Advancing research, innovation, and exploration in the field of artificial intelligence at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.
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The Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (AIRi) is a nexus for collaborative research at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. AIRi@UTCN promotes excellence in AI theory and practice, bringing together researchers across UTCN around a vision of open collaboration. Our work spans interdisciplinary research, AI literacy across disciplines, and impact through business and public co-creation partnerships.
The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, in collaboration with partners from the Romanian Artificial Intelligence Hub (HRIA), organized the 22nd edition of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Computer Communication and Processing (ICCP 2026) in Cluj-Napoca, from October 22 to 24, 2026.
Research scholarship opportunity offered by Adobe for PhD students working in Artificial Intelligence and related fields.
AIRi@UTCN welcomed the 5G-SHARE consortium, during the project workshop hosted by the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca on 19–20 October.
AIRi@UTCN joined international experts at the Romania 2030 Executive Round Table to discuss AI, competitiveness and the future of work.
A RON 61.19 million project will equip AIRi@UTCN with advanced research infrastructure and bring university researchers and industry together to develop and test AI technologies.
UTCN and the Computer Science Department are proud to see the work of Antonio Alexoaie is recognized at the national level. “Hyperflux: Pruning Reveals the Importance of Weights” has been named Best Romanian AI Thesis at BRAIT 2026 and was presented at Romanian AI Days. The thesis explores how pruning can reveal the importance of weights in neural networks, offering an interesting perspective on understanding the internal structure and behavior of AI models. My congratulations also go to the Romanian AI Days / BRAIT 2026 organizing team for creating a platform that recognizes and promotes the next generation of Romanian AI researchers: Adriana Stan (UTCN), Alexandru Sorici (UNSTPB & ARIA), Elena Burceanu (Bitdefender & UNSTPB), Emanuela Haller (UNSTPB), Florin Brad (Bitdefender), Sorin Grigorescu (RovisLab & Transilvania University), Razvan Pascanu(EEML & DeepMind), Traian Rebedea (NVIDIA & UNSTPB), and Viorica Patraucean Pătrăucean (EEML & DeepMind). It is encouraging to see researchers from universities, industry, startups and leading international AI organizations coming together around the development of Romania's AI research community. Congratulations to the students! 🎓👏 I look forward to seeing where his research journey takes them next, as Antonio is now a master student at Technical University of Munich.
