AI Day
Supported by
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
University of Limerick
Student Centre
Workshops | Expert Talks | Demos
AI Infrastructure
Physical
AI
Digital
Twins
Research
NVIDIA OmniverseTM
in collaboration with
A practical, no-hype look at what it takes to move from ideas to deployment.
As an NVIDIA Partner, AlloComp is proud to bring NVIDIA experts to Ireland to share practical insights into the latest AI platforms, deployment approaches and real-world applications across research and industry.
The day included expert talks, demos, deep dive sessions, and networking:
- NVIDIA’s AI stack: from chips and systems to models and frameworks
- NVIDIA’s AI roadmap: what’s here today and what’s coming next
- AI infrastructure options: navigating cost, performance and data security constraints
- Supports and incentives for AI projects, including programmes for higher education and startups
- Showcase of real-world AI applications across research and industry
Why attend?
Morning Talks
10:00 – 12:00
Inspire
Vision, Strategy and Real-World AI
Opening keynote and expert talks exploring what’s possible with AI today, lessons from real deployments, emerging technology roadmaps and practical use cases across industry and research.
Lunch & Learn
12:00 – 13:00
Explore
Demos, Expo and Networking
An interactive lunch and learn featuring live demonstrations, partner showcases and opportunities to connect with peers, researchers and technology providers.
Afternoon Sessions
13:00 – 16:00
Build
Deep Dives, Workshops and Getting Started
Afternoon parallel sessions tailored to different audiences: hands-on technical workshops for developers and researchers, alongside business-focused sessions on supports, funding and practical pathways to scale AI initiatives.
Who Should Attend?
AI Devs, engineers and technical teams
building intelligent systems
Industrial and academic leaders
exploring AI adoption
Researchers, startups and ecosystem partners
advancing industrial innovation
Students and emerging talent
interested in AI, robotics and smart manufacturing
Any organisation considering, developing or deploying AI solutions
What to Expect at AI Day?
Experience first hand what's possible with AI through tech and business sessions & demos at the event
Inspire
Keynote & Expert Talks
Explore
Demos, Expo & Networking
Build
Workshops & Deep Dives
The NVIDIA AI Stack:
Accelerating Innovation from Research to Industry
Discover how NVIDIA’s end-to-end AI platform, from silicon and systems to software and AI frameworks, is helping accelerate innovation from research and experimentation to real-world industrial deployment.
Keynote by Ambica Keshvara, Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA
Keynote
AI Infrastructure Options:
navigating cost, performance and data security constraints
Where should your AI live? This practical discussion explores how data security, cost, control and workload requirements shape infrastructure choices, from experimentation and development through to scalable deployment across academia and industry.
Panel discussion with all speakers
Panel Discussion
NVIDIA GTC26 Unpacked
What's new in NVIDIA’s AI roadmap and what it means for real-world enterprise decisions. This is not a technology deep dive - it’s a practical look at what’s real today, what’s still early, and how to think about the trade-offs ahead.
Expert Talk by Simon Horton, DGX Sales Lead EMEA & AI Sales Specialist (Northern Europe), PNY
Expert Talk
Embracing AI:
Lessons from Research and Industry
Audience Q&A with NVIDIA and Industry Experts
Have a question about AI adoption, deployment, infrastructure, skills or strategy?
From getting started with AI to scaling successful deployments, every organisation faces different opportunities and challenges. This audience-led session will tackle questions submitted in advance, offering practical insights, lessons learned and expert perspectives from across research and industry.
Moderated by Dr Visha Vasu, Senior Solutions Architect at NVIDIA
Q&A Session
Meet JLR’s Robotic Dog
Get up close with JLR’s Boston Dynamics robotic dog and see how advanced robotics are being used in real industrial environments. The demo will show how agile, autonomous robots can navigate complex spaces, support inspection tasks, capture operational data and help engineers work more safely and efficiently. It is a practical look at how robotics, AI and automotive engineering are coming together to shape the future of mobility and manufacturing.Live demo by Gonzalo Ejarque Rinaldini , Lead Robotics Systems Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover
Lunch & Learn Demo
From Personal AI to Scalable Infrastructure
A deeper dive into how organisations can start small with personal AI supercomputing, like DGX SparkTM, build capability with NVIDIA RTX PROTM workstations and servers, and scale deliberately towards larger AI infrastructure as needs evolve.
