The project aims to develop and promote the use of machine learning methods, of artificial intelligence and of the Vega supercomputer for the purpose of research in the various fields of the natural sciences and humanities. It will focus on five key areas:

• machine learning for scientific insights and discoveries,
• machine learning applications for open questions in astrophysics,
• machine learning in research on animal and human communications,
• artificial intelligence applications in personalised medicine, and
• artificial intelligence tools in life sciences.

The project will help increase the use of advanced methods and technologies, which will have an important impact on research domains resulting in improved quality of research and of health services. By supporting the development of new methods and technologies, the project will help tackle key questions in science. Nationwide, it will foster advances in science and technology, while contributing to enhancing research infrastructure and scientific capacities at local level.

The beneficiary of the funding is the University of Nova Gorica. The university is a member of a consortium composed of the Faculty of Computer and Information Science, the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, the Institute of Information Science (IZUM), the Jozef Stefan Institute, and the Slovenian Environment Agency (ARSO).

The project is worth a total of 9,948,000 euros and will receive 2,068,799.99 euros from the European Regional Development Fund.