Zenon Lambrou from Catalink presenting at the ITU Kaleidoscope conference. From 7 to 9 July, 2026, the global tech and policy community gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the ITU Kaleidoscope conference. Bringing together leading thinkers from industry, policy, and academia, this year’s conference served as a forum for discussing the future for standardised, trustworthy AI.  Representing the ALFIE project, representatives from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) and Catalink presented research addressing two important applications of AI: driver drowsiness detection and sign language interpreting. Enhancing well-being and public safety: Driver Drowiness Detection   Zenon Lambrou from Catalink presented a research paper titled “Driver Drowsiness Detection on

7th of July 2026, 10.00-10.45 (UTC+02:00) Geneva (Room G1, ITU Varembé, and Online) Reserve a spot: https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2026/Agenda/Session/285  As artificial intelligence and virtual worlds become increasingly integrated into global digital infrastructure, questions of governance and safeguards have moved to the forefront of policy discourse. This panel examines the current state of AI governance frameworks across different jurisdictions and explores the unintended consequences emerging from existing regulatory approaches. The discussion will address the diverse governance structures taking shape worldwide and their varying philosophical foundations. It will also explore paradoxes and challenges that current frameworks have not fully anticipated—including tensions between data protection regulations and AI development, and

To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day, TransMedia Catalonia, in partnership with the ALFIE project and FORSEE (Forging Successful AI Applications for European Economy and Society), hosted its 4th Access Talk. The webinar moved past superficial tech optimism to address a critical, urgent frontier: the intersection of artificial intelligence, accessibility, and inclusion. What followed was an honest, deeply necessary reality check on how current European legislation is failing the very people it aims to protect. If you missed the live event, you can watch the full webinar recording here. Otherwise, here are the three major takeaways that every tech developer, policymaker, and disability advocate needs to

On May 14, representatives from the ALFIE project led a critical panel discussion, as part of The Apocalyspe is Not Coming (TANC) conference titled: “Can we transcend collapse by making accessibility foundational to regenerative world-building?” Developed jointly by Pilar Orero (UAB) and Haris Shekeris (Catalink), the panel invited participants to frame accessibility not as an afterthought, but as a mandatory precondition for democracy, mutual respect, and regenerative global frameworks. The session interrogated the political, technological, ecological, and affective dimensions of accessibility, exploring how a systemic shift toward inclusive design can counter prevailing technocapitalist logics. Challenging Cognitive Hierarchies: AI as a Mirror for Neurodiversity Dr. Aikaterini

The ALFIE project was presented by Leonardo Martin Abad (BOSCH) at the Jornada de IA Aplicada en la Empresa, a specialized seminar on Artificial Intelligence organized by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) and aimed at postgraduate students and researchers. The event, held at the Faculty of Computer Science (UCM), brought together professionals from leading companies in the AI ecosystem, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, and BOSCH. Through invited talks and panel discussions, the seminar explored innovation, real-world applications, and regulatory perspectives of Artificial Intelligence in the enterprise. During his presentation, Leonardo Martin Abad introduced ALFIE as an example of how to design and deploy