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. Brauhaus FRÜH am Dom, Am Hof 12-18, 50667 Cologne. Participants meet up at the venue at 18:00. 

    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

    Venue: 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 – 10:00: Denzil Joy, TNO, TrustLLM use cases and tech transfer

    10:00 – 11:30: Panel discussion:
    Fredrik Heintz, Professor Linköping University 
    Lara Lawniczac, Soofi
    Lucie Flek, Professor University of Bonn
    Stephan Oepen, Professor University of Oslo

    Moderated by Valentina Kerst

    11:30 – 12:00 Nicolas Flores-Herr, Fraunhofer IAIS

    12:00 – 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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