With the recent advances in artificial intelligence, research in the area previously developed at the Computer Vision Laboratory - VISIO and the Digital Video Applications Laboratory - LaVID has grown, and the need to create a place focused on training, product development and research in artificial intelligence. ARIA (Artificial Intelligence Applications laboratory) appeared in 2019, with professors, researchers, and students from the most diverse areas, with a common interest in developing research and products with artificial intelligence. We have doctoral, master, and undergraduate students from different courses and centers at the Federal University of Paraíba. Furthermore, we collaborate with researchers from institutions in Brazil and the world, with companies and public organizations in the development of research and development projects, thus creating artificial intelligence solutions for the demands of the current world.