Deep dive session by Simon Horton, DGX Sales Lead EMEA & AI Sales Specialist (Northern Europe), PNY
Deep dive session by Simon Horton, DGX Sales Lead EMEA & AI Sales Specialist (Northern Europe), PNY
Lunch & Learn
NVIDIA DGX SparkTM & NemoClaw
See how compact accelerated computing and agentic AI frameworks can support rapid experimentation, intelligent automation and practical AI development, through a live demonstration of NVIDIA DGX Spark TM and NeMoClaw.Live demo by Simon Horton, DGX Sales Lead EMEA & AI Sales Specialist (Northern Europe), PNY
Lunch & Learn
Accelerating Time to Production in Manufacturing with Data & AI Driven Decisions
This session explores how manufacturers use AI to turn fragmented data into decisions that accelerate time to production. We’ll examine how streamlined data flows and real-time analytics enable faster experimentation and more efficient paths from development to production.
Expert talk by Stevie Lanigan, Partnerships Director, PEAK:AIO
Expert talk by Stevie Lanigan, Partnerships Director, PEAK:AIO
Deep Dive Sesssion
Identity Verification
IDV Exchange is building trust infrastructure for modern identity verification, starting with age assurance. Organisations define the outcome they need, who should be allowed access and why, and IDV Exchange takes care of the checks, local rule differences, provider choices, and audit trail behind the scenes. At AI Day, IDV Exchange will show how age checks can move beyond a one-size-fits-all yes/no decision into a clear, privacy-aware journey that adapts to different countries, products, and levels of risk, giving organisations confidence in what was checked, why it was accepted, and how sensitive information was protected.Live demo by Robert Bordianu, Founder, IDV Exchange
Lunch & Learn Demo
Collaborative Robotics in Action
Experience a live demonstration of a robotic arm, showcasing how human-robot collaboration can enable smarter automation, greater precision and more flexible manufacturing.
Demo
Building Efficient AI Factories with NVIDIA Run:ai
A practical session showing how teams can share GPU infrastructure efficiently across research, development and production AI workloads.
Deep dive session by Dr Visha Vasu, Senior Solutions Architect at NVIDIA
Deep dive session by Dr Visha Vasu, Senior Solutions Architect at NVIDIA
Deep Dive Session
Optimising Brownfield Industries with Physical AI
Greenfield AI factories make great keynotes, but the real opportunity lives in the brownfield – existing plants with legacy equipment, fragmented data and proven processes. In this session, I’ll share how OEMs can bring Physical AI and Real-Time Digital Twins (RTDT) into these environments to enable continuous, data-driven decisions on the floor. We’ll cover what it takes to move beyond isolated PoCs and scale toward a true AI-enabled factory, with reference to NVIDIA blueprints – including surrogate models – that accelerate the path from simulation to deployment.
Deep dive session by Ambica Keshvara, Senior Solutions Architect | Automotive & Manufacturing, NVIDIA
Deep dive session by Ambica Keshvara, Senior Solutions Architect | Automotive & Manufacturing, NVIDIA
Deep Dive Session
AI and Data Analytics at Scale with Boole Supercomputer
Learn how the Boole Supercomputer enables large-scale data processing and AI-driven analysis. This session will showcase practical workflows and tools, including Python, R, Jupyter Notebooks and Apache Spark, demonstrating how researchers and organisations can accelerate insight from complex datasets.
