THE ITALIAN INSTITUTE
OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI4I)

Engineering
AI for Industry

THE ITALIAN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR INDUSTRIAL IMPACT

AI4I has been founded by the Italian Government to perform transformative application-oriented research in Artificial Intelligence.

AI4I is set to engage and empower gifted, entrepreneurial, young researchers who commit to produce an impact at the intersection of science, innovation, and industrial transformation.

Highly competitive pay, bonus incentives, access to dedicated high-performance computing, state-of-the-art laboratories, industrial collaborations, and an ecosystem tailored to support the initiation and growth of startups stand out as some of the distinctive features of AI4I.

AI4I Functions

AI4I Distinctive Features

AI4I was established to promote the integration of AI into processes, products, and services across Italy's industrial landscape, with a particular focus on the manufacturing, aerospace, and automotive sectors.

Multiple Functions

Science, Innovation, Industrial Impact

Our Mission

A productive and sustainable combination between curiosity driven and application-oriented research

Vision, Orchestration, and Flow

AI4I as an Evolving Network of Contracts and Collaborative Agreements

Design

A Portfolio of Independent, Interconnect Research Units

Distinctive Features

System for User Knowledge Connecting Corporates with Innovative AI Providers and Startups

THE AI4I PLATFORM

AI4I is seeking its next Director

The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI4I), based in Turin, is launching an international search for its next Director.

Full Call, application requirements and further information

NEWS

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October 2, 2026

Creative industries meet AI: Pininfarina, Alessi and Pattern at Mind Machines

The first event of the second edition of Mind Machines – AI Dialogues brought Pininfarina, Alessi and Pattern together at OGR Torino for a conversation on how artificial intelligence is…

Giulia Capaldi

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October 1, 2026

Italian AI, from research to industry: the AI4I model in the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs volume

AI4I is among the organisations featured in “Umanesimo Tecnologico. Le eccellenze italiane nell’Intelligenza Artificiale”, the editorial project developed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and scientifically…

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September 25, 2026

Let’s… Wrap It Up! A Week of AI, Design and New Connections Comes to a Close

After five intensive days of lectures, workshops, coding sessions and collaborative project work, this edition of Let’s Shape! Summer School has come to an end. From September 19 to…

Giulia Capaldi

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September 25, 2026

AI4I at HPC Roundtable 26: HPC, AI and the infrastructure challenge

At the event organised by Do IT Now in Turin, Riccardo Di Maria, Head of HPC/AI and Engineering at AI4I, discussed the evolution of advanced computing infrastructures, the convergence of…

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September 25, 2026

AI4I joins SophIA, the new AI and Cybersecurity Technology Transfer Hub led by CDP Venture Capital

The new National Technology Transfer Hub brings together leading Italian research institutions to support the development of deep-tech ventures in Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity. The Italian Institute of Artificial…

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September 16, 2026

From frontier research to industry: AI4I at the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Riccardo Di Maria, Head of HPC/AI and Engineering at AI4I, joined the institutional debate on the strategic role of frontier research in Italy’s competitiveness, focusing on the conditions required…

Giulia Capaldi

In December 2024, AI4I found its headquarters in the spaces of the Officine OGR Tech in Turin, promoting synergy on a scientific and technological level.

AI4I@OGR

AI4I is located in the stunning OGR-Tech Hub, in the heart of the city of Turin, a scenic and innovative city renowned for its scientific, industrial, and technological ecosystems, as well as for its growing number of startups, research laboratories, incubators, accelerators, venture capital funds, and corporate ventures.

Turin.
An Industrial
Capital.

AI4Industry

TIMELINE

The Institute was presented on May 3, 2024, in Turin, in the presence of the Minister of Economy and Finance, the Minister for Business and Made in Italy and the Minister of University and Research.

AI4I reached an agreement that makes Officine OGR Tech in Turin the Institute’s new headquarters. AI4I joins a hub of innovation that already hosts large companies and startups, promoting synergy on a scientific and technological level.

AI4I appointed Antonio Calegari as founding director and signed key partnerships with the interuniversity consortium Cineca in Bologna and the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa. The Institute is ready to enter its operational phase in 2025.