BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//WASP-HS - ECPv6.15.17//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:WASP-HS X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wasp-hs.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for WASP-HS REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Stockholm BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20240207T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20240209T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230801 CREATED:20231120T104036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T104036Z UID:19205-1707296400-1707498000@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Winter Conference 2024 DESCRIPTION:About\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PhD Student Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Supervisor Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abstract Review\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Welcome to the fourth annual WASP-HS Winter Conference! The conference is intended for the WASP-HS community including the PhD students and supervisors.\nPhD students within WASP-HS are invited to contribute to the Winter Conference either with a poster\, a talk and by participating in a workshop on one (or two\, if possible) of the six following topics: \n\nAI and modelling in social sciences: creating a network.\nAI and political communication\nTransdisciplinary approach to data structures and data practices\, how do we perceive and approach data in our fields?\nTransparency from a legal and ethical perspective\nThe role of AI in preserving cultural heritage\nWhat is the worst possible use of your research?\n\nAll PhD students should submit an abstract to the Winter conference. In addition\, each PhD student will be requested to review two of the submitted abstracts. More information see\, call for abstracts. \nImportant dates\nJanuary 8\, 2024: Abstract submission deadlineJanuary 12\, 2024: Peer reviewing startsJanuary 19\, 2024: Deadline for submitting reviewsJanuary 24\, 2024: Feedback to authorsJanuary 31\, 2024: Final deadline for revised abstractsFebruary 7-9 2024: Conference \nTemplates \nPoster TemplatePower Point Template \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Keynote\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sara LjungbladSenior lecturer in Interaction Design at University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Robotic Visions and Human RealitiesWhat are the tensions between the robotic visions created in research and the realities of needs that people face in society? What could hinder people to accept robotic products? I started out as a researcher in Human Computer Interaction (HCI)\, but have over the years done more and more ethnographic inspired studies in the area human-robot interaction (HRI) and Human Drone Interaction (HDI) aiming to understand use and experiences of robotic artefacts. In this talk\, I will share what I learned from spending several years as an inhouse researcher at a design and innovation firm\, working with professional designers\, and from being a researcher in technology-oriented fields. I will discuss different views of design and problem solving\, design fixations and norms\, and designerly approaches to achieve norm-creative design and alternative perspectives of solutions. \nSara Ljungblad is a senior lecturer in Interaction Design at the joint Department of Computer Science and Engineering at University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg\, Sweden. She finished her Ph. D thesis in Human-Machine Interaction in 2008\, and after this she spent three years as an inhouse researcher at a design and innovation agency. Ljungblad is interested in human-centred design and design skills in the area of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). Her research concerns the development of design methods\, as well as studies of people’s experiences of robotic products. Ljungblad calls for more critical robotics research\, with norm-creative and designerly perspectives. She has published her research in venues such as CHI\, CSCW\, Ro-Man\, HRI\, NordiCHI\, Swedish Design Research Journal\, EAD\, DIS and Interact. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 7 February\n08:30 – 09:00 Coffee \n09:00 – 09:15 Welcome \n09:15 – 10:25 Producing Governmental Agency with AIChair: Sophie Mainz \nMaria Arnelid – Care crises and welfare technology: Practices\, motivations and logics behind the digitalization of elder care in Sweden \nEmil Johansson – On The Moral Responsibility of Modelers in Social Simulation for Policymaking \nEllinor Blom Lussi – The introduction of a new automated agency: Competing Values and Neglected Aspects \n10:25 – 11:00 Break \n11:00 – 12:10 The Politics of CultureJohannes Widegren – Semi-Automatic Metadata Enrichment – Approaches for Sámi Archives in Sweden \nLarissa von Bychelberg – Research at the Intersection of AI\, Archives and Authenticity \nPetra Jääskeläinen – Visual Cultural Politics of Generative AI \n12:15 – 13:15 Lunch \n13:15 – 14:15 Poster Session 1 \n14:15 – 15:00 Coffee \n15:00- 17:00 WorkshopsPim Kerkhoven – What Is the Worst Possible Use of Your Research? \nSarah de Heer – Transparency Issues from a Legal and Ethical Perspective \nFelix Thiel – AI and Modeling in Social Sciences: Creating a Network \n15:00 – 17:00 Life as a WASP-HS supervisor \n19:00 Dinner \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8 February\n09:15 – 10:00 Life After PhD Studies \n10:00 – 10:15 Break \n10:15 – 12:15 WorkshopsNasrin Mostofian – The Role of AI in Preserving Cultural Heritage \nSophie Mainz and Emelie Karlsson – (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Political Communication – Quo Vadis? \nIrene Kaklopoulou – Transdisciplinary Views on Data and Data Practices \n12:15 – 13:30 Lunch \n13:30 – 14:30 Student council meeting \n14:30 -15:30 Poster session 2 with coffee \n15:30- 17:00 AI in EducationLux Miranda – A Case for Diverse Social Robot Identity Presentation in Education \nAlexandra Farazouli – AI Chatbots and Assessment in Higher Education \nCarl-Johan Stenberg – AI Literacy in Teacher Education \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Friday 9 February\n09:00 – 09:45 Interacting and RelatingAndreas Brännström – Computational Empathy in Interactive Agents \nDominika Lisy – A Relatable Subject: Body Boundaries and Sensorial Hierarchies \n09:45 – 10:00 Break \n10:00 – 11:00 KeynoteSara Ljungblad\, Senior lecturer in Interaction Design at University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology \n11:00 – 12:00 Wrapping up \n12:00 Conference ends \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Workshops\n \n \n \n \n \n 6 workshops will be taking place during the Winter Conference. Read more about each workshop below. \nAI and Modeling in Social Sciences: Creating a Network \n(Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Political Communication – Quo Vadis? \nThe Role of AI in Preserving Cultural Heritage \nTransparency Issues from a Legal and Ethical Perspective \nTransdisciplinary Views on Data and Data Practices \nWhat Is the Worst Possible Use of Your Research? \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration for PhD Students\n \n \n \n \n \n Registration is closed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abstract Review Submission\n \n \n \n \n \n Abstract review submisson is closed. \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration for Supervisors\n \n \n \n \n \n Registration is closed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Call for Abstracts\n \n \n \n \n \n For more detailed information\, please download the following .PDF – Call for abstract documentTo create your abstract\, please download and use the following template for content\, structure and layout – Abstract template \nCall for abstracts is closed. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/winter-conference-2024/ CATEGORIES:Winter Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/winterconferenceimage2024-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20240312T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20240312T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230801 CREATED:20231130T091937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T091937Z UID:19206-1710239400-1710253800@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PI Meeting 2024 DESCRIPTION:The PI meeting on 12 March is a meeting for all principal investigators within WASP-HS. The aim of the meeting is to generate ideas and suggestions to help usher in a successful second half for WASP-HS\, leaving a strong and lasting legacy beyond the current program period. The meeting will take place at Arlanda Airport\, facilitating interesting and fruitful discussions about the program\, the research community\, and the road ahead. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\nRegistration is closed. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/pi-meeting-2024/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PIMeetingatArlanda_March2023-1-1-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20240326T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20240326T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230801 CREATED:20231215T083454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231215T083454Z UID:19207-1711458000-1711467000@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:AI and Cyber Security DESCRIPTION:There are frequent examples in the news of where both individuals and organisations are subjected to cyber-attacks. Individuals\, public organisations\, and industry are dependent on their digital infrastructures. Protecting these from cyber-attacks and unauthorized access requires methods\, technologies and processes that guard the confidentiality\, integrity\, and availability of computer systems\, networks and data. \nWhile cyber security is currently a research topic engaging primarily computer scientists and data specialists to develop secure systems\, the human side of digital infrastructures is fundamental to all cyber security. Many of the biggest cyber security threats are fundamentally social\, and target humans that are using or running the infrastructures. For example\, phishing attacks where humans are lured to divulge information or poor password practices such as putting passwords on notes under keyboards. People are frequently subjected to various kinds of phishing attacks that may deceive people into sharing private information or money\, often targeted towards older persons and children. The consequences of attacks and unauthorized access can be profoundly detrimental as society’s digital infrastructures are instrumental to provide healthcare\, municipality services\, transportation\, power supply\, and economical transactions. Authorities and healthcare need to manage and protect sensitive\, personal information\, adhering to regulations governing person data. \nAI and Cyber Security Community Reference Meeting\nOn 26 March\, WASP-HS welcomes representatives from the business sector and researchers to discuss how issues of cyber-security are affected by artificial intelligence (AI) and vice versa. The event serves as a bridge between researchers and theoretical experts on the topic and the business sector with hands on expertise. \nThe discussions taking place during the event will be summarised and published in a report\, available for all. See previous reports based on WASP-HS Community Reference Meetings. \nProgram\n13.00-13.05 Introduction \n13.05-13.45 Keynote and Q&AStaffan Truvé\, CTO and co-founder of Recorded Futured \n13.45-14.45 Breakout room discussions \n14.45-15.00 Joint wrap-up for discussions \n15.00-15.20 Keynote and Q&ACharles Berret\, Postdoctoral fellow in critical data visualization at Linköping University \n15.20-15.30 End of the CRM \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Keynotes\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Staffan TruvéCTO and co-founder of Recorded Futured \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AI for Cyber SecurityThis talk will focus on how large scale data collection from the internet and AI based analytics can help predict and prevent cyber attacks. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charles BerretPostdoctoral fellow in critical data visualization at Linköping University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Drawbridge Model of Cryptographic Communication: A Framework for Sociocultural Analysis of Information SecurityThis talk introduces a multistage framework to categorize and analyze forms of information security based on different conditions of success and failure in communication. Whether we’re talking about PGP\, invisible ink\, or quantum cryptography\, information security has always been a matter of designing some means of selecting who gets signal and who gets only noise. Different forms of information security thus serve as means of selectively mediating conditions of communication failure in distinct cases\, including those that have or will be impacted by AI. Because this framework is rooted in sociocultural analysis\, the framework can be highly flexible and medium-agnostic\, explaining how historical forms of information security work as well as offering a way to theorize emerging forms of information security. This is particularly salient at the intersection of cybersecurity and AI because the affordances and vulnerabilities made possible by AI advances will demand expansive frameworks that view communication processes in sociocultural as well as technical terms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\nRegistration is closed. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/ai-and-cyber-security/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cyber-security-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20240812T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20240816T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230801 CREATED:20231218T134105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231218T134105Z UID:19209-1723453200-1723809600@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Joint Summer School on Generative AI 2024 DESCRIPTION:Foto: Svarteld form & foto\, Peter Karlsson. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Event\nJoin us for the Joint Summer School on Generative AI 2024\, arranged in collaboration with the WASP Research Arenas Media and Language (WARA M&L)\, Robotics (WARA Robotics)\, WASP-HS and Unite!. \nThe theme—Applications and Implications of Deep Generative Models—expands the research horizons by welcoming students from different disciplines. We aim to foster interdisciplinary discussions and evaluate social and ethical aspects of Generative AI. \nThe program will be a combination of lectures\, hands-on experience of central technologies\, workshops\, student presentations and memorable social activities\, such as conference dinner\, pitch event and an excursion to the beautiful surroundings of Marmorbruket. This summer school will give you the unique opportunity to explore your research field at the intersection of technology and society\, together with new colleagues and friends from WASP\, WASP-HS and Unite!. \nThe Joint Summer School on Generative AI 2024 will be held in the heart of Norrköping’s old town and in the premises of the world-leading digital science center\, Visualization Center C\, where the week is wrapped up by presentations of student work and reflections in the center’s state-of-the-art 3D visualization dome. \nRegistration\nRead more and register on the WASP website. \nPlease note that the deadline for registration is 10 May. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WASP-HS Chair\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ericka Johnson\n Professor in Gender and Technology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/summer-school-on-generative-ai-2024/ CATEGORIES:Summer School ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/fp_705-000001-web-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20240924T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20240925T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230801 CREATED:20240514T080512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T080512Z UID:19242-1727164800-1727283600@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:The Disruptive Role of Data and AI in the Life Sciences DESCRIPTION:Practicalities\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Keynotes\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Background\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Open Calls\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Joint Conference between DDLS\, WASP and WASP-HS\n \n \n \n \n \n The conference will focus on different aspects of research\, where collaboration over scientific domains is essential\, and will explore the following topics: \n– How data- and AI-driven research is shaping the future of life science– Development of new approaches to human-in-the-loop technologies and their use– The need for studies at the intersection of society\, AI\, and data driven life sciences \nParticipants will have the opportunity to network\, be inspired by excellent international keynote speakers\, and take part of the latest research in Sweden. In addition to plenary keynotes\, the program will offer a panel discussion\, a poster session and ample time to mingle. \n \n \n \n \n \n Practical Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dates and timesSeptember 24\, 12:00 – September 25\, 12:30Registration is open from 11:00 on September 24. \n \n \n \n \n \n Information for registered poster– size of poster 90x 120 cm portrait format– posters can be hung on the 24th of September from 11:00 and should be done by 12:00– poster should be removed after the end of the conference on the 25th. You are responsible for your poster. Forgotten posters will not be saved. \nDuring the poster session 17:15-19 on the 24th of September we would appreciate if you are available by your poster for discussions and questions. During the Magnet mingle on the 25th you are also welcome to be by your poster. