Join the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Summer School on AI for Good in Escorial, Madrid (21-25 July 2025)

A person with their hands on a laptop keyboard is looking at something happening over their screen with a worried expression. They are white, have shoulder length dark hair and wear a green t-shirt. The overall image is illustrated in a warm, sketchy, cartoon style. Floating in front of the person are three small green illustrations representing different industries, which is what they are looking at. On the left is a hospital building, in the middle is a bus, and on the right is a siren with small lines coming off it to indicate that it is flashing or making noise. Between the person and the images representing industries is a small character representing artificial intelligence made of lines and circles in green and red (like nodes and edges on a graph) who is standing with its ‘arms’ and ‘legs’ stretched out, and two antenna sticking up. A similar patten of nodes and edges is on the laptop screen in front of the person, as though the character has jumped out of their screen. The overall image makes it look as though the person is worried the AI character might approach and interfere with one of the industry icons.

Yasmin Dwiputri & Data Hazards Project / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We are delighted to announce that ALFIE has partnered with the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Summer School to lead a workshop on AI solutions for good.

The Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) Challenge for Social Welfare is an intensive, five-day programme designed for Una Europa doctoral and early-career researchers across all disciplines passionate about creating ethical and socially responsible AI solutions for social welfare. Participants will work on real-world challenges and design AI tools that address important social issues, guided by the principles of AI for Good—with a strong focus on ethics, bias, and human rights. The programme combines hands-on co-design activities -like hackathons and youth design assemblies- with expert ethical support. Emphasizing both technical excellence and ethical reflection, this challenge fosters a new generation of AI practitioners who are not only innovative but also socially responsible.

This programme is embedded as one of the academic and cultural experiences at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid Summer Courses. Taking place from July 21 to 25, 2025, at the historic village of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid), it offers participants a unique opportunity to engage with cutting-edge knowledge while immersed in one of Spain’s most significant heritage sites and a vibrant cultural experience.

Visit the DSAI Challenge for Social Welfare website for more information.