HUN-REN AI Service Centre

About us

The HUN-REN AI Service Centre (AISC) supports the operations, research and innovation of the Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN) with AI tools, expert support, training and regulatory frameworks.

HUN-REN AI

Our programmes

Our work runs in four complementary programmes, which together make up the AI4Impact programme.

AI4Science

Direct support and skills development for researchers

AI tools, training and expert help at every stage of research.

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AI1Science

New AI-first research directions

Research into how AI can take an active part in scientific discovery.

AI1Science website
AI4Efficiency

More efficient operations

Automation and AI solutions for institutes and central operations.

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AI4Innovation

Putting research results to use

Support for the commercial and societal use of research results.

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Our results in numbers

~100

research projects supported

20+

operational improvement projects

27

institutional AI ambassadors

50+

Lunch & Learn sessions

80+

videos available on demand

920

respondents to our network-wide AI survey

Projects and case studies

AI solutions we have built together with HUN-REN institutes for real research and operational tasks.

ResearchKOKI

Brain cell segmentation

Identifying neurons and subcellular structures in multilayer microscopy images.

ResearchÁTKI

Counting fish eggs

Estimating egg numbers and mould infection with computer vision, using little training data.

ResearchATOMKI

Detector calibration

Calibrating multichannel detectors with machine learning.

ResearchATK

Identifying individual frogs

Identifying frogs caught each year by comparing them with earlier images.

ResearchATK

Detecting herpes in frogs

Automatically detecting symptoms and grading their severity from photos.

ResearchBLKI

Classifying fish scales

Identifying scale fragments found in otter spraint.

ResearchSZBK

Organising sequencing metadata

Filtering and structuring free-text metadata with language models.

ResearchEK

Radionuclide identification

Identifying critical elements in overlapping isotope spectra.

ResearchELI-ALPS

AI-based mirror design

Designing mirrors for laser systems through modelling instead of experimentation.

ResearchHungarian Brain Research Program

Processing brain imaging data

AI-based analysis of large volumes of brain imaging (neuroimaging) data.

EfficiencyHUN-REN

Grant application assistant

Interpreting calls for proposals, preparing text and checking documents.

EfficiencyWigner

Institutional news generator

Preparing news items in Hungarian and English from scientific publications.

EfficiencyHUN-REN Central Office

KIRA–EcoSTAT data converter

Converting payroll submission data for Hungarian payroll systems; in daily use.

EfficiencyHUN-REN Central Office

HR Attendance Portal

Unified attendance and leave management, replacing paper and Excel.

EfficiencyHUN-REN

Live captioning and translation

Real-time transcription and translation for meetings, on our own infrastructure.

EfficiencyHUN-REN

KFSZ monitoring

Tracking institutes' indicator commitments, for management.

InnovationHUN-REN

Competence map

A unified view of AI expertise and research topics across the network.

Contact

aisc@hun-ren.hu

AI ambassadors

Institutional AI ambassadors are staff members at their own institutes who act as the link between their institute and AISC. If you have a question about AI, feel free to contact them: they can help locally or pass your question on to AISC.

Káli Szabolcs

HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine

kali@koki.hu