{"id":704,"date":"2026-05-30T14:21:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vezilka.ai\/?p=704"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:32:09","slug":"vezilka-at-the-ukim-doctoral-school-annual-conference-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vezilka.ai\/mk\/vezilka-at-the-ukim-doctoral-school-annual-conference-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0412\u0415\u0417\u0418\u041b\u041a\u0410 \u043d\u0430 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0448\u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0444\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0458\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0428\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0437\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438 \u0441\u0442\u0443\u0434\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0438 \u0423\u041a\u0418\u041c 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The VEZILKA project took part in the ceremonial opening of the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">joint annual conference of doctoral studies<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (UKIM)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, held on\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">May 26, 2026<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in the round hall of the UKIM Rectorate. The conference was opened by the Vice-Rector of the University,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prof.\u202fDr.\u202fSonja Topuzovska<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and gathered doctoral students from across all faculties of the University.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The keynote lecture was delivered by\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professor Dimitar Trajanov<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, of the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, on the topic\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe Evolution of Artificial Intelligence: From Models to Autonomous Agents.\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The cross-disciplinary talk traced AI from statistical models to today\u2019s autonomous agents, explaining how agents work, where they already succeed and where reliability still limits them, the risks and governance that come with systems that act, and what agentic AI means for doctoral research in every discipline, from the natural sciences to the humanities. Professor Trajanov also presented the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cognitive Obesity Hypothesis<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(Trajanov and Kocarev), a research-relevant reflection on what happens to our own thinking when we offload it to AI, and why doctoral researchers should use these tools with engaged skepticism.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The lecture connected directly to\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VEZILKA<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the North Macedonia AI Factory Antenna, which gives local researchers and universities direct access to European top-tier compute. Professor Trajanov invited doctoral students from all fields to build AI here rather than only consume it, by bringing a research problem in any of VEZILKA\u2019s five strategic sectors, healthcare, energy, language and culture, agriculture, and public administration. In the proof-of-concept phase, VEZILKA offers researchers compute, mentorship, access to data where legally permitted, and legal support for EU AI Act and GDPR compliance, with cross-disciplinary teams and domain experts, not only computer scientists, explicitly welcome.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Engaging the next generation of researchers in this way is central to VEZILKA\u2019s vision: a North Macedonia that is not just a user of artificial intelligence, but its creator, one that keeps its young talent building their future here.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The VEZILKA project took part in the ceremonial opening of the\u00a0joint annual conference of doctoral studies\u00a0at the\u00a0Ss. 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