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Get in touch with the Romanian artificial intelligence research community. Share knowledge, experience and bounce ideas. Get involved in ARIA projects and events. Check out the Benefits of being an ARIA member.

Member Categories

Senior Professional

As an ARIA Senior Professional Member you enjoy the full Benefits of ARIA membership, you have the right to vote and to be elected as member of the Board of Directors or the Scientific Council.

To become a Senior Professional Member of ARIA you need to:

  1. Support the Association in achieving its objectives;
  2. Agree to the Mission and Objectives of the Association;
  3. Satisfy one of the following conditions:
    • Hold a Bachelor, Master, PhD degree (in any field) or an Engineering degree;
    • Have contributed to the development of the Artificial Intelligence research or education and have actively promoted Artificial Intelligence.
  4. Register as a senior professional member on the ARIA website.

To complete the registration as an ARIA Member you will be required to either pay the annual membership fee or to provide proof of supporting the association by redirecting 3.5% of your income tax towards ARIA (more details available on this page).

When paying the membership fee, the membership account becomes immediately active. If opting to send a copy of the 3.5% income tax redirection form, the ARIA Board of Directors commits to verifying your membership application within at most 7 work days after its receipt. Upon validation, you will be notified about your membership activation.

The membership fee for Senior Professional Members is the equivalent in RON (at the moment of registration) of 30 EUR.

Junior Professional

As an ARIA Junior Professional Member you enjoy the full Benefits of ARIA membership, you have the right to vote in the ARIA General Assembly, but cannot be elected as member of the Board of Directors or the Scientific Council.

To become a Junior Professional Member of ARIA you need to:

  1. Support the Association in achieving its objectives;
  2. Agree to the Mission and Objectives of the Association;
  3. Satisfy one of the following conditions:
    • Be actively pursuing a Master or PhD degree.
    • Have contributed to the development of the Artificial Intelligence research or education and have actively promoted Artificial Intelligence.
  4. Register as a junior professional member on the ARIA website.

To complete the registration as an ARIA Member you will be required to either pay the annual membership fee or to provide proof of supporting the association by redirecting 3.5% of your income tax towards ARIA (more details available during the registration process).

Additionally, for a Junior Professional membership you will need to provide formal proof of your Master or PhD student status (e.g. a scanned copy of your student ID).

When paying the membership fee, the membership account becomes immediately active. If opting to send a copy of the 3.5% income tax redirection form, the ARIA Board of Directors commits to verifying your membership application within at most 7 work days after its receipt. Upon validation, you will be notified about your membership activation.

The membership fee for Junior Professional Members is the equivalent in RON (at the moment of registration) of 15 EUR.

Student

As an ARIA Student Member you enjoy the full Benefits of ARIA membership. Student Members do not have the right to vote and cannot be elected as members of the Board of Directors or the Scientific Council.

To become a Student Member of ARIA you need to:

  1. Agree to the Mission and Objectives of the Association;
  2. Support the Association in achieving its objectives;
  3. Be a full time university or college student (at Bachelor, Master or PhD levels) and send a formal proof of your student status;
  4. Register as a student member on the ARIA website.

To complete the registration as an ARIA Member you will be required to either pay the annual membership fee or to provide proof of supporting the association by redirecting 3.5% of your income tax towards ARIA (more details available during the registration process).

Additionally, for a student membership you will need to provide formal proof of your student status (e.g. a scanned copy of your student ID).

When paying the membership fee, the membership account becomes immediately active. If opting to send a copy of the 3.5% income tax redirection form, the ARIA Board of Directors commits to verifying your membership application within at most 7 work days after its receipt. Upon validation, you will be notified about your membership activation.

The membership fee for Student Members is the equivalent in RON (at the moment of registration) of 7 EUR.

Corporate

ARIA welcomes representatives of the private sector with an interest both in supporting the Romanian AI research community, and as well in developing new technologies in areas like: Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Multi-Agent Systems, Ambient Intelligence, Semantic Based Systems, etc.
For more information, please contact us.