Presentation by Rory O'Sullivan, Data Scientist, CloudCIX
Presentation by Rory O'Sullivan, Data Scientist, CloudCIX
Presentation
NVIDIA for Higher Education and Startups: Programmes, Tools and Opportunities
Discover how NVIDIA supports higher education and startups through access to platforms, developer tools, programmes and opportunities designed to accelerate research, learning and AI innovation.
Expert Talk by Blaine Lewis-Shallow, Account Manager UK&I, NVIDIA
Expert Talk by Blaine Lewis-Shallow, Account Manager UK&I, NVIDIA
Expert Talk
Experts
Blaine Lewis-Shallow
Account Manager UK&I
Jerry Sweeney
Managing Director
Jerry Sweeney
Managing Director at CloudCIX
Jerry Sweeney graduated from UCC in 1980 with a B.E. (Elec.) degree and later earned an M.Sc. from DIT (now DCU). His career included working in the semiconductor and computer manufacturing industries. In 2008, Jerry founded Cork Internet eXchange, Cork's only commercial data centre. In 2019 the company launched a Cloud platform, CloudCIX, offering tailored Cloud services to enterprise, government and education. Since March 2023, CloudCIX has formed a specialised team focused on machine learning.
Agenda
Registrations: 9:30-10:00
Morning Talks
Inspire – Keynote & Expert Talks
10:00 - 12:00
Keynote
The NVIDIA AI Stack: Accelerating Innovation from Research to Industry
Discover how NVIDIA’s end-to-end AI platform, from silicon and systems to software and AI frameworks, is helping accelerate innovation from research and experimentation to real-world industrial deployment.
Ambica Keshvara, Sr Solutions Architect | Automotive & Manufacturing, NVIDIA
Panel Discussion
Building AI Capability: AI Infrastructure Options
Where should your AI live? This practical discussion explores how data security, cost, control and workload requirements shape infrastructure choices, from experimentation and development through to scalable deployment across academia and industry.
Moderator: Niall Smith, CEO, AlloComp
Simon Horton, DGX Sales Lead EMEA & AI Sales Specialist (Northern Europe), PNY
Jerry Sweeney, Managing Director, CloudCIX
Dr Visha Vasu, Senior Solutions Architect. NVIDIA
Ambica Keshvara, Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA
Mark O’Brien, Founder & CEO, Talos AI Solutions
Stevie Lanigan, Sales Manager EMEA, PEAK:AIO
Keynote
NVIDIA GTC26 Unpacked: From Physical AI to Autonomous Agents
What’s new in NVIDIA’s AI roadmap and what it means for real-world enterprise decisions. This is not a technology deep dive – it’s a practical look at what’s real today, what’s still early, and how to think about the trade-offs ahead.
Simon Horton, DGX Sales Lead EMEA & AI Sales Specialist (Northern Europe), PNY
Panel Discussion
Embracing AI: Lessons from Research and Industry
Real-world case studies from NVIDIA, academia and industry partners
As AI moves from experimentation to everyday use, we are navigating new opportunities, challenges and decisions. Through real-world examples from industry and research, this panel explores how organisations are embracing AI, what has worked, trade-offs, what they would do differently, and how they are building the skills, infrastructure and confidence needed to successfully embrace AI.
Moderator: Dr Visha Vasu, Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA
Stevie Lanigan, Partnerships Director, PEAK:AIO
Further speakers TBC
Lunch & Learn
Explore – Demos, Expo & Networking
12:00 - 13:00
An interactive midday session featuring live demonstrations, partner showcases and informal networking, offering a chance to explore technologies up close, exchange ideas and connect across the AI ecosystem.
Demos
Meet JLR’s Robotic Dog
Gonzalo Ejarque Rinaldini , Lead Robotics Systems Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover
IDV Exchange: Identity Verification
Robert Bordianu, Founder, IDV Exchange
Expo
| AI Quick-Start to Scaling
Explore the supports available through NVIDIA, industry partners and innovation hubs to help accelerate AI adoption and move from pilot to scale.
