The Future of Catholic Universities in the AI Age

Il prossimo 13 e 14 luglio presso l’Università Cattolica si terrà l’International Scientific Colloquium “The Future of Catholic Universities in the AI Age”, organizzato dalla Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU). I lavori verranno aperti nella mattinata di giovedì 13 luglio dal Rettore, Prof. Franco Anelli, a cui seguirà una keynote lecture di Sua Eminenza Reverendissima il Cardinale José Tolentino de Mendonça. Il Colloquium multidisciplinare coinvolgerà docenti e ricercatori delle otto Università partner di SACRU, che discuteranno l’impatto dell’intelligenza artificiale sulle università. L’obiettivo è la redazione di un position paper sull’argomento.
 

13 July 2023

Room Cripta Aula Magna
9:00 Welcome coffee

9:30 Welcome

• Prof. Franco Anelli | Rector, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

9:40 Keynote Lecture

• Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça | Prefect, Dicastery for Culture and Education

10:15 Introduction

• Prof. Zlatko Skrbis | President, SACRU

10:45 Plenary Session

• The Future of Catholic Universities in the AI Age
  Chair: Antonella Sciarrone Alibrandi | Undersecretary, Dicastery for Culture and Education
  Rapporteur: Marco Carlo Passarotti | Full Professor of Computational Linguistics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
  
  Keynote speakers
  A Review of the Last 40 Years in Computer-Aided Changes in Society and Education
  Marcelo Gattass | Vice President for Innovation and Development, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
  AI and Catholic Universities: Striving for Formation and for the Common Good
  Andrea Vicini, S.J. | Chairperson of the Theology Department, Boston College
  The AI Revolution: Present and Near Future
  Alvaro Soto | Associate Professor of Computer Science, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  Generative AI, Character Formation, and the Aims of the University
  William Hasselberger | Associate Professor in the Institute for Political Studies, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
  Artificial Intelligence: Understanding for Apprehending
  Xavier Vilasis | Full Professor of Engineering, Universitat Ramon Llull

13:00 Lunch (Restaurant.9 - Via Lodovico Necchi 9)

14:30 

• Room Meda G.113
  Parallel Session I: AI, Education & Research
  Chair: Giovanni Marseguerra | Full Professor of Political Economy, Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreRapporteur: Mikki Schindler | Social psychologist, Universitat Ramon Llull
  
  
• Room Bisleti G.114
  Parallel Session II: AI, Universities within Society
  Chair: Marília dos Santos Lopes | Associate Professor of Human Sciences, Universidade Católica PortuguesaRapporteur: Federico Manzi | Researcher in Educational Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Room Meda G.113
16:30 Report and discussion

14 July 2023

Cappella Sacro Cuore 
8:15 Mass

Room Cripta Aula Magna
9:30 Plenary Session

• The Future of Catholic Universities in the AI Age
  Chair: Antonella Sciarrone Alibrandi | Undersecretary, Dicastery for Culture and Education
  Rapporteur: Marco Carlo Passarotti | Full Professor of Computational Linguistics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
  
  Keynote speakers
  The Potential of Virtual Reality in Education and Learning: Opportunities and Challenges
  Andrea Gaggioli | Full Professor of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
  Explainable AI: Opportunities and Challenges
  Samuel Baron | Associate Professor of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University
  Teaching AI the Art of Making Moral Decisions
  Tad Gonsalves | Full Professor of Informatics, Sophia University

10:30

• Room Meda G.113
  Parallel Session I: AI, Education & Research
  Chair: Giovanni Marseguerra | Full Professor of Political Economy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
  Rapporteur: Mikki Schindler | Social psychologist, Universitat Ramon Llull
  
  
• Room Bisleti G.114
  Parallel Session II: AI, Universities within Society
  Chair: Marília dos Santos Lopes | Associate Professor of Human Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
  Rapporteur: Federico Manzi | Researcher in Educational Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

12:30  Lunch (Restaurant.9 - Via Lodovico Necchi 9)

Room Cripta Aula Magna
14:30 Plenary Session

• Outcomes of the discussion and position paper
  Chair: Antonella Sciarrone Alibrandi | Undersecretary, Dicastery for Culture and Education
  Rapporteur: Marco Carlo Passarotti | Full Professor of Computational Linguistics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

15:45 Closing remarks

• Prof. Zlatko Skrbis | President, SACRU
• Prof. Pier Sandro Cocconcelli | Secretary-General, SACRU