Researchers says Corona-apps can be a risk

by Hanna Nordin | May 7, 2020 | News

Virginia Dignum, program director of WASP-HS and professor at Umeå University is interviewed on the main national news broadcast channel SVT Rapport. Virginia Dignum warns in the interview that governments and authorities could be putting too much hope into corona...

Kerstin Sahlin ny ledamot i Umeå universitets styrelse

by Hanna Nordin | Apr 27, 2020 | News

Regeringen har beslutat om förordnande av ordförande och andra externa ledamöter i styrelserna för 30 statliga universitet och högskolor för perioden 1 maj 2020–30 april 2023. I Umeå universitets styrelse är en av de nya Kerstin Sahlin, professor i företagsekonomi vid...

Kerstin Sahlin new member of the Umeå University Board

by Hanna Nordin | Apr 27, 2020 | News

Kerstin Sahlin, Professor of Management, Uppsala University, and chairperson of the board of WASP-HS, has been appointed by the government as a new member of the board of Umeå University. “This is an assignment I look forward to very much,” says Kerstin Sahlin. Read...

The Role of Biometrics and AI in Everyday Life

by Hanna Nordin | Apr 23, 2020 | News

Amanda Lagerkvist, researcher at Uppsala University and project leader in WASP-HS, has opened up a whole new field of research: Existential Media Studies. It is about what it means to be human in a digital age, when more and more automation in society. In an interview...

Biometri och AI i vardagen

by Hanna Nordin | Apr 23, 2020 | News

Hur påverkar det oss när smarta digitala hemassistenter, som Siri och Alexa, tar plats i vårt vardagsrum? Och vad händer när man via biometri börjar spåra avvikande personer? Detta är frågor som Amanda Lagerkvist, forskare vid Uppsala universitet och i WASP-HS...