12:00 Presentation
From Personal AI to Scalable Infrastructure
A deeper dive into how organisations can start small with personal AI supercomputing, like DGX Spark, build capability with NVIDIA RTX PRO workstations and servers, and scale deliberately towards larger AI infrastructure as needs evolve.
Simon Horton, DGX Sales Lead EMEA & AI Sales Specialist (Northern Europe), PNY
12:30 Presetation
Accelerating Time to Production in Manufacturing with Data & AI Driven Decisions
This session explores how manufacturers use AI to turn fragmented data into decisions that accelerate time to production. We’ll examine how streamlined data flows and real-time analytics enable faster experimentation and more efficient paths from development to production.
Stevie Lanigan, Sales Manager EMEA, PEAK:AIO
Afternoon Sessions
Build – Workshops & Deep Dives
13:00 - 16:00
13:00 – 14:20 NVIDIA Deep Dive Session
Building Efficient AI Factories with NVIDIA Run:ai
A practical session showing how teams can share GPU infrastructure efficiently across research, development and production AI workloads. We’ll introduce the AI factory concept, then demonstrate how Run:ai helps schedule workloads, manage GPU allocation, improve utilisation and support multiple teams working on different use cases. This session will focus on common university and industry challenges: limited GPU capacity, competing research workloads, multi-user environments and the need to maximise infrastructure utilisation.
Dr Visha Vasu, Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA
Optimising Brownfield Industries with Physical AI
Greenfield AI factories make great keynotes, but the real opportunity lives in the brownfield – existing plants with legacy equipment, fragmented data and proven processes. In this session, I’ll share how OEMs can bring Physical AI and Real-Time Digital Twins (RTDT) into these environments to enable continuous, data-driven decisions on the floor. We’ll cover what it takes to move beyond isolated PoCs and scale toward a true AI-enabled factory, with reference to NVIDIA blueprints – including surrogate models – that accelerate the path from simulation to deployment.
Ambica Keshvara, Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA
14:30 – 15:00 Workshop
AI and Data Analytics at Scale with Boole Supercomputer
Learn how the Boole Supercomputer enables large-scale data processing and AI-driven analysis. This session will showcase practical workflows and tools, including Python, R, Jupyter Notebooks and Apache Spark, demonstrating how researchers and organisations can accelerate insight from complex datasets.
Rory O’Sullivan, Data Scientist, CloudCIX
15:00 – 16:00 Expert Talk & Q&A Session
NVIDIA for Higher Education and Startups: Programmes, Tools and Opportunities
Discover how NVIDIA supports higher education and startups through access to platforms, developer tools, programmes and opportunities designed to accelerate research, learning and AI innovation.
Blaine Lewis-Shallow, Account Manager UK&I, NVIDIA
Other Supports Available to Education, Start-ups and Enterprise
Explore the wider ecosystem of supports available to help organisations accelerate AI adoption, including innovation hubs, funding opportunities, technical expertise, infrastructure access and industry partnerships.Registation
The event is free to attend, but advance registration is required to secure your place.
Spaces are limited, and priority will be given to registered attendees.
Register to:
- Secure your place, as we cannot guarantee entry for walk-ins.
- Make sure we can cater for you, as lunch and refreshments are planned around registered attendee numbers.
- Receive agenda updates, speaker announcements and practical information before the event.
- Submit questions for speakers and panel discussions in advance.
- Reserve workshop places, as some sessions may have limited capacity.
- Access selected session materials and relevant resources after the event.
Location
Student Centre, University of Limerick , Castletroy, Co. Limerick, V94 XE84
Useful Links:
UL Campus Map
Student Centre is located at number 50 on the map
Google Maps
Getting to UL
What's Possible with AI?
