Fabio Cozman
Fabio G. Cozman is a Full Professor at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP), Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (www.ciaam.usp.br) at USP, and a researcher with interests in machine learning and knowledge/uncertainty representation. An engineer (USP) and PhD (Carnegie Mellon University, USA), he served as Program Chair and General Chair of the Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence, Area Chair of the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, and Associate Editor of the Artificial Intelligence Journal, the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, and the Journal of Approximate Reasoning.
Without infrastructure, there is no sovereignty: Is Brazil ready to build its independence?
Technological infrastructure has shifted from being merely operational support to becoming a strategic asset for national development. Data centers, connectivity, semiconductors, sovereign cloud, and local processing capacity determine who creates technology and who merely consumes it. In a scenario of geopolitical tensions, reindustrialization, and the pursuit of digital autonomy, this panel discusses how investing in domestic infrastructure impacts innovation, economic security, and competitiveness, drawing from practical examples in Brazil.