On October 31, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., an online lecture was held for PowerizeD project industry partners with the aim of introducing practical examples of Federated Learning. During the lecture, participants learned how this approach and related technologies can be used to ensure data privacy and develop artificial intelligence solutions in industry, as well as evaluated the possibilities for their application in their companies.

Speakers at the event:

  • K. Ozols – introduction and lecture objectives (5 min)
  • K. Freivalds, EDI – introduction to Federated Learning (FL) and Differential Privacy (DP) (5 min)
  • I. Namatēvs, EDI – introduction to privacy auditing (5 min)
  • W. S. Vermelin, RISE – Federated learning system developed by RISE (10 min)
  • T. Schafberger, OTH – Federated learning system developed by OTH (10 min)

The presentations were followed by a discussion in which participants discussed the practical aspects of the technology and opportunities for further cooperation.

The lecture was organized as part of the project “Digitization of power electronics applications in key technology value chains (PowerizeD)”. The aim of the project is to promote the introduction of digitalization solutions in the power electronics sector by strengthening cooperation between research organizations and industrial companies.