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VenueWallenberg Conference Center\, Medicinaregatan 20 A\, Gothenburg \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration to the Conference\nThe registration is closed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 24 September\n11:00 Registration opensPosters are to be hung up from 11:00 and should be done by 12:00. \n12:00 – 13:00 Lunch \nStart of conference \n13:00 – 13:15 Opening Program DirectorsChristofer Edling\, WASP-HSOlli Kallioniemi\, DDLSAnders Ynnerman\, WASPChair\, Rebecka Jörnsten \n13:15-14:00 Keynote speaker Sunduz KelesIntegrative Approaches to Single-Cell Genomics for Personalized MedicineChair\, Rebecka Jörnsten \n14:05- 14:50 Keynote speaker Ross KingThe Automation of ScienceChair\, Rebecka Jörnsten \n14:50-15:20 Coffee \n15:20-16:20 Project presentation WASP DDLS (4 *15 min)Christopher Sprague\, Incorporating Stability Into Flow MatchingBjörn Wallner\, Improved protein structure prediction by adding noise at  inferenceHedvig Kjällström TBDAlexander Schliep and Pär Mattsson Molecular simulation and machine learning to delineate target binding of therapeutic oligonucleotidesChair\, Päivi Östling \n16:20-17:05 Project presentation WASP-HS DDLS (3* 15 min)Harald Hammarström\, Linguistic Diversity Through the Prism of BiodiversityStanley Greenstein\, AI in the Health Care Sector – Legal ChallengesSonja Aits\, Mapping the Nexus of Biodiversity\, Climate Change\, Human Society and Health using Large Language Models and other Data Science ApproachesChair\, Stefan Larsson \n17:15: – 19:00 Finger food and poster session \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 25 September\n08:30-9:30 Project presentation WASP DDLS (4*15 min)Ingrid Hotz\, Tino Ebbers\, Characterization and visualization of cardiac spectral imaging dataSebastian Westenhoff\, cryoSPHERE: Single-particle heterogeneousreconstruction from cryo EMAndreas Kerren\, Visual Analytics for Enhancing Quality and Trust in Genome-wide Expression Clustering and AnnotationMinh Hoang Vu\, Anonymization of Data in Precision Medicine ResearchChair\, Olli Kallioniemi \n09:30-10:45 Magnet mingle including coffeeChair\, Rebceka Jörnsten and Christofer Edling \n10:45-11:30 Keynote Speaker: Klaus HøyerAll the data from everywhere all at once: data integration\, AI imaginaries\, and their unpredictable outcomesChair\, Christofer Edling \n11:30-12:15 Panel on common research challengesSunduz Keles\, Ross King\, Klaus Hoyer\, Andreas Kerren\, Tino EbbersModerators\, Rebecka Jörnsten and Stefan Larsson \n12:15 Closing remarks\, Program DirectorsChristofer Edling\, WASP-HSOlli Kallioniemi\, DDLSRebecka Jörnsten WASP \n12:30 Lunch to go \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Keynote Speakers\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sunduz Keles \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Title: Integrative Approaches to Single-Cell Genomics for Personalized MedicineBio: Dr. Keles obtained her Ph.D. in Biostatistics from the University of California at Berkeley. After a year-long postdoctoral appointment at UC Berkeley\, she joined the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics and the Department of Statistics at the University of Wisconsin\, Madison. She has twenty years of experience in developing statistical and computational methods for genomics\, including serving as an ENCODE PI\, and pioneering foundational statistical models for leveraging multi-mapping reads in high throughput sequencing data analysis (ChIP-seq\, Hi-C). \nHer research interests span developing statistical and computational methods for denoising and signal extraction from sequencing data and modeling of high dimensional data. Her computational approaches led to fundamental contributions on how GATA factors mediate transcriptional regulation in HSPCs and erythroid cells. Dr. Keles is an elected fellow of the American Statistical Association. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Klaus Lindgaard Høyer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Title: All the data from everywhere all at once: data integration\, AI imaginaries\, and their unpredictable outcomesBio: Klaus Hoeyer is professor of Medical Science and Technology Studies at the Centre for Medical Science and Technology Studies\, University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on the links between policy\, practice and experience in relations to medical research and clinical practice. In recent years\, he has focused mainly on what he calls intensified data sourcing in healthcare and how it interacts with and changes the health services. This research is primarily financed by the European Research Council. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ross D. King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Title: The automation of scienceBio: Ross D. King did his PhD on applying machine learning to predicting protein structure at the Turing Institute in Glasgow. He has joint positions at Chalmers Institute of Technology\, and the University of Cambridge. He is one of the most experienced machine learning researchers in Europe. \nHis main research interest is the interface between computer science and science. He originated the idea of a ‘Robot Scientist’: integrating AI and laboratory robotics to physically implement closed-loop scientific discovery. His Robot Scientist ‘Adam’ was the first machine to autonomously discover scientific knowledge. His Robot Scientist ‘Eve’ is currently searching for drugs against neglected tropical diseases\, and COVID.  His other core research interest is DNA computing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hedvig Kjellström \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Title: Unraveling the secrets of nature’s high-performance fiberBio: Hedvig Kjellström is a Professor in the Division of Robotics\, Perception and Learning at KTH Royal Institute of Technology\, Sweden\, and also affiliated with Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences\, Swedish e-Science Research Centre\, and Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems\, Germany. She received an MSc in Engineering Physics and a PhD in Computer Science from KTH in 1997 and 2001\, respectively\, and thereafter worked at the Swedish Defence Research Agency\, before returning to a faculty position at KTH. Her present research focuses on methods for enabling artificial agents to interpret human and animal behavior. These ideas are applied in the study of human aesthetic bodily expressions such as in music and dance\, modeling and interpreting human communicative behavior\, and the understanding of animal behavior and experiences. In order to accomplish this\, methods are developed for agents to perceive the world and build representations of it through vision. \nHedvig has received several prizes for her research\, including the 2010 Koenderink Prize for fundamental contributions in computer vision. She has written around 150 papers in the fields of computer vision\, machine learning\, robotics\, information fusion\, cognitive science\, speech\, and human-computer interaction. She is mostly active within computer vision\, where she is an Editor-in-Chief for CVIU\, a Program Chair for CVPR 2025\, and regularly serves as Area Chair for the major conferences. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ingrid Hotz \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Title: Characterization and visualization of cardiac spectral imaging dataBio: Ingrid Hotz is a professor at Linköping University in Sweden\, leading the Scientific Visualization group in the Department of Science and Technology. She holds an M.S. in theoretical physics from Ludwig Maximilian University\, Munich\, and a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Kaiserslautern. Hotz has held research positions at the Institute for Data Analysis and Visualization (IDAV) at UC Davis\, the Zuse Institute Berlin\, and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Since 2015\, she has been a professor at Linköping University and was named the Dr. Ram Kumar IISc Distinguished Visiting Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Science in 2022. \nHer research focuses on scientific visualization and topological data analysis\, aiming to develop advanced visual analysis tools for complex datasets across various fields\, including engineering\, physics\, chemistry\, and medicine. She integrates methods from computer science and mathematics\, such as computer graphics and computational topology\, with a participatory design approach to ensure practical and relevant solutions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tino Ebbers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Title: Characterization and visualization of cardiac spectral imaging dataBio: Tino Ebbers is a professor of physiological measurements at Linköping University\, with a focus on cardiac imaging\, modeling\, and simulation. He holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Twente and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Linköping University. After completing his PhD\, he worked at Philips Medical Systems before returning to academia. He also served as a visiting professor at the University of California\, San Francisco. \nWith over 100 publications in leading scientific journals and numerous contributions to international conferences\, Tino Ebbers has made a significant impact through his multidisciplinary approach to merging technical research with clinical applications. He is best known for pioneering 4D flow MRI\, a breakthrough technology now widely used to study cardiovascular blood flow in both research and clinical settings. His contributions have greatly advanced cardiovascular imaging and led to major innovations in the diagnosis\, treatment\, and management of cardiovascular diseases. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Background\nSince 2021 the Wallenberg AI\, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) and the SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS) are collaborating through joint research projects with the ultimate goal of solving ground-breaking research questions across disciplines. \nIn line with this\, the programs will now host the first joint annual conference\, where common research topics are highlighted. Additionally\, the increasingly important humanity and societal aspects of the research will be addressed through participation of the WASP-HS program (Wallenberg AI\, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society). \nWASPDDLSWASP-HS \n \n \n \n \n \n Open Calls\nThe conference is an opportunity to find collaborators for the two open calls: \nWASP-DDLS: NEST projects https://wasp-sweden.org/calls/call-for-joint-wasp-and-ddls-nests/ \nWASP-HS-DDLS: Research Initiation Grants for Data-Driven Life Sciences and Society https://wasp-hs.org/open-call-research-initiation-grants-for-data-driven-life-sciences-and-society/ URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/the-disruptive-role-of-data-and-ai-in-the-life-sciences/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WASP-WASP-HS-DDLS.