The FAIR Foundation is a national research center in Artificial Intelligence established under Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), funded by the European Union. It aims to promote cutting-edge, human-centered, and sustainable AI research.
Operating under a Hub & Spoke model, the Foundation acts as the central hub coordinating 10 thematic spokes that specialize in strategic AI areas such as Human-Centered AI, Green-Aware AI, Trustworthy AI, and Pervasive AI. FAIR supports both foundational and applied research, with a strong emphasis on societal impact, ethical principles, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
The Foundation brings together over 1,000 researchers from top Italian universities, research institutes, and industry partners to strengthen Italy’s role in global AI innovation.