the research of excellence, the application-oriented research, the innovation and interdisciplinary research, at international standards.
Results of this objective: New AI technologies, models, methods and algorithms, original and innovative system prototypes and AI-based services, in the areas of interest covered by HRIA.

O2. Collaboration with the companies to transfer the AI research results in the industry and to consistently introduce the AI technologies in the Romanian economy.
Results of this objective: Increase of the innovation capacity of Romanian companies through the introduction of the AI in the product and process innovation, as well as through the development of AI-based pilot projects and applications.

O3. Development of highly specialized human resource, including the attraction and recruitment of new generation AI specialists and top AI experts from Romania, from the diaspora and abroad, as well as the training of new research talents in the area.
Results of this objective: Highly specialized researchers in AI.

O4. Development of a research infrastructure at international standards and its efficient use to support the research, development and innovation objectives of HRIA.
Results of this objective: High performance computing and AI processing infrastructure.

O5. Increase of the international visibility of the Romanian AI research, and of the capacity of Romanian researchers to be actively involved in the European collaboration and the EU  research networks of excellence.
Results of this objective: High visibility of Romanian researchers at European and international levels, active Romanian involvement in Europe Horizon projects and other major international projects, and the integration of Romania in the European Research Area (ERA).