The Romanian Hub for Artificial Intelligence (HRIA), together with Politehnica Bucharest, participated in the event “AI for Industry: From Research to Real World Applications” on March 18, 2026, a meeting that brought students, researchers, and industry leaders into the same room to explore how advanced AI research translates into concrete industrial innovation.
Hosted at the Central Library of Politehnica Bucharest, the event was organized in collaboration with Renault Group and eVantage Soft, two long standing partners of the university in applied AI research. The workshop opened with welcoming remarks from the university’s leadership, followed by a series of presentations illustrating how academic expertise and industrial needs converge in the development of next generation AI systems.
Prof. Irina Mocanu presented the university’s master level research directions, including state of the art work in industrial anomaly detection and federated learning for automotive defect analysis — areas where HRIA and Politehnica teams have been actively contributing to national and European research efforts.
Renault Group representatives from Romania and France outlined current industrial challenges and future strategic priorities, emphasizing the growing demand for AI driven solutions in manufacturing, quality control, and predictive maintenance. Their intervention highlighted the importance of long term collaboration with academic partners capable of advancing trustworthy, high impact AI technologies.
The event also featured a presentation by doctoral researcher Iulia Teodorescu, whose project — developed in partnership with Renault and eVantage — focuses on improving on time delivery rates through AI based optimization models.
For HRIA, the workshop reinforced its mission of connecting Romania’s research ecosystem with industry stakeholders and accelerating the adoption of responsible AI solutions across strategic sectors. The discussions concluded with a forward looking Q&A session on future research directions, internship opportunities, and new collaborative projects spanning bachelor, master, and doctoral levels.