News - Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centre | KTU https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/ KTU Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:37:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 International project NUTRIFEEDS partners meet in Kaunas https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/international-project-nutrifeeds-partners-meet-in-kaunas/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:32:00 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/international-project-nutrifeeds-partners-meet-in-kaunas/ The post International project NUTRIFEEDS partners meet in Kaunas appeared first on Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centre.

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]]> Digital twin technology: would a copy of a person inherit laziness? https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/digital-twin-technology-would-a-copy-of-a-person-inherit-laziness/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:56:12 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/digital-twin-technology-would-a-copy-of-a-person-inherit-laziness/ The post Digital twin technology: would a copy of a person inherit laziness? appeared first on Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centre.

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]]> New centre in Kaunas – a strategic investment in sustainable artificial intelligence in Lithuania https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/new-centre-in-kaunas-a-strategic-investment-in-sustainable-artificial-intelligence-in-lithuania/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:24:56 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/new-centre-in-kaunas-a-strategic-investment-in-sustainable-artificial-intelligence-in-lithuania/ The post New centre in Kaunas – a strategic investment in sustainable artificial intelligence in Lithuania appeared first on Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centre.

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]]> KTU and Tampere University students to benefit from wide international opportunities https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/ktu-and-tampere-university-students-to-benefit-from-wide-international-opportunities/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:33:36 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/ktu-and-tampere-university-students-to-benefit-from-wide-international-opportunities/ The post KTU and Tampere University students to benefit from wide international opportunities appeared first on Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centre.

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]]> KTU student Illia on studying surgical AI abroad: It changed how I see my career – and myself https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/ktu-student-illia-on-studying-surgical-ai-abroad-it-changed-how-i-see-my-career-and-myself/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:03:04 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/ktu-student-illia-on-studying-surgical-ai-abroad-it-changed-how-i-see-my-career-and-myself/ The post KTU student Illia on studying surgical AI abroad: It changed how I see my career – and myself appeared first on Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centre.

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]]> Prof. Dr Agnė Paulauskaitė-Tarasevičienė: It’s not enough to have AI – you need to understand how it works https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/prof-dr-agne-paulauskaite-taraseviciene-its-not-enough-to-have-ai-you-need-to-understand-how-it-works/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:47:23 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/prof-dr-agne-paulauskaite-taraseviciene-its-not-enough-to-have-ai-you-need-to-understand-how-it-works/ The post Prof. Dr Agnė Paulauskaitė-Tarasevičienė: It’s not enough to have AI – you need to understand how it works appeared first on Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centre.

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]]> From Venezuela to Kaunas to Hamburg: A KTU student’s journey through medical AI and cultural exchange https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/from-venezuela-to-kaunas-to-hamburg-a-ktu-students-journey-through-medical-ai-and-cultural-exchange/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:15:38 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/from-venezuela-to-kaunas-to-hamburg-a-ktu-students-journey-through-medical-ai-and-cultural-exchange/ The post From Venezuela to Kaunas to Hamburg: A KTU student’s journey through medical AI and cultural exchange appeared first on Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centre.

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]]> New invention can help to improve the assisted reproduction success rate https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/new-invention-can-improve-the-assisted-reproduction-success-rate/ Thu, 02 May 2024 11:11:19 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/new-invention-can-improve-the-assisted-reproduction-success-rate/ The post New invention can help to improve the assisted reproduction success rate appeared first on Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centre.

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]]> Low-frequency ultrasound can improve oxygen saturation in blood https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/low-frequency-ultrasound-can-improve-oxygen-saturation-in-blood/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:31:57 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/low-frequency-ultrasound-can-improve-oxygen-saturation-in-blood/ The post Low-frequency ultrasound can improve oxygen saturation in blood appeared first on Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centre.

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]]> KTU and partners’ joint Centre of Excellence will develop researchers’ competences and AI solutions in key sectors of the country https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/ktu-and-partners-joint-centre-of-excellence-will-develop-researchers-competences-and-ai-solutions-in-key-sectors-of-the-country/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:53:57 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/ktu-and-partners-joint-centre-of-excellence-will-develop-researchers-competences-and-ai-solutions-in-key-sectors-of-the-country/ The post KTU and partners’ joint Centre of Excellence will develop researchers’ competences and AI solutions in key sectors of the country appeared first on Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centre.

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]]> KTU begins development of the Centre of Excellence of AI: invites those interested in these technologies to the project launch event https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/ktu-begins-development-of-the-centre-of-excellence-of-ai-invites-those-interested-in-these-technologies-to-the-project-launch-event/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 06:46:09 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/ktu-begins-development-of-the-centre-of-excellence-of-ai-invites-those-interested-in-these-technologies-to-the-project-launch-event/ The post KTU begins development of the Centre of Excellence of AI: invites those interested in these technologies to the project launch event appeared first on Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centre.

