National Competence Centre for High-Performance Computing
We are continuing with the activities on Open Mind Academy. There will be enrollment into courses targeting high school students for this Summer. A new course for Programming games in Python will be starting soon. There will be courses on HPC/AI and Machine Learning, Parallel Programming, and others (link). Stay tuned!
From the next academic year, classes at the Faculty of Information Systems and Technologies, University of Donja Gorica, will be organized in two modules: Software Development (M1) and Digital Transformation (M2). In the Software Development module, the focus is on the analysis of requirements and design of information systems, programming and agile software development, and system integration and deployment. The Digital Transformation module focuses on information technology management, digital innovation of business processes, and new value of the use of technologies such as artificial intelligence and Blockchain.
This approach, together with strengthening foreign language skills of our students, is preparing them for a global labor market. In addition, new modules create a very good foundation for our Master’s studies offering modules Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering and Digital Transformation.
This semester, the AXON Association of Applied Psychology Students organized a series of multidisciplinary lectures linking psychology and artificial intelligence, entitled “The Era of Artificial Intelligence.”
During the last session held on April 28, Dr. Tomo Popovic presented a new Master Program in Artificial Intelligence, which is being implemented at the Faculty of Information Systems and Technologies, with the support of NCC Montenegro and the EuroCC project. The presentation was followed by over 30 participants.
The first semester of the new Master program in Artificial Intelligence at the Faculty for Information Systems and Technologies, University of Donja Gorica, is being wrapped up. The program is implemented with the support from EuroCC Montenegro.
Students worked hard both in theoretical and practical aspects of the curriculum. Some of the students took part in research projects and some have already presented their first papers at scientific-technical conferences. Our graduate students attended the following courses:
Moving on towards new challenges in the next semester!
Ms Jelena Tijanic, a master student at the University of Donja Gorica just defended her Master thesis titled “Ethics and Artificial Intelligence”. The thesis was done at the Master academic studies “Statistics” (EMOS) under supervision of her mentor prof. dr Milica Vukotic.
ABSTRACT – Artificial intelligence is ubiquitous and enables many of our daily routines – booking flights, driving without a driver, supports decision-making in governments and the private sector. Artificial intelligence technology delivers outstanding results in highly specialized areas such as cancer screening and building an inclusive environment for people with disabilities. They also help combat global problems such as climate change and world hunger, and help reduce poverty by optimizing economic aid. But technology also brings unprecedented new challenges. We see increased gender and ethnic bias, significant threats to privacy, dignity, dangers of mass surveillance, and increased use of unreliable law enforcement technologies.
The first part of the thesis presents the basic problems that the world is facing and why the development of artificial intelligence is a potential threat to the future of mankind. A new recommendation adopted by UNESCO member countries was presented. The second part of the thesis describes the basic concepts related to recommendation systems, the way they work, as well as their division. Here are some examples of where systems are used. Ethical problems that can be encountered during their development are described.Finally, a practical example of a movie recommendation system is described. The process of making the systems was described and the result analyzed.
Undergraduate students presented their project for the final exam, course Managing information technology. Student Luka Jeremic presented his AI based Covid19 tool for detection if someone is not wearing face mask. In the project, he used ML based prediction tools to detect faces in the image and then to identify if the face is covered with mask or not.
At UDG, we have started a new Master program for Artificial Intelligence at the Faculty for information systems and technologies. There is six students enrolled and they have just started with new courses. We are excited to start the first semester with the following courses: History of ideas, Research methodology, Advanced programming, Engineering Mathematics, Digital Transformation, Data Science.
