TrustLLM third annual consortium meeting in Cologne 20-21 May, 2026

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TrustLLM third annual consortium meeting in Cologne
20-21 May, 2026

Schedule

Day 0: Tuesday, 19 May 2026

18:00: Open social dinner. Dinner will be served at around 19:30.

(optional, self-paid, Gilden im Zims “Heimat kölscher Helden”)

Day 1: Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Venue: AI Village Studio 6 auf dem euronova Campus, An der Hasenkaule 10, 50354 Hürth, Germany 

The agenda may be updated prior to the meeting.

Agenda:

08:30-09:00: Coffee and registration

 09:00-09:30: Welcome and Introduction 

  • Opening address by Alex Dickmann and Alex Opitz, Project Manager AI Village
  • Opening remarks by project coordinators Fredrik Heintz and Tohid Ardeshiri
  • Overview of TrustLLM objectives and milestones: Fredrik Heintz and Tohid Ardeshiri 

 09:30 – 11:00: TrustLLM Vision Presentation with feedback from audience – Fredrik Heintz and Tohid Ardeshiri

11:00 -12:00: TrustLLM panel discussion by WP leaders
Project status and reflections (All work package leaders present one slide for 5 minutes per WP)

  • What is the remaining work in each work package
  • What is needed in each work package to succeed and reach the project objectives and KPIs

 12:00 – 13:00: Lunch at AI Village

 13:00 – 15:00: TrustLLM model and related decisions

  • The decision variables will be presented and discussed

 15:00 – 15:30: Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:30: TrustLLM General Assembly, Studio 6
15:30 – 17:30: PhD student forum, led by Maaike de Boer, AI Village Fraunhofer room
PhD Students will have a hybrid session with oral presentations and discussions to further collaborate (in parallel to General Assembly).
18:30 – 20:00 Consortium dinner meeting at AI Village

Day 2: GeTT event and external presentations

Venue: AI Village Fraunhofer room, An der Hasenkaule 10, 50354 Hürth, Germany

Preliminary Agenda:

09:00 – 09:30: Fredrik Heintz Presentation of TrustLLM

09:30 – 09:45: Erik de Graaf, TNO, European LLM implementation European Industry

09:45 – 10:00: Dr. Nicholas Kluge, Postdoctoral Researcher, Lamarr NLP

10:00 – 11:30: Panel discussion:
Fredrik Heintz, Professor Linköping University (Moderator)
Christian Schmitz, CEO of LEAM GmbH
Prof. Dr. Lucie Flek, Professor University of Bonn
Jan Hajic, Professor of Computational Linguistics, Charlies University, Prague

11:30 – 13:00 Lunch, KölnKiosk

13:00 – 16:00 Visit to the supercomputer Jupiter, Jülich 
The assembly point will be announced.
The transportation is organised by AKI. The return bus will stop at the train station and AI Village. 

18:00: Farewell dinner
(optional, self-paid at Früh am Dom)

 

 

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