Workshop: Girls Just Want to Have Sc(AI)ence—Part 4

Critical Robotic Dialogues: Exploring Robots in the Present and Future Please note that this event is independently organized by a WASP-HS researcher and not the WASP-HS Program Office. While feminist approaches to technoscience are getting increasing attention, fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Human-Robot Interaction and Human-Computer Interaction are still male-dominated. Similarly, new technologies, from assistive […]

Dialogmöte: Utmaningar för kulturen och kulturskaparna i AI-utvecklingen

Foto: Dipqi Ghozali     Välkommen till ett dynamiskt kunskapsutbyte där vi sätter strålkastarljuset på den snabbt växande AI-utvecklingen och dess påverkan på kulturskapare. I takt med att generativ AI tar plats i kreativa processer uppstår både nya möjligheter och brännande frågor. Hur skyddar vi upphovsrätt och konstnärlig integritet när algoritmer tränas på mänskligt skapande? Vad […]

PhD Defense: Multisensory Interactions with Biophilic Flying Robots

Ziming Wang defends his doctoral thesis, “Multisensory Interactions with Biophilic Flying Robots” at Chalmers University of University. See event page. Abstract The relationship between nature and humanity has evolved throughout history and across technological epochs. This thesis advances the hypothesis that integrating natural characteristics into robot design can enrich human–computer interaction (HCI) by drawing on […]

Workshop: Girls Just Want to Have Sc(AI)ence—Part 5

Lund University LUX, Helgonavägen 3, Lund, Sweden

Reimagining the Politics of AI: Co-Creating Tools to Confront Gender-Related Violence Please note that this event is independently organized by a WASP-HS researcher and not the WASP-HS Program Office. Such of today’s AI development is driven by large-scale models that demand vast datasets, compute resources and invisible human labour — often reinforcing the very inequalities […]

Study Abroad Tips and Tricks

Interested in going abroad for a semester? WASP-HS PhD students are welcome to this session where your fellow PhD students who have been abroad can share their ideas and thoughts about their experience. Please join November 24, at 16:00 – 17:15.  Zoom link: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/65780063878  Generously funded by the Wallenberg Foundations.Subscribe to our newsletterContactAboutResearcher DirectoryNewsEventslinkedin

PhD Defense: Mapping Small Water Channels Using Machine Learning

Mariana Busarello defends her doctoral thesis “Mapping small water channels using machine learning” on December 5 at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Abstract Boreal landscapes are shaped by a dense network of natural streams, modified streams, and ditches. Together, they regulate hydrology, nutrient transport, and ecosystem function. Historically, streams were modified to accommodate log transportation, […]

AI and Society: Fresh Perspectives from PhD Graduates

Welcome to second webinar in the AI and Society: Fresh Perspectives form PhD Graduates series! Join us as newly minted PhD students from WASP-HS Graduate School discuss their insights into the implications and entanglements of AI for society and humanity in a series of lightning talks. Program "Conflicting Aims of Welfare Technology" Maria Arnelid, Linköping […]

AI Futures: Navigating Ethics, Law, and Heritage

Please note that this event is independently organized by a WASP-HS researcher and not the WASP-HS Program Office. Can AI models be lawfully and ethically trained on copyrighted and cultural heritage–protected materials? This question has become one of the most pressing and contested issues in Sweden’s AI and cultural policy landscape. Recent debates between rights-holder […]

Winter Conference 2026

The WASP-HS Winter Conference 2026 will be in LUX, the Joint Faculties for Humanities and Literature, at Lund University 4-6 February. It will be filled with workshops, poster presentations, and interactive discussions, with ample opportunity for networking. Please join us and contribute to the conversation!WASP-HS Annual Exchange This year’s exchange is between Prof. Brit Ross […]

Research Opportunities at the Intersection of Society, Life Sciences, and Technology

A Joint Conference between DDLS, WASP and WASP-HS Uniting Sweden's life science, machine learning and artificial intelligence communities, we welcome researchers from all disciplines to explore new research opportunities in a changing world.    Participants will have the opportunity to network, be inspired by excellent international keynote speakers, and take part in the latest research in […]