Speaker: Pınar Yolum, Professor of Trustworthy AI, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Title: Operationalizing Trust for Human-AI Collaboration
Date: 2025-12-09
Time: 11:00-12:30 (EET)
Location: Online
Host: George Tzagkarakis, FORTH
Abstract:
Feeling uncertain about the next stage of your career is common, whether you are just embarking on doctoral research, preparing for your thesis defence, or eyeing a move into industry or vice-versa.
This seminar is honoured to welcome Mr Yannis Chronis and Mr Nikos Myrtakis, working as Assistant Professor and Applied Scientist respectively, to identify your personal strengths, develop effective networking and personal branding strategies, and provide an in-depth analysis of how to plan your career. It goes beyond theorectical frameworks through case studies, bridging academic research with industry expertise. After their presentations, a moderated discussion along with an interactive Q&A session will assit you in transforming your research compentencies into a strategic career vision.
Short bio:
Pınar Yolum is Professor of Trustworthy AI at Utrecht University, where she leads the Responsible AI research group within the Department of Information and Computing Sciences. Her research focuses on multiagent systems and human–AI collaboration, with an emphasis on trust, commitments, and privacy. Pınar serves on the Editorial Boards of Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, ACM Transactions on Internet Technology, and IEEE Internet Computing. She is the program leader of the AI Master's program at Utrecht University, co-founder of the Open-Source Global Justice Investigations Lab, and a member of the Executive Board of the Hybrid Intelligence Consortium. She regularly contributes to activities to promote women participation in computer science. She is an enthusiastic reader and a restless skier.