Manufacturing Webinar: AI in factories of the future

Factories were among the first environments to embrace AI – and today, with Industry 4.0, they generate more data than ever. But as technology takes on a greater role on the shop floor, so do the people operating it. Shop floor operators are now responsible not only for production, but also for the systems that run it, a shift that brings new pressures and new challenges. Experts from Predict- Groupe SNEF, University of Oslo, and Danish Technological Institute explore how AI research is responding: designing tools that support operators, reduce cognitive load, and make their work more sustainable.

This webinar is part of a series of online events focused on AI, promoted by ENFIELD, a project co-funded by the European Union. Learn more about the project here and stay up to date with upcoming discussions and innovations.

Participation is free!

Date: 18^th June 2026, 14:00-15:00 CEST
Location: Online (Teams)
To register, you must fill in the following form by 17^th June 2026 (23:29 CEST) .

This webinar is part of a series of online AI events organised by ENFIELD, a project co-funded by the European Union.

Target audience

Practitioners and academics in AI discipline or discrete manufacturing, interested in understanding other application domains.

Speakers

Leïla Belmerhnia, R&D Project Manager, PREDICT- Groupe SNEF
Francois Picard, Senior Specialist, Danish Technological Institute
Chau Thi Thuy Tran, PhD candidate, University of Oslo

Moderator

Walter Quadrini, Technologist, Politecnico di Milano

Program

Date 18^th June 2026 14:00-14:45 CEST	Time	Presentation title
	14:00-14:10	Welcome and introduction
	14:10-14:20	LLM-enabled human-machine collaboration
	14:20 – 14:30	Human-centric robot programming
	14:30 – 14:40	Cognitive load in control rooms
	14:40 – 14:45	Discussions and Q&A