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Identifying Strategic Research Areas Between Data-Driven Life Science, Humanity and Society
How is artificial intelligence (AI) transforming the life sciences—and how do these changes ripple through humanity and society? These were the central questions explored during a workshop hosted by...
Discussions on How EU Regulations Shape AI and Society
How does the European Union’s (EU) regulatory landscape shape societal development, innovation and competitiveness? On April 29, 2025, WASP-HS welcomed over 60 participants from academia,...
WASP-HS Allocates 142 MSEK to Five Research Clusters on AI’s Societal Impact
To further advance research on artificial intelligence’s (AI) impact on humanity and society, WASP-HS will support five new research clusters for a total of 142,3 MSEK over five years. WASP-HS will...
Proactive Balancing: AI-driven Video-based Active Assisted Living Technologies and Balancing of Interests — New PhD Defence
Maksymilian M. Kuźmicz, defends his doctoral thesis “Proactive Balancing: AI-driven Video-based Active Assisted Living Technologies and Balancing of Interests”, at Stockholm University. Abstract...
Formal Methods for Verification in Human-Agent Interaction — New PhD Defense
Andreas Brännström, defends his doctoral thesis “Formal methods for verification in human-agent interaction“, at Umeå University. Abstract Formal verification is essential for ensuring that systems...
How to Build Nice Robots: Ethics from Theory to Machine Implementation — New PhD Defense
Jakob Stenseke defends his doctoral thesis, “How to build nice robots: Ethics from theory to machine implementation,” at Lunds University. Abstract This thesis investigates morality from a...
Modeling Norms for Social Simulations: Increasing Realism in Social Simulations to Support Decision Makers in Their Decision Making — New PhD Defense
Christian Kammler defends his doctoral thesis, “Modeling Norms for Social Simulations: Increasing Realism in Social Simulations to Support Decision Makers in Their Decision Making” on Friday April...
Three New DDLS-WASP-HS Research Initiation Grant Projects Approved
To foster collaborative research at the intersection of data-driven life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities, three new initiation projects between WASP-HS and DDLS have been approved. The...
Enjoying the Fall – The Normalisation of the Far-Right as an Algorithmically-Mediated Fantasy of Ontological (In)Security—New PhD Defense
Pasko Kisic Merino defends his doctoral thesis, “Enjoying the Fall – The Normalisation of the Far-Right as an Algorithmically-Mediated Fantasy of Ontological (In)Security”. Karlstad University, on...
Does the Future Belong to Self-Driving Cars?
How does self-driving cars affect the relationship between pedestrian and passenger? At last year’s WASP-HS AI for Humanity and Society conference: Creating Shared AI Futures, I was one of four...
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