Experience what's possible with AI through live demos at the event:
NVIDIA & PNY: Vision-Language Model (VLM) Demo with NVIDIA VILA
Discover the future of AI-powered perception with NVIDIA VILA, a multi-modal vision-language model that understands text, images, and video in real time. Running on an embedded device with an NVIDIA GPU, this demo processes a live webcam feed, analyzing and generating informative responses based on the visual context. From recognizing objects and actions to answering natural language questions about the scene, this VLM demo showcases the next evolution in human-AI interaction.
Demo by:
NVIDIA & PNY: Smart City AI & Computer Vision Demo
Experience real-time AI-powered urban monitoring with computer vision running on an embedded device.
This demo showcases four key use cases that enhance public safety and efficiency:
- Crowd Management – Detect and analyze crowd density to optimize urban mobility.
- Fire & Smoke Detection – Identify hazards early for faster emergency response.
- Traffic Management – Monitor and adjust traffic flow dynamically.
- Intrusion Detection – Secure critical areas with AI-driven alerts.
All processing happens locally, ensuring low latency and efficient real-time decision-making for smart city applications.
Demo by:
Assaia: Transforming Airport Operations: ApronAI Platform Demo
Assaia’s demo provides an interactive overview of their innovative aviation solutions that harness AI and computer vision to enhance airport operations.
This demo showcases how the platform delivers real-time visibility into ground processes, helping to reduce delays, improve safety, and streamline turnaround times. By integrating advanced data analytics, Assaia’s system enables airports and airlines to make proactive decisions that not only improve on-time performance and safety but also support sustainability efforts.
Demo by:
Durata: Modular Data Centre Solutions
Experience Durata’s innovative approach to data centre design with their interactive Modular Data Centre Solutions demo.
Explore a dynamic, scalable design on interactive screen and see how our modular solutions offer rapid deployment and flexible expansion options – all tailored to meet customer’s unique needs.
Demo by:
Provizio: 5D Perception® Demo Drives
Explore Provizio’s 5D Perception® technology, combining Al and 4D imaging radar technology for enhanced vehicle safety in all weather conditions.
The first three dimensions describe the ability of our sensors to detect, visualize and measure objects in the X, Y and Z planes.
The fourth dimension describes the ability of our sensors to accurately measure the range and relative velocity of detected objects, an embedded feature of radar.
The fifth dimension represents the embedded intelligence of our active perception system (AI on-the-edge), making sense of everything in the vehicles environment and determining a safe driving path.
Demo by:
FMCI & Cisco: AI for Smarter Roads and Safer Journeys: Smart Junctions and V2X Connectivity
FMCI’s demo showcases how AI, IoT, and connected vehicle technologies transform road safety and traffic efficiency. In collaboration with Cisco, this project leverages real-time data processing and V2X communication to optimise urban mobility.
Learn how these technologies enhance traffic flow in real time, enable communication between vehicles and infrastructure for more efficient journeys, and reduce congestion through improved traffic management.
Demo by:
Nexalus: Pole Mounted Liquid Cooled Edge Server
Do you want superior compute performance, energy savings, noise reduction and so much much more?
Visit this demo to experience first hand the power of this IP66 sealed solution which enables you to bring the edge anywhere!
- Suitable for -20°C / -4°F to +55 °C / 131 °F Environments
- 20 – 25% Reduced Power Consumption
- Sealed Server so Zero Air, Dust or Salt Corrosion
- Boasting an Intel Flex 140 GPU & Intel Xeon 8351N 36 core 225W power draw CPU
- Sustainable – Lower Co2 Emissions
- Silent Operation – significantly lower decibels
- Low Maintenance, Longer Life
Demo by:
AlloComp & Partners: Optimised In-House AI Infrastructure
Discover the future of AI deployment with AlloComp, where we bring together the best of cutting-edge, innovative solutions available in the market and the strategic advantages of an in-house, on-premise AI infrastructure.
Our demos showcase some of the best examples of innovation and out-of-the-box thinking:
Immersion Cooling Tank: Delivers cost savings with reduced energy use, eliminates the need for water cooling, extends hardware lifespan, and reuses generated heat for improved performance.
