Description of the Event: Core Group and Working Group Meeting in Bucharest
Join us for a pivotal workshop in Bucharest, focused on the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital assets, and their transformative impact on energy finance. This event brings together leading experts and researchers to explore how cutting-edge technologies and innovative financial instruments are shaping the future of the energy sector.
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Date: 16-17 May, 2024
Overview:
As the energy industry faces unprecedented challenges, from sustainability concerns to evolving market dynamics, the role of technology in shaping its future has never been more critical. This meeting will delve into the practical and theoretical intersections of AI and digital assets with energy finance, offering a comprehensive platform for discussion, collaboration, and discovery.
Key Objectives:
- To examine the latest trends and developments in AI and digital assets within the context of energy finance, including blockchain applications, smart contracts, and AI-driven analytics.
- To foster interdisciplinary collaboration among experts from the fields of finance, technology, and energy, facilitating a deeper understanding of each sector's challenges and opportunities.
- To discuss regulatory and ethical considerations, ensuring that as these technologies evolve, they do so in a way that aligns with global standards and promotes sustainability and equity.
- To identify future research and application areas that could benefit from the integration of AI and digital assets, setting the stage for innovative projects and partnerships.
Participants:
This event will convene members of the Core Group and various Working Groups, each bringing a unique perspective and expertise. Participants will include academicians, industry leaders, technology developers, and policymakers, all united by a common interest in the future of energy finance.
Format:
The meeting will feature a mix of keynote presentations, panel discussions, and breakout sessions, designed to maximize interaction and productive discussions among attendees. There will also be opportunities for informal networking, allowing participants to forge connections that extend beyond the event.
Outcome:
The insights and collaborations forged during this meeting are expected to influence ongoing and future projects within the energy sector, driving forward the adoption of AI and digital assets in ways that enhance efficiency, transparency, and sustainability.
We invite you to Bucharest to be part of this engaging and forward-thinking discussion, as we navigate the complexities and harness the opportunities at the intersection of AI, digital assets, and energy finance.
Associated GP Goals:
- Update the Stakeholders Strategy of the Action
- Deliverable 7: Leveraging AI Tools for Fraud Prevention and Early Warning on Crowdfunding and P2P Platforms
- Deliverable 16: Science Communication
Aim of the Conference
The event resulting from the synergy between MSCA DIGITAL FINANCE, IDA Institute Digital Assets, AI4EFin and Institute for Economic Forecasting, Romanian Academy, we will host presentations related to application of AI in Digital Assets and Energy Finance.
Conference Program
16 May 2024: Digital Assets, AI, and the Future of Energy and Finance
Meetup: Meetup Event
Zoom Link: Zoom Link
| 16 May 2024: Digital Assets, AI, and the Future of Energy and Finance | ||
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Welcome | Wolfgang Karl Härdle & Daniel Traian Pele |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Pricing Kernel Puzzles | Huei-Wen TENG |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Fund Investments based on video merchandising | Wolfgang Karl Härdle/Xiaorui ZUO |
| 11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break | ||
| 11:20 - 11:50 | Assessing Network Risk with FRM: Links with Pricing Kernel Volatility and Application to Cryptocurrencies | Ruting WANG |
| 11:50 - 12:20 | What Drives Crypto’s Volatility Persistence: A Data Analytic Probe on Ethereum | Min-Bin LIN |
| 12:20 - 12:50 | Spectral connectedness. An application to cryptocurrency time series | Caraiani Petre |
| 12:50 - 13:00 Lunch | ||
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | The impact of energy prices on European stock markets | Robert-Adrian Grecu |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Day-ahead probability forecasting for redispatch 2.0 measures | Alla Petukhina |
| 15:00 - 15:20 Coffee break | ||
| 15:20 - 15:50 | Geopolitical Risk and Energy Transition: A Global Analysis | Cosmin-Octavian Cepoi |
| 15:50 - 16:20 | Generations of Time Series Forecasting Models: A benchmark | Alexandru-Victor Andrei |
| 18:30 - 22:00 Dinner | ||
17 May 2024: COST FINAI Meeting: Digital Finance
Meetup: Meetup Event
Zoom Link: Zoom Link
| COST Session | ||
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Welcome | |
| 9:45 - 10:15 | Reshaping payments – digital euro project and legislation | Raluca Micu |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | A Network View on a Portfolio Risk Decomposition | Rui REN |
| 10:45 - 11:00 Coffee break | ||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Portfolio Optimization with Multi-Armed Bandits | Vlad Bolovaneanu |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | LLM VaR: In the begining was the word | Daniel Traian Pele |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | A genetic approach to making financial performance predictions | Adrian Costea |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Integrating AI with blockchain for optimising energy consumption – a manufacturing case study | Yi Wang |
| 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch | ||
| COST Session | ||
| Chair: Dr. Ioana Florina Coita | ||
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Data Classifications using Clifford Algebra Subspaces | Mutlu Akar |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Environmental impact measurement tools in banking | Olivija Filipovska |
| 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break | ||
| 15:30 - 16:30 | D7 Leveraging AI Tools for Fraud Prevention and Early Warning on Crowdfunding and P2P Platforms | Ioana Florina Coita |
| 18:30 - 22:00 Dinner | ||
Conference Location
| Bucharest Event | ||
|---|---|---|
| The event will take place at Bucharest University of Economic Studies, in Bucharest, Romania, Piata Romana nr. 6, Room Virgil Magdearu. |
