ARC AWARE Workshop 2026

Programme

AI Workflows for Applied Research and Evaluation

21–23 October 2026
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania

Organized in association with the 18th edition of the International Conference Globalization and Higher Education in Economics and Business Administration (GEBA 2026).

Participation

All ARC AWARE 2026 activities are free of charge, with no participation or registration fee.

21 OCT Wednesday

Public Programme · Sala Ferdinand

Opening and GenAI Workshop

14:00

Official Opening of ARC AWARE 2026 and Launch of ARC – The AI² Research Club

Introduction to the club, its mission, activities, and opportunities for participation.

15:00

Networking Break

15:30

Understanding GenAI Modes: Tools, Providers and Responsible Uses

Practical examples and comparisons between GenAI platforms, focusing on available working modes, their use in academic activities, and verification of generated outputs. Topics include reasoning, web search and deep research, connectors, document and data analysis, multimodal tools, code workflows, and privacy.

Open to the academic community and interested public, subject to registration and room capacity.

22 OCT Thursday

14:30 · Academic Panel · Sala Ferdinand

What Counts as an Original Contribution in Research Enabled by AI?

The panel will examine the researcher’s own contribution when AI participates in developing ideas or producing a research work. The discussion will consider writing, programming, data analysis, source discovery, and experimental reproduction, alongside responsibility for methodological choices, verification, and interpretation.

Invited Panellists

Prof. Codrin Liviu Cuțitaru
Prof. Marius Alin Andrieș
Eugen Bușoiu, founder of IAȘI AI

Moderated by Prof. Valerică Greavu-Șerban.
The discussion will take place in Romanian, followed by questions and contributions from the audience.

23 OCT Friday

From 08:30 · Research Session · Room B523 (Codeless)

Scientometric and Literature-Based Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence

The session will feature 10 papers examining Artificial Intelligence through scientometric, bibliometric, science mapping, systematic review, and other structured literature-based methods. Contributions include completed studies and ongoing research reporting intermediate or preliminary findings.

Presentation Approximately 12–15 min
Discussion Approximately 5 min
Format In person only

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