Ketty Segatti

central director of the Specialised operational unit for research, innovation, the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and other EU funds, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

Ketty Segatti coordinates projects and initiatives in the fields of research, innovation, higher education, and European funding programmes. Her responsibilities include managing regional funding schemes for research and higher education, fostering the development of regional innovation clusters, and strengthening collaboration networks among local, national, and international research centres, universities, and science and technology parks. She is Managing Authority of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), Regional Programme 2021–27 of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, and she contributes to the implementation of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Programme 2021–27 as Regional Implementation Structure. Among the strategic initiatives in which she is actively involved are the North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley and the Regional Innovation Ecosystem for Life Sciences, both aimed at enhancing the region’s competitiveness, sustainability, and research excellence.

Sun. 27 September

at 15:00 - 16:15

15:00 - 16:15

Sunday 27 September

Area Talk 2
Piazza Unità d'Italia, 34121, Trieste, TS

How does an artificial intelligence take decisions? And does our brain really work so differently? Advanced algorithms now forecast the weather and analyse complex data, yet they often remain hard to interpret. Three PhD students guide the audience through the new intelligences, from AI to neuroscience, looking at more transparent models, explainable predictions and the workings of the nervous system. A tour of research supported by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021–27, exploring how thought arises and what it means for everyday life.