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20241002T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20241002T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20240402T122317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T122317Z UID:19210-1727874000-1727881200@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Queering AI DESCRIPTION:About\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program and Roundtables\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for the WASP-HS Community Reference Meeting (CRM) Queering AI as we delve into a transdisciplinary dialogue focusing on queer perspectives on AI developments\, implementations\, and discourse. Queer theory offers valuable insights by shedding light on often overlooked perspectives\, particularly those at the margins\, and exposing the various power imbalances inherent in AI systems. Moreover\, it presents an opportunity to critically examine and challenge the fundamental principles underlying contemporary epistemologies of datafication and automation. By engaging with queer theory\, we can foster necessary discussions surrounding the potentials and limitations of data-driven technologies across diverse domains such as health\, well-being\, nature\, culture\, law\, media\, and communication. \nWe look forward to welcoming researchers and representatives from both private and public sectors to this online event taking place on October 2 over Zoom. Save the date in your calendar already now. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program and Roundtables\nPlease note that the whole event takes place online via Zoom and is held in English. \n13.00 – 13.05 – IntroductionChristofer Edling\, Professor of Sociology and WASP-HS Program Director \n13.05 – 13.10 – Keynote IntroductionMatilda Tudor\, Researcher at the Department of Informatics and Media\, Uppsala UniversityKarin Danielsson\, Associate Professor at Department of Informatics and Director of Humlab at Umeå University \n13.10-13.50 – Keynote and Q&A  \n \n \n \n \n \n Keynote title: AI’s Anti-Queer Turn in the Philosophy of KnowledgeKeynote: Daniella Gati\, Lecturer in Games & Interactive Media\, University of Salford\, Manchester\, UK.Keynote abstract: This keynote addresses the epistemology of AI\, that is\, the shift that AI is causing in how knowledge is understood and created. I discuss the underlying statistical notions of how AI constructs and transmits knowledge\, and assess these notions from a queer theoretical point of view. \n \n \n \n \n \n 13.50-14.35 – Roundtable discussions \n \n \n \n \n \n AI\, Data\, and KnowledgeChair: Daniella Gati\, Lecturer in Games & Interactive Media\, University of Salford\, Manchester\, UK.This roundtable invites participants to discuss the different roles of data and algorithm in how AI creates knowledge and shapes our worldview. We ask how queer perspectives\, both theoretical and lived\, can be used to push AI knowledge production in more equitable and just directions.  \n \n \n \n \n \n Power and TheoryChair: Ericka Johnson\, Professor of Gender Studies at Linköping UniversityWe can express our identity through our ways of being in the world\, which influences how people categorize us in different contexts—this makes identity performative. However\, these performances are shaped by constraints—power dynamics that define what is possible. Different contexts and power structures allow for different types of identity performances. How are performative identities and disciplining power structures interpreted by\, and shaped by\, AI? \n \n \n \n \n \n LLMs\, Gender\, and UsChair: Hannah Devinney\, Postoc at the Department of Thematic Studies at Linköping UniversityGenerative AI\, such as ChatGPT\, have experienced a sharp rise in the past year\, opening conversations about – among other concerns – bias\, representation\, stereotyping\, and toxicity. These types of AI-systems are now being applied in a wide variety of context including chatbots\, internet search\, virtual assistants\, predictive text\, and wholesale text generation. How will these technologies impact the way we experience\, talk about\, and perform gender? What stereotypes do we risk (re)entrenching through the use of these AI-systems? Are there ways to leverage these tools to instead mitigate or counter patriarchy and cisnormativity? Who might benefit\, and at whose expense? The purpose of this roundtable is to discuss and explore the ways gender\, language\, and power meet within the context of generative AI. \n \n \n \n \n \n 14.35-14.55 – Joint wrap up for discussionsMatilda Tudor\, Researcher at the Department of Informatics and Media\, Uppsala UniversityKarin Danielsson\, Associate Professor at Department of Informatics and Director of Humlab at Umeå University \n14.35 -14.55 – Closing remarksChristofer Edling\, Professor of Sociology and WASP-HS Program Director \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\nThe registration is closed. \n \n \n \n \n \n More About WASP-HS Community Reference Meetings\nWASP-HS Community Reference Meetings serves as meeting places for the WASP-HS researchers and representatives from private and public organisations. Each meeting has a specially selected theme with the aim of bringing business and research together to expand knowledge and strengthen collaboration. After each Community Reference Meeting a report is published on the WASP-HS website based on the discussions held\, including suggestions for future steps on the topics. See previously published CRM reports. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/queering-ai/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Queering-AI-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20241011T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20241011T151500 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20240927T100135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T100135Z UID:19250-1728652500-1728659700@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense - Assemble Care // Align Data: An Ethnographic Study of Datafication in Swedish Public Care DESCRIPTION:Petter Falk\, defends his doctoral thesis “Assemble Care // Align Data: An Ethnographic Study of Datafication in Swedish Public Care”\, at Karlstad University. \nAbstract\nYou sit in a quiet room at your local healthcare clinic. Tests are run\, assessments made\, and your data is woven into the threads of an electronic health record. Or perhaps you find yourself in the social care office\, where the social worker listens intently to your concerns\, gently nodding as your words are documented as data\, one keystroke at a time. Care is assembled as data is aligned. Today\, digital data has become a prerequisite for public care. Increasingly\, more aspects of who we are as care subjects and what public care does in its practices depend on data\, which also normalizes its production\, use and utilization. This process is called datafication. This study explores datafication within Swedish public care\, focusing on how data emerges and how it affects the subjects of care\, as well as the data that is produced\, processed\, and utilized in public care settings. The research employs an ethnographic approach\, rooted in the theoretical framework of assemblage as articulated by Deleuze and Guattari. By examining the practical and socio-technical dimensions of datafication\, the study uncovers how small\, seemingly inconsequential practices aggregate to influence broader ramifications for care subjects of Swedish public care\, and for public welfare in general. \nRead full thesis. \nSupervisor\nMikael Granberg\, Professor of Political Science\, Karlstad UniversityJohan Quist\, Associate Professor in Business Administration\, Karlstad University \nOpponent\nLina Dencik\, opponent\, Professor\, Goldsmiths\, University of London \nRead more about the defence. