Five days of science have come to an end. The 2nd SMASHing Conference has officially wrapped up! 🎉 A big thank you to all our invited speakers, researchers, panelists, participants, organisers, and partners for making this event such a valuable experience! #SMASH #MSCA

Yesterday, our SMASHing Workshop participants took a break from scientific discussions to explore the breathtaking Škocjan Caves and the charming village of Štanjel, offering a wonderful opportunity to discover Slovenia’s natural and cultural heritage. 🇸🇮 #SMASH #MSCA

We are proud of the great turnout at our public panel “AI and the Future of Academia”, held as part of the SMASHing Workshop! 🤖🎓 A big thank you to our panelists, Camille Howson and Matjaž Ličer, and our moderator Roberto Trotta. 👏 🎥 video.sta.si/video/10697#608… #SMASH #MSCA

The second day of the SMASHing Workshop brought together academia and industry for an inspiring exchange of ideas! 🤝 A big thank you to Domen Racki (SENSUM), Tomi Iljas (ARCTUR), and Miha Butinar and Primož Napotnik (COSYLAB), for sharing their insights! 👏 #SMASH #MSCA

2nd SMASHing Conference is on. The conference programme continues after yesterday's opening ceremony and the round table: "Shaping the Future of AI in Science: Funding Strategies and Opportunities A strong start to a week of scientific exchange in Vipava. #SMASH #MSCA

The programme is set. The SMASH community is on its way to Vipava. On Monday, the 2nd SMASHing Conference begins at Lanthieri Mansion. Full programme: 🔗 indico.ung.si/event/55/ #SMASH #MSCA

2nd SMASHING Workshop: Speaker spotlight Don’t miss out on 2nd SMASHing workshop 🗓️ 19–23 October 2026 📍Lanthieri Mansion, Vipava 🔗 indico.ung.si/event/55/ #SMASH #MSCA

2nd SMASHING Workshop: Speaker spotlight Don’t miss out on 2nd SMASHing workshop 🗓️ 19–23 October 2026 📍Lanthieri Mansion, Vipava 🔗 indico.ung.si/event/55/ #SMASH #MSCA

Public pannel: How is AI changing the way we research, teach and learn? 🗓️ Tuesday, 20 October 2026, at 18:00 📍 X-Center, Nova Gorica The discussion will be held in English. Join us. #SMASH #MSCA

#SMASH fellow Yun Wang presented his work “Benchmarking Literature Retrieval for a Model Organism: A Dictyostelium Case Study” at Discovery Science 2026 in Mainz. 🔬 #MSCA

#SMASH fellows Justyna Skibińska and David Calhas attended the Slovenian Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2026 in Ljubljana. 🤖 You can find their work here: is.ijs.si/wp-content/uploads… #MSCA

Next Monday, the SMASH community will come together for the 2nd SMASHing Conference. Researchers will meet for five days of presentations, discussions and scientific exchange around ML and AI for science and the humanities. 🔗 indico.ung.si/event/55/ #SMASH #MSCA

2nd SMASHING Workshop: Speaker spotlight 🔗 indico.ung.si/event/55/ #SMASH #MSCA

2nd SMASHING Workshop: Speaker spotlight Don’t miss out on 2nd SMASHing workshop 🗓️ 19–23 October 2026 📍Lanthieri Mansion, Vipava 🔗 indico.ung.si/event/55/ #SMASH #MSCA

2nd SMASHING Workshop: Speaker spotlight From SMASH Fellow to invited speaker at the 2nd SMASHING Workshop. Don’t miss out on 2nd SMASHing workshop 🗓️ 19–23 October 2026 📍Lanthieri Mansion, Vipava 🔗 indico.ung.si/event/55/ #SMASH #MSCA

T he 2nd SMASHing Conference will bring together researchers working on cutting-edge applications of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence across science and the humanities. 🗓️ 19–23 Oct 2026 📍Lanthieri Mansion, Vipava, Slovenia 🔗 indico.ung.si/event/55/ #SMASH #MSCA

#SMASH fellow Marco Orlando co-organized the Nanobody Discovery Summer School and gave a presentation on de novo nanobody design. 🧬 More info: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn… #MSCA

#SMASH researchers based at ARSO took part in an expert meeting on artificial intelligence organised by the Slovenian Environment Agency. 🤖 The event brought together 160 participants from 45 organisations across research, the public sector, and industry. #MSCA

Congratulations to #SMASH fellow Yun Wang, who attended CLEF 2026 in Jena last week and received the Challenge Award for the performance of the team’s RAG system in BioASQ. 🏆 #MSCA

#SMASH fellow Marko Đukanović presented the paper “Neuro-Evolved Heuristics for the Variable Gapped Common Subsequence Identification” at OPTIMA 2026, the Optimization and Applications Conference, held in Petrovac, Montenegro, from 21–24 September 2026. 🇲🇪 #MSCA