Demo by:
Direct-to-Chip Cooling: Innovative approach that boosts performance, enhances energy efficiency, and ensures consistent reliability even under heavy workloads.
Demo by: TBC
Agenda
>Future Cities
3 April 2025 at FMCI, Shannon, Co. Clare
Morning
10:00 - 13:00
Keynote
Future Cities:
Urban Landscapes
Transformed by AI
Crafting smarter, safer and more sustainable cities for tomorrow.
Kick off the day with an insightful keynote, delivered by FMCI experts who are at the forefront of autonomous vehicle development, connected systems, and advanced air mobility.
Dive into the innovative world of smarter, safer, and more sustainable cities, as we explore how AI is revolutionising how we work, move, communicate and connect.
Panel Discussion
What’s Possible with AI in Mobility and Smart Cities & Spaces
Exploring today’s smart cities and spaces, the vision for tomorrow, and the roadmap to get there.
From autonomous vehicles to advanced air mobility and connected infrastructure, this panel will highlight how AI is revolutionising cities, spaces, communication or mobility.
An insightful discussion on what’s possible with AI, where industry leaders explore rapidly evolving landscape, the cutting-edge advancements shaping the future and outline the roadmap for bridging today’s innovations with the cities and systems of the future.
Break
Expo Presentation
AI-Powered Solutions
A short presentation of AI-powered solutions and projects present at the expo.
Sign up call for demos and workshops taking place in the afternoon.
Keynote
AI Revolution & Infrastructure Evolution
Brief Overview of the Impact of AI on Data Centres
An overview of the impact of AI on Data Centres and the latest trends in AI compute and infrastructure.
A brief presentation to update the audience on how AI data centres differ from legacy infrastructure – covering change in rack density, liquid cooling, AI Pods, energy and cooling requirements, and the importance of optimisation.
Panel Discussion
Where Should Your AI ‘Live’?
Strategies for Choosing and Optimising Infrastructure for AI Workloads
Join a dynamic discussion on the critical decisions surrounding AI infrastructure.
Key topics include:
– Infrastructure Choices: A range of hosting options (incl. cloud, on-premise, colocation, and hybrid models) for AI training and inference.
– Innovative Solutions: Responding to complex AI demands with new groundbreaking hardware and software solutions.
– Performance & Sustainability: Strategies for breaking the status quo and enhancing performance, cost-efficiency, and sustainability.
– Regulatory Impact: Insights into how evolving sustainability legislation is shaping infrastructure AI investments.
– Emerging Trends: Discussion on modular, distributed/edge, and on-prem data centres with heat recovery capabilities.
– Optimising AI Infrastructure: Practical insights on rightsizing, ways to optimise hardware and software and planning for future demands.
– Expert Guidance: How to save time and costs while avoiding common pitfalls.
This session promises an insightful introduction to the ever-broadening ecosystem of AI technology providers and offers an opportunity to network with solution experts later in the day.
Break
Expo Presentation
AI Technology Ecosystem
A short presentation of technology providers present at the expo.
Sign up call for demos and workshops taking place in the afternoon.
Panel Discussion
Daring to Innovate
Stories from Early Adopters & Industry Change Makers
Join a discussion with bold innovators who will deliver real-world insights on pushing boundaries with next-gen mobility, innovative cloud and data centre solutions, and AI-powered solutions. Learn about the challenges they faced, what worked, and how they’re driving real change.
Host
TBC
Technology Partners
NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, providing the platforms, software and tools powering breakthroughs in AI, robotics, simulation and high-performance computing.
AlloComp is an Irish AI infrastructure specialist helping organisations design, source and deploy optimised computing platforms for AI, HPC and data-intensive workloads, from departmental systems to supercomputer-class infrastructure.
PNY is a global technology solutions provider and NVIDIA channel partner, delivering professional visualisation, AI and accelerated computing solutions that support developers, researchers and enterprise innovation.