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defence-assemble-care-align-data-an-ethnographic-study-of-datafication-in-swedish-public-care/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20241119T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20241120T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20231218T131458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231218T131458Z UID:19208-1732017600-1732104000@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:AI for Humanity and Society 2024 DESCRIPTION:About\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Workshops\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Keynotes\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Creating Shared AI Futures\n \n \n \n \n \n The prevailing media narratives often depict a bleak future\, marked by escalating conflicts\, an impending climate crisis\, and the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence. Such depictions can foster a sense of helplessness\, making it difficult to envision a way forward. However\, it is crucial to challenge this sense of inevitability by exploring alternative\, more hopeful scenarios. This is where speculative fiction becomes a valuable tool. It allows us to transcend the constraints of the present\, offering a glimpse into diverse futures. By immersing ourselves in these envisioned worlds\, we gain perspective on the actions necessary to shape a desirable outcome. These worlds offer an opportunity for the public\, industry\, and researchers to collaborate in creating diverse and innovative visions. \nThis is why the forthcoming WASP-HS AI for Humanity and Society 2024 conference is themed “Creating Shared AI Futures.” The conference underscores the significance of such imaginative exercises. It emphasizes the role of speculative narratives in guiding our aspirations for AI development\, encouraging us to contemplate and actively shape the kind of future we wish to pursue. \nWe welcome researchers\, representatives from industry\, and policymakers to discuss these issues on 19-20 November at Lindholmen Conference Centre in Gothenburg. \n \n \n \n \n \n Conference Workshops\nIn conjunction with the WASP-HS conference AI for Humanity and Society 2023\, WASP-HS arranges workshops with the intention to foster discussion and exchange ideas. Each workshop is a place for conference attendees with shared interests to meet to develop focused discussions; they are also an opportunity to find people who care about the same issues\, questions\, and research agendas as you and your research group. \n \n Read more about each workshop and register\n \n \n \n \n \n Please note that in order to participate in a workshop you must also register for the conference via the event page. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Keynotes\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark CoeckelberghWASP-HS Guest Professor in Philosophy of Media and Technology at Uppsala University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n AI and DemocracyArtificial intelligence raises many challenges for democracy such as disinformation\, manipulation\, bias and discrimination\, polarization and echo chambers\, concentration of power\, and the digital divide. This talk discusses these risks in the light of the fundamental principles and epistemic basis that underlies (a strong version of) democracy and outlines some routes to mitigate them and build AI and democratic institutions that contribute to the common good. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Annette MarkhamProfessor of Media Literacy and Public Engagement in the Department of Media and Culture at Utrecht University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Challenging the Inevitability of AI Futures: From Speculations to InterventionsHow can we address the uncertainty of AI futures when media and everyday narratives frame the trajectory forward with such certainty? We know from experience that technological disruptions are inevitable. We also know that the interests of big tech companies only incidentally align with community-driven values and needs. The inevitable feeling around AI can seem particularly relentless\, as the claims of radical transformation combine with rapid integration of AI into systems across all sectors. All of it seems to outpace human scales of mindful analysis. Having an open-ended or truly exploratory perspective is not as easy as it seems\, even when we are aware that there’s something deeply flawed in the incessant reminders that we cannot veer from the course. Not only is there little room for novel imaginaries\, the power of anticipatory and trajectory logics can actually shut down efforts to “think otherwise\,” through the processes of discursive closure. What opportunities and techniques can shift this dynamic? In this talk\, Annette Markham discusses how creative speculative thinking models can work to specify and elaborate proactive imaginaries for AI Futures\, and can highlight ethical problems and accountabilities\, as well as the possibilities. Speculation alone is not adequate\, however. To move to the next step in building ethical shared AI futures is involves actualizing these imaginaries\, at the level of practice\, communities\, manifestos and mission statements. Shifting from speculation to intervention requires transdisciplinary work to nurture iterative cycles of speculative thinking\, design and action\, and reflection. This is enhanced by experimentation and playful mindsets\, as well as continuous and deliberate critical analysis of trajectorist logics\, which can combat the inertia embedded in existing discourses of inevitability. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Conference Program\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 19\n08:15 – 12:00 Pre-conference workshopsAt Gothenburg University (Hus Patricia. Forskningsgången 6)Registration opens at 08:15\, check with your workshop host to see when your workshop starts \n12:00 – 13:00 Lunch \n13:00 – 13:05 Welcome and introductionChristofer Edling\, WASP-HS Program DirectorAnna Foka\, Professor in Digital Humanities at Uppsala UniversityJonas Ivarsson\, Professor in Informatics at the University of Gothenburg \n13:05 – 14:00 Keynote\, AI and DemocracyMark Coeckelbergh\, WASP-HS Guest Professor in Philosophy of Media and Technology at Uppsala University \n14:00 – 14:30 Lightning Talks– Dealing with Agency and Agenc-ing in Machine Learning AssemblagesFrancis Lee\, Associate Professor the Department of Science\, Technology and Society\, Chalmers University of Technology– AI as Existential Media: Biometrics\, Automation and the Human ConditionAmanda Lagerkvist\, Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the Department of Informatics and Media\, Uppsala University– Interaction and AI in MotionMathias Broth\, Professor of Language and Culture\, Linköping University– People\, Places\, and Prototyping Drone UseSara Ljungblad\, Associate Professor in Interaction Design\, Chalmers University of Technology \n14:30 – 15:30 Breakout Sessions over CoffeeParticipants will have the opportunity to discuss each topic with the lightning talk speakers over coffee. \n– Dealing with Agency and Agenc-ing in Machine Learning AssemblagesFrancis Lee\, Associate Professor the Department of Science\, Technology and Society\, Chalmers University of Technology– AI as Existential Media: Biometrics\, Automation and the Human ConditionAmanda Lagerkvist\, Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the Department of Informatics and Media\, Uppsala University– Interaction and AI in MotionMathias Broth\, Professor of Language and Culture\, Linköping University– People\, Places\, and Prototyping Drone UseSara Ljungblad\, Associate Professor in Interaction Design\, Chalmers University of Technology \n17:00 – Meet at Universeum (Södra Vägen 50)A visit to Universeum for those who have registered for it.Seminar at Wisdome Gothenburg – Sweden’s largest visualization dome – and a mingle session. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n09:00 – 09:30 AI in Education: Exploring Participatory MethodsJohan Lundin\, Professor in Informatics at the Department of Applied IT\, University of GothenburgMarie Utterberg Modén\, Fil. Doctor in Applied IT\, University of Gothenburg \n09:30 – 10:30 Coffee and Breakout Sessions: Future of AI Reflections \n10:30 – 11:30 Keynote\, Challenging the Inevitability of AI Futures: From Speculations to Interventions Annette Markham\, Professor of Media Literacy and Public Engagement in the Department of Media and Culture at Utrecht University \n11:30 – 12:00 Wrapping up\, ‘ Governance in the Age of AI: navigating the AI paradox’Virginia Dignum\, Professor in Responsible AI\, Umeå University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\nThe registration is closed. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Conference Chairs\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jonas Ivarsson\n Professor in Informatics at the University of Gothenburg \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna Foka\n Professor in Digital Humanities at Uppsala University URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/ai-for-humanity-and-society-2024/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/testbildforprint2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250205T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20240610T091556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240610T091556Z UID:19245-1738742400-1738947600@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Winter Conference 2025 DESCRIPTION:About\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Exchange\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Posters\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Workshops\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This year’s conference will be at Aula Magna\, Stockholm University on February 5-7. It will be filled with workshops\, poster presentations\, and interactive discussions\, with ample opportunity for networking. We would like to thank Stockholm University for hosting the conference. With their generous support we have been able to expand the it to the entire WASP-HS community\, PhD students\, supervisors\, PIs. A few sessions (marked with * in the program below) will also be open to the general public. \nPlease join us and contribute to the conversation! \n \n \n \n \n \n Annual WASP-HS Exchange\nDemocracy and/in the Autopilot: A Conversation on Power\, Policy and Data in Public Autonomous Systems\nThis year\, WASP-HS will host the first annual WASP-HS Exchange. We look forward to a conversation between an internationally renowned guest researcher and a WASP-HS researcher on innovation policy and autonomous vehicles. \n \n \n \n \n \n Speakers\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark