"Artificial Intelligence and the Circular Economy in Action"
Date: Wednesday, November 29th 2023: 09:30 – 15:30
The John Hume Boardroom, Hume Building (map), North Campus, Maynooth University. Eircode W23 F2H6
This workshop has ended. Thank you for your participation.
Welcome to the workshop
CircAI (AI for the Circular Economy) is a 20 month project funded by the EPA. Our project started in May 2022 and is finishing up in December 2023. The workshop "Artificial Intelligence and the Circular Economy in Action" the closing event of our project and provides us an opportunity to showcase AI and the Circular Economy in Ireland. In this respect our project holds an important scientific education and dissemination role in communicating the complexities of AI to CE to broad audiences of stakeholders, including the general public.
This workshop is a multidisciplinary event. We particularly welcome participation from academic and industry practictioners who do not currently feel that they have a connection with Artificial Intelligence or the Circular Economy in their work, research, or teaching around environmental sustainability issues. We also particularly welcome contributions from any industry, governmental, or commercial stakeholders in order to begin to build alliances across disciplines without the traditional barriers of disciplines, academic subjects, and so on.
The workshop organisers are Dr. Peter Mooney (peter.mooney@mu.ie), Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Dr. Muhammad Salman Pathan (muhammad.pathan@mu.ie), Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Computer Science.
Workshop Timetable
| Programme Item | Programme Activity |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Workshop Registration, arrivals, networking |
| 09:30 – 09:35 | Workshop Opening: Opening, welcome, plans for the day. Dr. Peter Mooney, Maynooth University |
| 09:35 – 09:45 | Workshop Opening: Official welcome to Maynooth University and our workshop. Prof. Eeva Leinonen President, Maynooth University |
| 0945 – 10:15 | Overview Talk #1: Dr. Muhammad Salman Pathan - Lead researcher, The CircAI project and Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Computer Science, Maynooth University. |
| 1015 – 10:45 | Overview Talk #2: Ms. Joan Mulvihill -Digitalisation & Sustainability Lead at Siemens |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Tea/Coffee/Rest break #1 |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Case studies - Talk #1 Dr. Unnikrishnan Brijitha Madhavan, Research Project Manager, Trinity College Dublin |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Case studies - Talk #2 Ms. Elaine Butler, The Circular Design Institute |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | Case studies - Talk #3 Dr. Marie Salova, National College of Art and Design, Dublin |
| 12:45 – 13:30 | Lunch Break – networking. Lunch is provided to all participants. |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Case studies - Talk #4 Mr. Nathan Cruz Coulson, CTO & Co-Founder of Bold Donut Games, Dublin. |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Case studies - Talk #5 Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR) - AI4CE, Artificial Intelligence to facilitate the Circular Economy in Ireland (AI4CE), Irish Manufacturing Research, Rathcoole, Dublin |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Workshop Closing and Goodbye: Wrap up, next steps and goodbye. Dr. Peter Mooney, Maynooth University |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Departure Teas/Coffees |
Workshop Delivery Mode
This workshop will be held as an on-campus, in-person, event. On this occasion, there are no hybrid or remote options for joining the workshop.
Workshop Registration
This workshop is free to attend for all delegates and speakers. However, registration is essential. A registration link is provided on Eventbrite here - registration closes at 18:00 on 28th November 2023.
Getting to our workshop: Car Parking
Some delegates will use their cars to reach Maynooth. Our workshop is taking place during term time of Semester 1. Therefore car parking space is very limited due to the very high demand from University students and staff during the teaching semester. Permit parking is required all across Maynooth University. However, we are providing FREE one-day car parking permits to delegates. This will allow you to park your car in any properly designated parking space within any of the car parks available.
We encourage delegates to arrive early and there should be ample parking available throughout the North Campus of the University. We shall provide more detailed information on car-parking in the days leading up to the event.
Please contact us (email below) if you need some information or local knowledge help in planning your journey to Maynooth University for our workshop.
Getting to our workshop: Public Transportation
We encourage everyone to travel by public transport or car share where possible. Maynooth is an important destination in North Kildare and a variety of sustainable travel options are available for our staff, students and visitors.
Please check out the following links for more detailed information on travelling using Public Transportation to/from Maynooth University.
- Maynooth University web pages - Commuting to the University
- Maynooth University Public Transportation Guide (PDF) - Public transportation guide (PDF)
Please contact us (email below) if you need some information or local knowledge help in planning your journey to Maynooth University for our workshop.
Our Venue - John Hume Building
The John Hume building is situated in the very heart of the University's North Campus among several of the other science, teaching and research buildings. Outside of the John Hume building is a very generous public space and entrance area. All spaces in the building are accessible to wheelchair users as are all ground floor entrances. Accessible WC facilities are available at entry level and all other levels.
The John Hume Boardroom is the venue room. This room is a state-of-the-art boardroom facility and one of the best known venues in the University. This room is frequently used for all types of University meetings. There are 40 individual seats in the room set out with generous space between each seat. All of the seat stations are equipped with ergonomic chairs. Eduroam WiFi is available in the room for those who have access this network. The public MU-Guest WiFi network is available to guests who do not have Eduroam access.
From the John Hume Boardroom you will have panoramic views of the North Campus below and the hustle and bustle of academic life during a busy teaching semester in the University.
The Eircode for the John Hume Building is W23 F2H6. The Google Maps pin location is provided here https://maps.app.goo.gl/jAmbxTeyjQqv95Qh6 while the OpenStreetMap pin location is provided here https://osm.org/go/es90_GprD?m=.
Workshop Support
This workshop is provided with financial support by the Environmental Protection Agency grant number CircAI (2021-GCE-1051). Workshop support is also provided by the Innovation Value Institute (IVI) and the Department of Computer Science at Maynooth University. The workshop organisers are Dr. Peter Mooney (peter.mooney@mu.ie), Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Dr. Muhammad Salman Pathan (muhammad.pathan@mu.ie), Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Computer Science.
