HRIA

Romanian Artificial Intelligence HUB

On March 7, 2025, the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, as beneficiary, announced the launch of the project “HRIA – Romanian Artificial Intelligence HUB” within the Smart Growth, Digitalization and Financial Instruments Program 2021-2027 (PoCIDIF), financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), SMIS code: 334906. SAFETECH INNOVATIONS SA is a partner in this project.

The general objective of the project is to create and operationalize the Romanian Artificial Intelligence Hub for research, development and innovation in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by developing an attractive and competitive research ecosystem that brings together the efforts of academia and the economic environment in order to carry out original cutting-edge scientific research, transfer research results to industry and society, develop new products and services, and generate a core of knowledge and development in Artificial Intelligence integrated into the European Research Area (ERA).

The main research, development and innovation directions of HRIA are: Trusted Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent and Autonomous Systems, Intelligent Human-Computer Interfaces, Hardware Technologies for Artificial Intelligence, AI in Medicine and Health, AI in Security and Space, AI for Smart Cities, AI for the Environment, Development and Testing of AI Prototypes and Systems.

HRIA will allow the efforts of the Romanian artificial intelligence community to coalesce in order to increase the impact at European and global level, becoming the catalyst of this process, generating national resources for development and innovation in the field of AI and supporting numerous sectors of society.

The project is implemented in partnership with six nationally representative universities: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, West University of Timișoara, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași, Politehnica University of Timișoara, University of Bucharest, “Babeș Bolyai” University of Cluj-Napoca and 8 innovative SMEs, selected through a competitive and transparent process.

The project is implemented between March 1, 2025 and December 31, 2029. The total value of the project is 336,336,127.46 lei, the total eligible value is 335,117,109.06 lei and the non-refundable financial assistance is 324,775,349.99 lei. The total value allocated to SAFETECH INNOVATIONS SA is 6,532,861.50 lei, the eligible value is 6,468,540.54 lei and the non-refundable financial assistance is 4,828,571.63 lei.

Project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Smart Growth, Digitalization and Financial Instruments Program 2021-2027.

Additional information can be obtained from:

Project Director: Prof. dr. eng. Adina Magda Florea

Email: [email protected], Phone: +40 21-317 1001