| Project name: | National Center for Artificial Intelligence |
| Acronym: | NCUI |
| ID code: | TQ28000003 |
| Call: | SIGMA – 13th public competition – sub-goal 5, Center for Applied Research |
| Supported by: | Technology Agency of the Czech Republic |
| Project duration: | 01/2026-12/2031 (72 months) |
| Principal investigator at CIIRC: | doc. Ing. Přemysl Šůcha, Ph.D. |
| Coordinator: | CTU CIIRC |
| Project partners: |
Brno University of Technology |
| Budget: |
Total budget: 508 052 269 CZK |
Abstract:
The project establishes the National Center for Artificial Intelligence (NCUI) as an applied research platform with national and European impact. A consortium of 6 academic, 30+ industrial and state partners will implement 9 interdisciplinary work packages to achieve 5 goals: 1) build NCUI with effective governance, 2) integrate AI subdisciplines with application research, 3) strengthen academia–industry links, 4) consolidate national research capacity, and 5) promote science-for-policy with ethical and social focus. The outcome will be a stronger Czech AI ecosystem, knowledge transfer, and development of trustworthy AI.
Project No. TQ28000003 is co-financed with state support from the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic under the SIGMA Program
