Acknowledgements

• Author: Cepilovs, Aleksandrs
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Acknowledgements

The report is the result o f collaboration of eu-LISA staff from across the Agency. Aleksandrs Cepilovs led the

design and drafting of the report. The following colleagues contributed to the report (in alphabetical order):

Grzegorz Borowski, Maria Bouligaraki, Jean-Claude Capo ferri, Wulf Hemmerle, Ulrika Hurt, Alphonse Janson,

Fabien Kuntzmann, Jean Letzelter, Philipp Mohrdiek, Donka Raytcheva, Padraig Ryan. Michael Evans provided

editorial support. Anna Platonova and Alessandra Falcinella carr ied out the overall coordination of the work.

Preamble

According to Article 14 of its establishing regulati on1, eu-LISA shall monitor developments in research and

technology relevant to the operational management of the large-scale IT systems operated by eu-LISA2. In line

with Article 14 of the establishing regulation and Article 15 of the Revised Memorandum of Understanding

between eu-LISA and the European Commission 3, eu-LISA shall publish at least one research and technology

monitoring report per annum. This report, focusing on the possibilities for application of artificial intelligence in

the operational management of large-scale IT systems, is the first deliverab le towards fulfilling the obligati on

in 2020.

The report is intended for distribution to intereste d parties within EU/EEA Member States, the European

Commission, EU agencies and other EU institutions. The report provides a high-level overview of the recent

developments in artificial intelligence and their relevance to the core business of eu-LISA. The focus of this

report is explicitly on t he possibilities for application of artificial intelligence technologies in the cont ext of eu-

LISA business processes.

1 Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018

2 Eurodac, SIS II and VIS as of March 2020. ETIAS, EES and ECRIS-TCN are being dev eloped at the time of writing of this report.

3 Annex to the Commission Decision C(2019) 8941 final