FaganLecturer in Public Policy and former Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard Kennedy School \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Petter FalkPhD in Political Science at Karlstad University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hannah Pelikan (moderator)Postdoctor at the Department of Culture and Society\, Linköping University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Poster sessions for all\nCome and see the most recent PhD project results and give your feedback and contribute with your insights. \nPlease download and use the poster template for the poster session.Download poster template (.pptx) \n \n \n \n \n \n Workshops for PhD students\nPhD Students can choose to partake in one of six interactive workshops. Read more about each workshop via the following links. \nFocus Group on Gricean Maxims of Conversation and XAIModerator: Leila Methnani\, PhD student at the Department of Computing Science\, Umeå University \nRecoding Responsibility: Rethinking Liability for Trust and Harm in AI SystemsModerators: Samuel Carey\, PhD student in Law at Stockholm UniversitySarah de Heer\, PhD student at Faculty of Law\, Lund UniversitySonia Bastigkeit-Ericstam\, PhD student in Civil Law at Stockholm UniversitySubhalagna Choudhury\, PhD student at the Department of Business Studies at Uppsala University \nThe Data Puzzle: A Moment of Collaborative InterpretationModerator: Charlotte Högberg\, PhD student in Technology and Society at Lund University \nFraming AI: Discourse and Politics of AIModerators: Johannes Geith\, PhD student at theDepartment of Political Science\, Stockholm UniversityEmelie Karlsson\, PhD student at the Department of Government\, Uppsala UniversityIgor Ryazanov\, PhD student at the Department of Computing Science\, Umeå University \nMeaningful Materialities for Social RoboticsModerators: Rachael Garrett\, PhD student at the Division of Media Technology and Interaction Design\, KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyDominika Lisy\, PhD student at the Department of Thematic Studies\, Linköping University \nShaping Future Generations of Critical Thinkers with Educational RobotsModerator: Pablo Oliveras\, PhD student at the Division of Speech\, Music and Hearing at KTH Royal Instiitute of Technology \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wednesday\, February 5 \n09:00—12:00 Workshops for PhD studentsSpelbomskan: Recoding Responsibility: Rethinking Liability for Trust and Harm in AI Systems \n Mimer: Shaping Future Generations of Critical Thinkers with Educational Robots \n Polstjärnan: The Data Puzzle: A Moment of Collaborative Interpretation \n12:00—13:00 Lunch. PhD students prepare for poster session(The Gallery\, in Aula Magna) \n13:00—15:00 WASP-HS Annual Exchange*(in V. Hörsal\, Aula Magna) \n15:00—15:30 Coffee(the Gallery) \n15:30—17:30 Supervisor Meeting “What can the WASP-HS graduate school do better?”(Bergmannen in Aula Magna)15:30—17:30 From PhD to PostDoc/PhD Student Council(V. Hörsal in Aula Magna) \n19:00 Conference dinner with PhD certificate ceremony(Wenner-Gren Center) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thursday\, February 6 \n9:00—12:00 Poster sessions by PhD students*(The Gallery in Aula Magna) \n12:00—13:00 Lunch(in Aula Magna) \n13:00—17:00 Workshops for PhD studentsSpelbomskan: Focus Group on Grecian Maxims of Conversation and XAI \n Mimer: Meaningful Materialities for Social Robots \nPolstjärnan: Framing AI: Discourse and Politics of AI \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Friday\, February 7 \n9:00—11:00 WASP-HS Project Highlights*Kristina Höök\, Pontus Strimling\, and Jonas Tallberg will present their work.(in Hörsalen E4 i Södra huset) \n11:00 End of conference \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n *Open to the public! No registration is needed for these sessions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\nThe registration is closed. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/winter-conference-2025/ CATEGORIES:Winter Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SU_winter.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250207T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250129T103104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T103104Z UID:19254-1738934100-1738947600@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense – Essays on Women in the Labor Market: Technology\, Inequality\, and the Future of Work DESCRIPTION:Malin Backman defends her doctoral thesis\, “Essays on Women in the Labor Market: Technology\, Inequality and the Future of Work\,” at Uppsala University. \nAbstract\nEssay I: I study how digital skill requirements affect the gender composition of new hires in female-dominated administrative occupations in Sweden from 2006 to 2016. I track the prevalence of digital skill requirements in Swedish vacancy ads and analyze the gender composition of new hires through a matching process using Swedish register data. I also examine changes in age composition and its interaction with gender. Although men are overrepresented among computer-related educational fields and occupations\, I find that the share of women has not decreased\, despite a significant increase in digital skill requirements. Using employer fixed effects\, I observe an increase in female hires ages 36-50 for ads that specify digital skill requirements. This may be due to the fact that increased exposure to technology increases the complexity of tasks\, resulting in a higher demand for skilled workers\, which are predominantly women in female-dominated occupations. \nEssay II: I study the effects of robot and software technology exposure on the evolution of the gender wage gap in cities across the US from 1980 to 2010. Technology exposure\, measured via task-replacing patents\, has reduced labor demand in primarily maledominated occupations. Consequently\, the gender wage gap declined more in cities with high employment shares of exposed occupations. Moving from the 25th to the 75th percentile of city-level software exposure explains approximately 15\% of the average decline in the gender wage gap in the sampled cities. The city-level association between robot patent exposure and changes in the gender wage gap is lower and less robust\, possibly due to lower average wages for robot-exposed occupations. I perform a tentative analysis of AI-exposed occupations and show that AI patents are mostly related to tasks performed in male-dominated occupations high up in the wage distribution. \nEssay III: (with Ola Andersson\, Niklas Bengtsson\, and Per Engström) Previous research suggests that student evaluations of teacher performance are biased against women. We test this hypothesis on economics students in a randomized\, double-blind experiment\, set up in a natural educational setting. During the Covid-19 pandemic\, teaching assistants moved online and answered questions through email instead of on campus. We randomly assigned a male or female name to the instructions given by the online teachers. Importantly\, the teachers actually responding to the questions did not know if they interacted with the students as male or female\, which is a novel contribution to the literature. The course evaluation asked students to rate the mentors’ helpfulness\, knowledge\, and response time. The results show no bias against the female mentor in any dimension. Our confidence interval around the zero effect does not overlap the effect sizes reported in highly influential previous studies. \nRead full thesis. \nSupervisor\nOskar Nordström Skans\, Professor of Economics\, Uppsala UniversityArizo Karimi\, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics\, Uppsala University \nOpponent\nKristiina Huttunen\, Associate Professor at Economics Department\, Aalto University \nRead more about the defense. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-essays-on-women-in-the-labor-market-technology-inequality-and-the-future-of-work/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250214T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250214T090000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250211T090410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T090410Z UID:19255-1739523600-1739523600@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense – Interactions with Pseudo-Sapiens: User Perception of Anthropomorphism\, Mind\, and Trust in Humanlike Social Agents DESCRIPTION:Kashyap Haresamundram\, defends his doctoral thesis “Interactions with Pseudo-Sapiens: User perception of anthropomorphism\, mind\, and trust in humanlike social agents”\, at Lund University (LTH). \nAbstract\nAdvancements in AI and Robotics have made it possible\, at least to some extent\, for technology to interact with humans in humanlike ways\, such as being able to use natural language. Some of these technologies have rapidly overtaken the consumer market in the form of services such as ChatGPT\, which in 2022 became the fastest growing user-base in history by acquiring 100 million users within two months of launching. Beyond chatbots\, several consumer products such as personal assistant “smart” speakers like Amazon Alexa or Apple Siri and personal robots such as Amazon Astro have been available to consumers for some time now. The common thread between these products is their use of “humanlikeness” of their appearance or behaviour (or both) to facilitate interaction. Humanlikeness in technology design\, in one sense\, is not new\, however\, interaction with technologies that explicitly resemble or mimic humans is rapidly developing in ways that