AI-Age project is featured in promo videos created by the Ministry for Education, Science and Innovation. Our PhD students dr Isidora Rubezic-Lukic and mr Dejan Babic presentd the progress on the project and current results (MPNI on Instagram link).
The team successfully established all core foundations for research, including launching the official project website, extending UK Biobank data access to both partner institutions, and deploying new HPC/AI infrastructure needed for biomedical image analysis. Young researchers received extensive training through EUROCC, TRACEWINDU, HPC4S3ME, and AIFusion programs, while interdisciplinary cooperation between UDG and the Faculty of Medicine was strengthened. The project also achieved early scientific dissemination through a poster presentation at EAsDEC 2024 in Milan and participation at IT2024 in Žabljak.
In parallel, significant progress was made on doctoral research activities: one initial PhD proposal was submitted and defended, and research questions for two doctoral theses were defined in alignment with AI-AGE goals. WP1 and WP2 outputs were fully completed, while WP3 research—focused on AI/ML models for retinal biomarkers of aging—was initiated ahead of schedule. These accomplishments provide a strong foundation for validating hypotheses, developing advanced AI models, and expanding international collaboration in the second project year.