AI Programme Committee
The AI Programme Committee coordinates AI across CERN’s sectors, experiments and services, so that the Organisation moves in a coherent direction while scientific and operational autonomy stays where it belongs.
Artificial Intelligence / AI Programme Committee
What the Committee does
Stewards the Strategy
Keeps the AI Strategy up to date as technology, research and CERN’s priorities evolve, and proposes major revisions to the CIO Committee for Coordination and Collaboration (C4).
Reviews AI initiatives
Reviews AI projects and centrally managed investments for alignment with the Strategy, and escalates to the C4 when major strategic, institutional or resource questions arise.
Reports on resources and impact
Monitors how resources allocated to the programme are used, and assesses the scientific, operational and institutional impact they produce.
Represents CERN externally
Supports CERN’s high-level engagement on AI with the European Commission, funding bodies and industry partners, from a consistent and well-prepared position.
Connects with the scientific community
Engages with established scientific community initiatives and international bodies on AI matters of shared interest, in a spirit of partnership and respect for their autonomy.
| Body | Role |
|---|---|
| CERN Management | Holds ultimate accountability for the Core Plan, approves strategic priorities and the resource envelope, and reviews progress annually |
| C4 Steering Committee | Steers and coordinates the implementation of the AI Strategy across the Organisation, and decides on major strategy revisions and significant resource commitments |
| AI Programme Committee | Coordinates the programme, prepares recommendations for the C4, and reports on delivery, resources and risks. It recommends and does not itself take formal decisions |
| Sectors, departments and experiments | Remain responsible for scientific direction and for implementing AI in their own domains. |
Areas of expertise
The Committee brings together senior experts from across the Organisation, selected to cover the competences its mandate requires. Membership is reviewed annually by the C4.
| Area | What it covers | Members |
|---|---|---|
| Coordination | Coordinates the Committee, its relations with other bodies, and its reporting | Alberto Di Meglio (CIO) |
| AI for research | Data analysis, simulation and AI-driven research across experiments and scientific sectors, and the interface with the wider scientific community | Maurizio Pierini (EP) |
| AI for accelerators and engineering | AI in accelerator systems, engineering design and related technical domains | Georges Trad (BE) |
| AI for site operations and process efficiency | AI adoption in site operations, infrastructure management and institutional processes | Lucy Lockwood (OSI) |
| Knowledge transfer and impact | Technology transfer, and the industrial, societal and economic impact of CERN’s AI activities | Han Dols (IPT) |
| Partnerships | Strategic partnerships on AI with industry and other external partners. | Marieke Hood (CIO) |
| AI infrastructure | Shared AI computing, data infrastructure and enabling platforms | Arne Wiebalck (IT) |
| AI governance | AI policies, standards, data privacy, and the legal and regulatory frameworks that apply to CERN’s AI activities. | Hannah Short (IT, CIO) |
Committee workspace
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