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 […]
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
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
We welcome all WASP-HS researhers to exchange knowledge about political aspects of algorithms together with Oliver Marsh from Algorithm Watch, Berlin. The goal of the one hour workshop is to explore strategies to manage the increasingly algorithm-driven society. Speaker Oliver Marsh, Head of Tech Research at Algorithm Watch About Algoritm Watch Algorithm Watch is a […]
Alicja Ostrowska defends her PhD thesis, “Life and AI at NASA: An Ethnography of How Scientists and Engineers Make Tools to Explore Other Worlds” on 30 January at Chalmers University of Technology. See event page. Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly introduced into scientific practices, including NASA’s missions that explore conditions for life and habitability on […]
The WASP-HS Winter Conference 2026 will be in LUX, the Joint Faculties for Humanities and Theology, 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 Encountering DigitalizationWhat happens when interactions are automated and digital […]
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 […]
Photo: Mattias Pettersson About the Event Join us for the WASP-HS Summer School, 17–21 August, at Umeå University. This year’s theme is AI, Power and Politics. The Summer School brings together PhD students for an inspiring week in Umeå. The programme will be published soon and will include further details on lectures, workshops and other sessions, alongside practical information […]