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]]> Successful cooperation: KTU researchers and Freda developed a system for the detection of visual defects https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/successful-cooperation-ktu-researchers-and-freda-developed-a-system-for-the-detection-of-visual-defects/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:01:10 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/successful-cooperation-ktu-researchers-and-freda-developed-a-system-for-the-detection-of-visual-defects/ Last year, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) researchers in cooperation with “UAB Freda” implemented a project based on the task presented by the company. At the invitation of the KTU Artificial Intelligence Centre, the team was developing a system for the detection of visual defects in the surfaces of furniture parts. The researchers aimed to […]

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]]> KTU researchers have developed an autonomous commodity information collection system in cooperation with Topo Grupe https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/ktu-researchers-have-developed-an-autonomous-commodity-information-collection-system-in-cooperation-with-topo-grupe/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:55:47 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/ktu-researchers-have-developed-an-autonomous-commodity-information-collection-system-in-cooperation-with-topo-grupe/ At the invitation of the KTU Artificial Intelligence Centre, university researchers together with “UAB Topo Grupe” implemented a project during which a commodity information collection system was developed. The goal of the project implemented last year was to create an intelligent system capable of autonomously collecting and recognising the necessary information (textual and visual) about […]

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]]> Artificial Intelligence Centre has joined the AI Association of Lithuania https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/artificial-intelligence-centre-has-joined-the-ai-association-of-lithuania/ Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:03:15 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/artificial-intelligence-centre-has-joined-the-ai-association-of-lithuania/ KTU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centre joined the AI Association of Lithuania and became a member. This association is the community of professionals and enthusiasts dedicated to promoting and encouraging AI integration and development in Lithuania. The AI Association of Lithuania gathers the community of AI of Lithuania to debate about AI technology, find the best […]

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]]> KTU encourages students to take an interest in artificial intelligence and win prizes https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/ktu-encourages-students-to-take-an-interest-in-artificial-intelligence-and-win-prizes/ Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:24:59 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/ktu-encourages-students-to-take-an-interest-in-artificial-intelligence-and-win-prizes/ Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) encourages students to take an interest in artificial intelligence and presents online courses developed by the University of Helsinki and the IT company Reaktor. The international, free distance learning courses Elements of AI are wide-ranging and designed specifically for those who do not specialise in IT. The duration of the […]

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]]> Algorithm developed by Lithuanian researchers can predict possible Alzheimer’s with nearly 100 per cent accuracy https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/algorithm-developed-by-lithuanian-researchers-can-predict-possible-alzheimers-with-nearly-100-per-cent-accuracy/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:28:43 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/algorithm-developed-by-lithuanian-researchers-can-predict-possible-alzheimers-with-nearly-100-per-cent-accuracy/ Researchers from Kaunas universities in Lithuania developed a deep learning-based method that can predict the possible onset of Alzheimer’s disease from brain images with an accuracy of over 99 per cent. The method was developed while analysing functional MRI images obtained from 138 subjects and performed better in terms of accuracy, sensitivity and specificity than […]

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]]> Leader of KTU Artificial Intelligence Centre: girls should be introduced to IT from an early age https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/leader-of-ktu-artificial-intelligence-centre-girls-should-be-introduced-to-it-from-an-early-age/ Mon, 09 Aug 2021 07:42:41 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/leader-of-ktu-artificial-intelligence-centre-girls-should-be-introduced-to-it-from-an-early-age/ Although contemporary women are urged to fight against the stereotypes defining the IT field as exclusively masculine, the number of girls choosing IT studies and pursuing careers in this field is still low. According to Agnė Paulauskaitė-Tarasevičienė, the Head of KTU Artificial Intelligence Centre, the situation would change if the girls were introduced to technologies […]

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]]> One-thousand-euro scholarships allotted to 10 students who analysed artificial intelligence applications in their final projects https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/one-thousand-euro-scholarships-allotted-to-10-students-who-analysed-artificial-intelligence-applications-in-their-final-projects/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 14:19:39 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/one-thousand-euro-scholarships-allotted-to-10-students-who-analysed-artificial-intelligence-applications-in-their-final-projects/ A 10-thousand-euros yearly scholarship fund has been distributed among the ten KTU graduates of 2021, who were analysing the artificial intelligence (AI) application-related topics in their final projects. A total of 42 KTU student final projects were evaluated. The competition was open to undergraduate, graduate and professional students of all study fields and areas. Artificial […]

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]]> A project led by Professor M. K. Ragulskis received funding to develop artificial intelligence research https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/a-project-led-by-professor-m-k-ragulskis-received-funding-to-develop-artificial-intelligence-research/ Thu, 27 May 2021 08:47:51 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/a-project-led-by-professor-m-k-ragulskis-received-funding-to-develop-artificial-intelligence-research/ Last month, the KTU Artificial Intelligence Centre (AI Centre) invited to apply for funding to undertake applied research projects. Based on the application evaluation criteria and the decision of the council members, it was decided to finance the project “New artificial intelligence-based concrete crack identification system in bridges and oil rigs”, led by KTU Faculty […]

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]]> 3D printing and medical phantoms: researchers at KTU develop new advanced materials for healthcare https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/3d-printing-and-medical-phantoms-researchers-at-ktu-develop-new-advanced-materials-for-healthcare/ Mon, 24 May 2021 11:42:09 +0000 https://aicentre.ktu.edu/news/3d-printing-and-medical-phantoms-researchers-at-ktu-develop-new-advanced-materials-for-healthcare/ From the Stone Age, the Bronze or Iron Ages to the Silicon Age in which we now live, every major progress in human civilization has been driven by the evolution of materials. New materials are needed to improve the quality of life, ensure a sustainable environment and reduce human impact on the planet. Research and […]

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