Symposium on Green Artificial Intelligence
Symposium on Green Artificial Intelligence
The Green Artificial Intelligence Symposium is an initiative promoted by the Inditex-UDC Chair in Green Algorithms that will be held on 25 and 26 November 2025 at the CITIC of the University of A Coruña. The event will be held in hybrid mode, with face-to-face sessions in A Coruña and virtual access for remote participants.
The symposium aims to create a meeting point for the research community, the business sector and institutions to address the current challenges of Artificial Intelligence from a perspective of sustainability and environmental commitment.
Climate change affects our societies in a transversal way, and computational activity -including AI models and data centres- is already a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. Faced with this challenge, the Chair proposes a multidisciplinary and cooperative approach to advance towards more sustainable algorithms, energy-efficient models and applications that actively contribute to the fight against the climate crisis.
Invited conferences
The symposium will feature internationally prominent speakers who will provide a critical and multidisciplinary view on the challenges and opportunities of AI in sustainable development.
- Aimee van Wynsberghe. Alexander von Humboldt Professor of Applied Ethics in Artificial Intelligence, director of the Institute for Science and Ethics (University of Bonn) and founder of the Bonn Sustainable AI Lab.
- Lorenzo Cotino Hueso. President of the Spanish Data Protection Agency and Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Valencia.
- Mar Santamaria-Varas. Architect and co-founder of 300.000 Km/s, specialising in urban planning, public policy and sustainability.
- Ana Valdivia. Professor and researcher in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Governance and Policy at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII).
Contributions
The symposium opens its call for contributions for researchers, practitioners and students interested in exploring the potential of AI for sustainability.
Contributions will be accepted in oral communication or poster format, with a maximum length of 2 pages, including references. Research proposals, technical developments, practical applications and ethical or social reflections are welcome.
Those interested in participating should send an abstract of a maximum of 800 characters, indicating the thematic area of their work, using the form that will be available soon. Proposals written in Galician, Spanish or English will be accepted.
Each proposal will be evaluated by two members of the Scientific Committee, who will assess its quality and thematic suitability, and will propose its presentation mode: oral communication or poster. The possibility of rejecting proposals that do not fit in with the focus of the symposium will also be considered.
Successful applicants must submit a paper of no more than 2 pages in length, including references. Detailed instructions for the preparation of papers will be published after notification of acceptance.
Both oral communications and posters may be presented in any of the official languages of the symposium: Galician, Spanish or English.
Priority will be given to proposals aligned with the research lines of the Chair, which include:
- Energy efficient algorithms: Low resolution, HPC, edge computing, federated learning, quantum computing, compact data structures, efficient PLN.
- AI for energy efficiency and sustainability: Mobility, smart buildings, simulation of social behaviour, circular economy, application of AI in strategic sectors.
- Sustainable robotics: environmental interaction, green production, efficiency in hardware and embedded software.
- Ethical, social and economic implications of green algorithms: Impact assessment, algorithmic governance, justice and sustainability from AI.
9:00-9:30 Registration and accreditation
09:30 Welcome ceremony and institutional inauguration
10:00 Keynote speaker no. 1
Aimee Van Wynsberghe (University of Bonn)
11:00 Green AI Tic Talk (new CITIC researchers)
Olga Zamaraeva (UDC-INDITEX Chair of AI in Green Algorithms)
Daniel García (UDC-INDITEX Chair of AI in Green Algorithms)
11:30 Coffee break
12:00 Oral presentations
13:30-15:00 Lunch break
15:00 Keynote speaker no. 2
Ana Valdivia (Oxford Internet Institute)
16:00 Business round table – Data Processing Centres
17:00 Poster session + coffee
18:00 End of day 1
09:30 Keynote speaker no. 3
Mar Santamaría Varas (300,000 Kms/s)
10:30 The National Green Algorithms Programme (PNAV)
David Gómez Cordero. Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence
Ministry of Digital Transformation and Public Administration. Government of Spain.
11:30 Coffee break
12:00 Round table Royal Academy of Engineering (RAING)
13:00 Presentation of results of Citizen Science projects by the Chair:
Francisco Rey Vizoso (UDC-ITX IA Chair in Green Algorithms)
Beatriz Vázquez Guimeráns (Ingenyus)
13:30-15:00 Lunch break
15:00 Keynote speaker no. 4
Lorenzo Cotino Hueso (President of the Spanish Data Protection Agency, AEPD)
16:00 Seminar on the legal, economic and regulatory impact of Green AI.
Julián Valero (University of Murcia)
Fernando González Laxe (University of A Coruña)
Enrique Calvo Cádiz (Spanish AI Supervision Agency – AESIA)
17:00 Oral presentations
18:00 Closing ceremony
Key dates
| Abstract submission deadline | 1 July 2025 |
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| Abstract submission deadline | 19 September 2025 |
| Notification of acceptance | 10 October 2025 |
| Submission of full paper (max. 2 pages) | 24 October 2025 |
| Early registration | Until 31 October 2025 |
| General registration | Until 20 November 2025 |
Register
Participation in the symposium is free of charge, but prior registration is required. The registration form is now available. Click the button to register as an attendee.
Awards
With the aim of recognising the most relevant and original research work, the Green Artificial Intelligence Symposium will award three prizes for the best contributions submitted in the following categories:
- Green-in Award: For the best contribution focused on energy-efficient algorithms or strategies that reduce the carbon footprint of Artificial Intelligence.
- Green-by Award: For the best contribution that uses AI as a tool to promote sustainability and the development of applications with a positive impact on the environment, energy efficiency or urban planning.
- Ethical, Social and Economic Implications Award: For the best contribution that critically and rigorously addresses the ethical, social or economic aspects linked to the development and deployment of green algorithms.
The awards will be announced at the closing session of the event and a certificate will be presented.
Event management
Verónica Bolón Canedo
Laura Morán Fernández
Xosé Manuel García García
María Merelas Ares
Amparo Alonso Betanzos
Jorge González Domínguez
Susana Ladra González
Isabel Novo Cortí
José Pernas García
Francisco José Rey Vizoso
Jorge Rodríguez Álvarez
UDC-Inditex Chair of AI in Green Algorithm
Centro de Investigación TIC
Campus de Elviña s/n – 15071 A Coruña – España