Prof. Anne Schwerk
IU International University, Germany
Biography: Anne Schwerk
is Professor of Artificial Intelligence at IU
International University of Applied Sciences and Deputy
Department Head for IT & Engineering. In parallel, she
is a Senior Manager for Trustworthy AI at Accenture,
advising on AI governance, risk, and compliance (e.g.,
EU AI Act) and leading cross-functional initiatives on
responsible AI. Her work centers on explainable and
trustworthy AI, human-centered evaluation, LLMs and NLP,
and data quality for high-stakes applications. She
serves on the board of the German Data Science Society
(GDS) and speaks regularly at international forums on
explainable AI and AI in healthcare. Previously, Anne
led the TBase rollout at Charité/BIH, headed scientific
management at the Berlin Institute of Health Center for
Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), and held AI leadership
roles at CENTOGENE and the German Research Center for
AI.
Prof. Hui Yu
University of Glasgow, UK
Biography: Hui Yu is a
Professor with the University of Glasgow. He leads the
Visual and Cognitive Computing Group at the university.
His research interests lie in visual and cognitive
computing as well as machine learning with applications
to 4D facial expression modelling and analysis,
human-machine interaction, intelligent vehicle, and
video analysis. Professor Yu’s research work has led to
several awards and successful collaboration with
worldwide institutions and industries. He is the
Associate Vice President of IEEE Systems, Man, and
Cybernetics Society and a Scientific Advisor for some
high-tech companies in the UK. Prof. Yu is the PI on
grants from a diverse range of funding sources including
the EPSRC, EU FP7, RAEng, Royal Society, Innovate UK and
Industry. He has been awarded Industrial Fellowship by
the Royal Academy of Engineering. He serves as an
Associated Editor for IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine
Systems, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social
Systems, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles and
IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica.
