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Flanders AI Research Program

The Flanders AI Research Program stands for strategic basic research into artificial intelligence, based on the needs and demands of companies, organizations, the government, and citizens.

Our goal is the successful adoption of AI in Flanders. In this way, we contribute to a sustainable and prosperous human-centered digital future in Flanders, as well to economic growth and innovation in our region. All our research is also aligned with the European ambition and strategies for AI and the digital agenda for 2030.

Domain/sector

  • Government & Administration
  • Business & management
  • Human resources (HR)

Permanent courses

Demystifying Artificial Intelligence

book - De Gruyter, KBC, Flanders AI Research Program

Seizure Detection with Wearable Devices and AI

Webinar - VAIA, Flanders AI Research & KU Leuven STADIUS

Distribution-free prediction intervals for time series forecasting

Webinar AI for Times Series with Willem Waegeman - Online - VAIA, KU Leuven ESAT Stadius & Flanders AI Research

Statistical Learning of Knowledge from Sequence Data

Webinar AI for Times Series webinar with Nick Harley - Online - VAIA, KU Leuven ESAT Stadius & Flanders AI Research

Decision Support for the Low Voltage Distribution Grid; the Role of Electricity Consumption Time Series

Webinar AI for time series with Koen Vanthournout - online - KU Leuven STADIUS & Flanders AI Research & VAIA

Kernel Based Transfer Function Estimation with Enhanced Prior Knowledge

Webinar AI for time series with John Lataire - Online - KU Leuven STADIUS & Flanders AI Research & VAIA

Integrating Subspace Identification and Prediction Error Methods

Webinar AI for Times Series with Michel Verhaegen (TU Delft) - Online - VAIA, Flanders AI Research & KU Leuven STADIUS

Scheduled courses

Flanders AI Forum 2024

20 October 2026

event - Ghent - VLAIO, Agoria, Voka, Department of Economy, Science & Innovation, imec, Flanders AI Research Program

Building Trustworthy AI in Healthcare

8 December 2026

study day on the state of the art in Flemish research - Gent - Flanders AI Research, VAIA, UZ Antwerpen

Past courses

Data Quality in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

23 May 2022

Lecture - Gent - Flanders AI Research program

Conversational Agents

21 December 2022

Workshop - Gent - Imec & Flanders AI Research

AI for HR and Public Employment

9 February 2023

2-day workshop - Gent - Flanders AI Research Program & UGent

Symposium on AI and Society

22 December 2023

symposium - Ghent - UGent, VAIA, FAIR

Flanders AI Research Day

14 October 2024
Other - Ghent - Flanders AI Research Program

Brussels Responsible AI Networking Forum

28 April 2025

evenement - Brussel - BrIAS, FNRS, ULB, VUB, FARI, EU, Université de Namur, Flanders AI Research Program, TRAIL

Flanders AI Forum 2024

17 June 2025

event - Ghent - VLAIO, Agoria, Voka, Department of Economy, Science & Innovation, imec, Flanders AI Research Program

Flanders AI Research Day

15 October 2025
Lecture/seminar - Ghent - Flanders AI Research Program

Flanders AI Forum

11 June 2024 - 11 June 2024

event - Ghent - VLAIO, Agoria, Voka, Department of Economy, Science & Innovation, imec, Flanders AI Research Program

Bart De Moor De Moor

Bart De Moor

Voorzitter VAIA (Vlaamse AI Academie), Co-auteur van het Vlaamse Beleidplan Artificiële Intelligentie, Gewoon hoogleraar - KU Leuven

Sabine Demey V Demey

Sabine Demey

imec - Flanders AI Research Program

Kevin Dhooghe D'hooge

Kevin D'hooge

Flanders AI Research Program