Tue, Apr 21 · 6:00 PM CEST
AI Austria is back in Innsbruck for the 3rd edition of our local community meetup series! This time we are co-organising with the AI:AT AI Factory Austria at the University of Innsbruck.
This meetup is part of our growing AI community in Tyrol, with a clear technical focus. We go beyond high-level overviews and look into how models, systems, and real projects actually work.
Agenda
🕡 6:45 pm // 🎙 Lukas Huber , roosi GmbH - From Shadow AI to Sovereign AI: Building Independent AI Infrastructure
Everyone's using ChatGPT, Copilot, and Perplexity – but who actually controls where the data goes? In this talk, Lukas Huber breaks down what it takes to build your own independent AI infrastructure: from model routing and observability to authentication, RBAC, and compliance – and why it matters whether you're building for a company, a university, or a side project. He'll walk through a real hands-on project: setting up an open-source AI stack (OpenWebUI + LiteLLM + Langfuse) in 2 days – what worked, what broke, and why that's only 10% of the actual work. You'll learn about the architectural decisions, the governance layer most setups are missing, and how to go from a weekend prototype to something production-ready and GDPR-compliant. No slides full of buzzwords. Just real code, real problems, and real solutions.
🕡 7:30 pm // 🎙 Nadja Gruber, LFU - AI in Medical Imaging: From Newborn Brain Scans to CT Image Reconstruction
Artificial intelligence offers enormous potential in medical image analysis, enabling more precise and efficient interpretation of complex imaging data. In the medical care of premature babies, AI-based methods, particularly deep learning, can support early detection and diagnosis of health risks. Examples include the identification of biomarkers for neurological development through MRI analysis in preterm infants, as well as the development of AI algorithms for accelerated CT image acquisition, enabling faster scans with reduced radiation exposure while improving image quality and supporting safer, more efficient clinical workflows.
The talk will provide an overview of how these AI methods are developed and applied in practice, including key model architectures, data requirements, and validation strategies. It will further illustrate these concepts through concrete case studies in neonatal MRI analysis and AI-driven CT reconstruction, highlighting both current capabilities and remaining challenges.
🕡 8:15 pm // Community Events - What's happening in Innsbruck? A short overview of interesting events happening by the community for the community.AI Collective - Buildathon Series, AI Austria - Rooftop Meetups. Pizza (from Glorious Bastards ), Drinks (sponsored by Inncubator ) & Networking until
Location : WIFI Lernbar, Egger-Lienz-Straße 116-120, 6020 Innsbruck
Date & Time: 21.04.2026, 6:00 – 9:15 pmEntrance : freeSponsors : University of Innsbruck/AI:AT AI Factory Austria
✨ Everyone’s welcome — get ready for an evening of learning from eachother, great people, and inspiring discussions!
Let’s shape the future of AI together — right here in Innsbruck! 🤖💡
