Serge Linckels
Dr. Serge Linckels is the Managing Director of the Digital Learning Hub, a structure that offers specialised IT trainings on-site and open to everyone without prerequisites. The Digital Learning Hub hosts 42 Luxembourg, the free coding school. In 2024, the Digital Learning Hub offered over 3,000 hours of certified training, welcoming more than 6,000 participants across areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum technologies, and software development. 42 Luxembourg, launched in 2022, complements this mission by offering a peer-to-peer, project-based curriculum in programming and has quickly become a leading alternative pathway into tech for adult learners.
Dr. Linckels has 22 years of experience as a teacher at the Lycée Guillaume Kroll and as an associate lecturer at the University of Luxembourg. He holds a degree in computer science and an engineering degree, as well as a PhD in Internet technologies and systems from the Hasso-Plattner-Institut. Thirty scientific publications bear his name, and he is the author of three books.
Sessions
Serge Linkels, Managing Directors of the Digital Learning Hub which is kindly sponsoring the venue, will welcome speakers and attendees.
This presentation offers a concise overview of the current state of the art in AI and robotics, highlighting key developments, capabilities, and limitations of modern systems such as ChatGPT and its counterparts. We will explore the growing societal and technological fascination with AI-driven agents and machines, and what this means for the future of human-machine interaction. From breakthroughs in large language models to advances in autonomous systems, this talk invites reflection on how far we've come—and where we might be heading next.