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Academic Leads: 
&#8211; Pieter Libin (VUB) 
&#8211; Dimitris Sacharidis (ULB)​
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We develop AI and robotic solutions for sustainable systems, maximizing positive environmental, social, and economic impact. Our initiatives focus on energy-efficient AI, green innovation, and AI-enabled solutions that reduce pollution, optimize mobility, and promote responsible automation for a circular economy.
Academic Leads: 
&#8211; Fatma Demir (VUB) 
&#8211; Ihsane Gryech (ULB)  ​

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Sustainability

Our health-focused program advances human-centered AI and robotics to improve both preventive and curative healthcare. We work on ethical health data governance, AI-supported diagnostics, and assistive technologies that empower citizens and professionals alike &#8211; especially in areas often overlooked by the market, such as rare diseases and primary prevention.
Academic Leads: 
&#8211; Jennifer Dhont (ULB) ​ 
&#8211; An Jacobs (VUB)

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Health

FARI uses AI, data analytics, and robotics to enhance urban livability, resilience, and sustainability. Our projects improve infrastructure, mobility, and environmental quality while fostering citizen participation and open innovation, ensuring that smart city transformations remain democratic and inclusive.
Academic Leads: 
&#8211; Gianluca Bontempi (ULB) 
&#8211; Gloria Gonzalez Fuster (VUB)

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Cities

We explore how AI transforms the public sector, reshaping governance, decision-making, and public services. Through research on responsible automation, policy design, and societal impacts of AI, FARI helps governments adopt AI tools that strengthen transparency, trust, and civic engagement.
Academic Leads: 
&#8211; Rocco Bellanova (VUB)

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