The European Language Data Space and RACAI, Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence “Mihai Drăgănescu”, are bringing together experts from the Romanian Industry, Public Administration and Research to discuss the importance of language data for the development of Language Technologies and AI-based tools in Romania.
The workshop is collocated with the Conference on Speech Technology and Human-Computer Dialogue (SPED).
- digital single market | large language model | natural language processing | artificial intelligence
- Wednesday 22 October 2025, 09:00 (EEST)
- Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Programme
- 22 Oct 2025, 09:00 - 09:30 (EEST)Registration
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
- 09:30 - 09:40 (EEST)Welcome by the Vice-Rector of the UTCN in charge with Scientific Research and ICT
Sergiu Nedevschi, Corr. Member of the Romanian Academy
- 09:40 - 09:50 (EEST)Welcome by the Romanian Academy and introduction
Dan Tufis, ICIA
- 09:50 - 10:00 (EEST)Welcome by the National Authority for Digitalisation
Razvan Hoinaru, ADR
- 10:00 - 10:30 (EEST)Welcome by the European Commission: The Digital Europe Programme and the Common European Language Data Space
Philippe Gelin, DG CONNECT, European Commission
- 10:30 - 11:00 (EEST)European Language Data Space: developing a market for language data and services and benefitting from a joint European effort
Katrin Marheinecke, LDS Coordinator
- 11:00 - 11:20 (EEST)Coffee Break
- 11:20 - 12:10 (EEST)The importance of language data for the development of LT solutions - future steps
Verginica Barbu Mititelu, ICIA
- 12:10 - 13:00 (EEST)Language Data and Language Technologies in Romania and for the Romanian language - Panel session
Vasile Păiș, ICIA (Moderator)
Tiberiu Boroș, ADOBE
Traian Rebedea, NVIDIA
Corneliu Burileanu, Politehnica University
George Suciu, BEIA Consulting
Vlad Popovici, UBB Cluj Napoca - 13:00 - 13:50 (EEST)Lunch Break
- 13:50 - 14:40 (EEST)Language data production, management, and market development: overcoming obstacles – Panel session
Dan Tufiș, ICIA (Moderator)
Razvan Hoinaru,ADR
George Bara, Zetta
Radu Ion, ICIA
Augustin Jianu, CERTSign
Mircea Giurgiu, UTCN
Horia Cucu, Politehnica University & Zevo Tech - 14:40 - 14:45 (EEST)Conclusions
Dan Tufiș, ICIA
- 14:45 - 15:00 (EEST)Coffee Break and Networking
Practical information
- When
- Wednesday 22 October 2025, 09:00 (EEST)
- Where
- HUB UTCNGeorge Barițiu, no 4, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Who should attend
- The workshop is open to everybody and is mainly addressed to data owners and data providers, LT developers and SMEs, as well as to public administration executives, officers and partners.
- Languages
- Romanian, English
- Organisers
- RACAI, Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence “Mihai Drăgănescu” | European Language Data Space
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