have previously been unachievable. Research in interaction with such technologies is essential to understand how these technologies impact humans in interaction and society at large. This thesis takes a user-centred focus on such technologies and examines interaction with humanlike social agents\, with a focus on user perception of anthropomorphism\, mind and trust in them. The thesis is comprised of a compilation of research articles that each examine interactions with different types of agents\, such as robots\, chatbots and voice assistants\, particularly contrasting embodied agents with disembodied agents\, and text-based agents with voice-based agents\, in order to study the effect of humanlikeness on the perception of the agent in interaction. Employing video-based methods\, the thesis finds that users may be less likely to form trust perceptions regarding an agent based on its humanlike physical or behavioural characteristics compared to its performance. Additionally\, users broadly perceive agents to possess similar “mind” to one another irrespective of their physical or behavioural traits\, with this “mind” being distinct from that of humans or other biological agents. The thesis advocates for further research on humanlikeness\, collectively referring these agents as “Pseudo-Sapiens”. Read full thesis. \nSupervisor\nLarsson\, Stefan\, Supervisor Heintz\, Fredrik\, Assistant supervisor\, External person Torre\, Ilaria\, Assistant supervisor\, External person \nOpponent\nAssistant Professor Minha Lee\, Eindhoven University of Technology\, The Netherlands Read more about the defense. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-interactions-with-pseudo-sapiens-user-perception-of-anthropomorphism-mind-and-trust-in-humanlike-social-agents/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250318T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250318T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250211T225108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T225108Z UID:19258-1742301000-1742311800@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Workshop: Girls Just Want to Have Sc(AI)ence—Part 1 DESCRIPTION:Creating a Research Network to Foster Women’s Partcipation in Technoscience\nPlease note that this event is independently organized by a WASP-HS researcher and not the WASP-HS Program Office. \nWhile feminist approaches to technoscience are getting increasing attention\, the HRI/AI/HCI fields are still male-dominated. Similarly\, new technologies\, from assistive robots to chatbots\, are often imbued with the same intrinsic gender and ethnic stereotypes and biases present in our western society. An increasing number of scholars have thus called for a “feminist reboot” praising more ethical\, sustainable and inclusive research practices and epistemologies. \nWelcome to the workshop series Girls Just Want to Have Sc(AI)ence\, organized by WASP-HS Assistant Professor Valentina Fantasia. This series aims to foster knowledge on critical and feminist approaches to technoscience. By engaging scholars from various disciplines who work with AI\, the workshops will encourage discussion\, reflection\, and imagination on how feminist tools and theories can be used to design and implement AI technology that reflects collective societal values\, considering ethics\, diversity\, and equality. To achieve this\, the series will consist of five hands-on sessions\, each featuring a keynote presentation followed by group discussions. \nPractical Information\nThe workshop is arranged in a hybrid format on 18 March\, 2025– 12.30 to 13.20: Hybrid lecture on zoom– 12.30 to 15.30: On-site lecture plus workshop in SOL:A129b\, Helgonabacken 12\, Lund\, Sweden \nInvited speaker: Ericka Johnson\, Professor at Linköping University \nProgram\n12.30 – 13.20: Keynote by Ericka Johnson\, Professor at Linköping University\, hybrid.This talk will share some practical steps people can take in scientific work-environments – especially but not limited to academic ones – to nurture and draw on the benefits of diversity and inclusion. We will discuss concrete recruitmentand evaluation tips\, but also explore about how scientific practices and production can be changed to be more inclusive – and thereby also more relevant. \n(Coffee break) \n13.45-15.15: Hands-on workshopHere\, participants will be invited to share their own research practices and discuss how to use tools and theories from feminist approaches to design and implement more ethical\, diverse-oriented and equality-driven research.On-site participation\, also open to the public but pre-registration is required. \nRegistration\nPlease register for the event to participate. \nRegister for the workshop. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/girls-just-want-to-have-scaience-creating-a-research-network-to-fostering-women-participation-in-technoscience/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Girrtl-Calendars.png.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250320T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250320T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250214T142136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250214T142136Z UID:19259-1742461200-1742488200@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense – The Imaginaries and Politics of Welfare Technology: Renegotiating Elder Care Through Technology for an Ageing Population DESCRIPTION:Maria Arnelid defends her doctoral thesis\, “The Imaginaries and Politics of Welfare Technology: Renegotiating Elder Care Through Technology for an Ageing Population\,” at Linköping University. Click here for a link to DIVA\, with more information about the dissertation.  Click here for a link to the event page at Linköping University.  \nAbstract\nIn Sweden\, a particular class of technology is imagined as a solution to an ageing population. “Welfare technology” is used in politics and policy documents to describe technology aiming to improve welfare through increased safety\, activity\, participation\, and independence for those with (or who risk developing) disabilities. The thesis focuses on welfare technology in elder care where it is used to\, for example\, administer medicine\, watch over people when they sleep\, and provide company through touch and conversation. The development and implementation of welfare technology is explored in two contexts: municipal care organizations and robotics research. The thesis analyzes the sociotechnical and robotic imaginaries informing the development and implementation of welfare technology and how they are materialized in the decision-making practices of municipal care organizations and robotics research. It also analyzes how ideals and practices of care and care work are renegotiated through the development and implementation of welfare technology\, and what this implies for the organization and valuation of elder care in Sweden. The analysis shows tensions between how different actors imagine the promises of welfare technology\, and between imaginaries of welfare technology for elder care and the characteristics and limitations of the organizations and technologies they rely on to materialize. It also points to how the development and implementation of welfare technology renegotiates ideals and practices of care away from an emphasis on human contact toward independent and remote care\, mobilizing a fragmenting logic where elder care is explored for potentially delegable tasks. Finally\, the thesis argues that discussions on how to maintain elder care provision in light of an ageing population cannot zoom in on welfare technology but need to make elder care a priority in more ways than as an opportunity for innovation. \nSupervisor\nKatherine Harrison\, Associate Professor at Linköping University Ericka Johnson\, Professor at Linköping University \nOpponent\nNete Schwennesen\, Professor at Roskilde University. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-the-imaginaries-and-politics-of-welfare-technology/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250328T101500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250328T121500 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250327T123925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T123925Z UID:19265-1743156900-1743164100@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense – Enjoying the Fall - The Normalisation of the Far-Right as an Algorithmically-Mediated Fantasy of Ontological (In)Security DESCRIPTION: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” at Karlstad University. Click here for a link to DIVA\, with more information about the dissertation.  Click here for a link to the event page at Linköping University.  \nAbstract\nOver the past decade\, the far-right has become normalised globally. The tolerance of these ideologies challenges the weakened modern liberal order\, signifying its limitations as modernity’s symbolic authority. This phenomenon involves an unprecedented ontology in which fantasies of “stolen” ethnocultural wholeness and supremacy propagate through social media governed by neoliberal imperatives of attention hoarding. Fantasies of self-continuity amidst crises – ontological security – are diffused via social media\, whose algorithmic governance of our everyday shapes identities and experiences of the political. This problem points to the pressing need to explore the psycho-political and techno-mediatic dimensions of far-right normalisation. This thesis provides a novel perspective by mobilising Lacanian ontological security to investigate the role of these dimensions in normalising the far-right in four levels. It analyses the role of White supremacy and deglobalisation in shaping othering fantasies; traditional and social media’s roles in conveying far-right actors as legitimate interlocutors; the mainstream right-wing’s enjoyment of far-right fantasies; and the algorithmic governance of far-right normalisation as a fantasy reinforcing neoliberalism and eroding liberal democracy. \nOpponent\nJason Glynos\, Professor at University of Essex. \n  URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-enjoying-the-fall-the-normalisation-of-the-far-right-as-an-algorithmically-mediated-fantasy-of-ontological-insecurity/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250404T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250404T090000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250324T115747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T115747Z UID:19264-1743757200-1743757200@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense – Modeling Norms for Social Simulations: Increasing Realism in Social Simulations to Support Decision Makers in Their Decision Making DESCRIPTION:Christian Kammler defends his doctoral thesis\, “Modeling norms for social simulations: increasing realism in social simulations to support decision makers in their decision making” at Umeå University. \nAbstract\nIt is very challenging for policymakers and other decision makers to make any kind of decision on a new policy\, as the reaction of a person to that policy (policy as one form of a norm) in a given situation is highly individual and based on their own subjective perspective. This becomes even more challenging in environments with a high degree of uncertainty (as is usually the case for policymakers). \nSocial simulations are a powerful tool for policymakers and other decision makers to support them in their decision-making process. To build agent-based social simulations that provide this support two main challenges exist: norm (policy) realistic behavior and the usability of the simulation. \nNorm realistic behavior includes differentiated norm engagement as well as seeing norms as more than just restrictions on behavior. Situated norm engagement means that people react differently to norms and focus only on the parts that are relevant for them. Seeing norms as more than just restrictions on behavior means that people can also violate norms and be motivated to circumvent norms. To address these two parts\, we formalize different perspectives on norms and develop a novel agent deliberation architecture\, called the Perspective-Based Agent Deliberation Architecture (PBADA) that can represent different perspectives on norms. Another key element of our agent deliberation architecture is that norms are explicit objects. \nHaving norms as explicit objects is crucial for addressing the challenge of usability of the simulation. It allows policymakers to modify them interactively in the simulation. In general\, we see usability as empowering the policy maker to use the simulation in a – for them – meaningful way. Policymakers need to understand how a norm (policy) is influencing the behavior of the agents and in what way. Furthermore\, policymakers need to be able to modify existing norms and add new ones on the fly. This requires interaction tools and visualization capabilities necessary to support them in this process. To address this challenge\, we present preliminary work on such an interaction tool.  \nRead full thesis. \nSupervisor\nFrank Dignum\, Professor at Department of Computing science\, Umeå University \nOpponent\nJavier Vázquez-Salceda\, Professor at Department of Computer Science\, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech\, Spain \nRead more about the defense. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-modeling-norms-for-social-simulations-increasing-realism-in-social-simulations-to-support-decision-makers-in-their-decision-making/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250426T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250426T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250402T120600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T120600Z UID:19266-1745661600-1745686800@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense – How to Build Nice Robots: Ethics from Theory to Machine Implementation DESCRIPTION:Jakob Stenseke defends his doctoral thesis\, “How to build nice robots: Ethics from theory to machine implementation\,” at Lunds University. Click here for a link to the dissertation.  Click here for a link to the event page at Lund University.  \nAbstract\nThis thesis investigates morality from a computational perspective by examining how machines can be developed with capacities for moral reasoning and action. It addresses how to overcome interdisciplinary boundaries between moral philosophy and computer science (Paper I)\, proposes a virtue-theoretic framework for artificial moral cognition (Papers II and III)\, and highlights issues of using normative ethics in moral machine design (Paper IV). Additionally\, it analyzes how ethical decision-making is enabled and constrained by computational resources (Paper V) and explores artificial moral agency – first through an examination of Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun (Paper VI)\, and then by proposing a theory that bridges capacity-based and practice-based approaches (Paper VII). The work unfolds along two main threads: Practically\, it argues that moral machines should be developed ‘bottom-up’\, with careful attention to the moral and non-moral aspects of the human practices in which they are meant to operate. Theoretically\, it demonstrates that a computational approach to morality offers exciting opportunities to integrate diverse interdisciplinary insights\, thereby enriching our understanding of morality itself. Taken together\, this work provides a smorgasbord of challenges and possibilities for moral machines\, underscoring the need for interdisciplinary collaboration\, technical feasibility\, and grounding in human practice. \nSupervisor\n\nBjörn Petersson\nChristian Balkenius\nYlva von Gerber\nTrond Arild Tjøstheim\n\nOpponent\nVincent Müller URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-how-to-build-nice-robots-ethics-from-theory-to-machine-implementation/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Jakob-PhD-Defence-webb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250429T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250429T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250303T131657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T131657Z UID:19262-1745931600-1745940600@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:En ny regulatorisk verklighet? Perspektiv på AI-juridiken i praktiken DESCRIPTION:Om\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Medverkande\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anmälan\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mer\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Det senaste decenniet har EU lagstiftat på en mängd olika områden som alla har bäring på hur teknik av olika slag skapas och hanteras. Få branscher och sektorer undgår effekterna av de nya reglerna\, oavsett om det handlar om offentlig eller privat verksamhet. Ambitionen har varit att stärka grundläggande rättigheter (integritet och dataskydd) samt söka få datadriven teknik att tjäna både allmänna och kommersiella värden. Idag måste alla\, oavsett bransch\, förhålla sig till vitt skilda regelverk såsom GDPR\, AI-förordningen\, Data Act\, Data Governance Act\, Digital Services Act och Digital Markets Act. Denna regulatoriska utveckling sker dock samtidigt som utvecklingen i USA har medfört en stark efterfrågan på avreglering och/eller offentliga investeringar för ökad europeisk konkurrenskraft. Under tiden fortsätter tekniken att utvecklas. \nI detta samverkansmöte önskar vi lyfta frågor som dagens situation gett upphov till. Välkommen att tillsammans med forskare\, experter och praktiker samtala om bl.a. följande: Spelar alla nya regleringar någon roll i att vi i EU hamnat på efterkälken? Är kostnaderna för att leva upp till regelverkens krav proportionerliga till målen? Vilka möjligheter finns att hantera rättsläget genom avtal idag? Vilken roll ska juridiken spela i framtidens EU\, ska den t.ex. främst slå vakt om etablerade institutioner eller om konkurrenskraften? \nWASP-HS Community Reference Meetings (CRMs) riktar sig till både offentliga och privata organisationer i Sverige. Syftet med mötena är att ge er en chans att ta del av aktuella frågor samt att WASP-HS ska få möjlighet att presentera de senaste forskningsrönen inom programmet. Målet är att tillsammans identifiera nya samarbetsmöjligheter över olika sektorer. Detta specifika möte fokuserar på hur den nya regulatoriska verkligheten inom EU påverkar AI och teknik i praktiken. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n13.00-13.10 Välkommen och inledningAnna-Sara Lind\, professor i offentlig rätt\, Uppsala universitet\, WASP-HS \n13.10-13.25 Keynote 1Patrick Joyce\, Chefsekonom\, Almega \n13.25-13.40 Keynote 2Andreas Kotsios\, jur. dr i Europarätt\, Uppsala universitet\, WASP-HS \n13.40-13.50 Frågor \n13.50-14.35 Rundabordssamtal med deltagarna på platsInkl. fika \n14.35-15.20 PanelsamtalMalou Larsson Klevhill\, docent i civilrätt\, Uppsala universitet\, WASP-HSDavid Törngren\, rättschef\, IntegritetsskyddsmyndighetenSofia Edvardsen\, partner\, Sharp Cookie AdvisorsHelena Eriksvik\, Chief Privacy Officer\, EricssonModerator: Carolina Brånby\, jurist\, Svenskt Näringsliv\, styrelseledamot WASP-HS \n15.20-15.30 Nästa steg och avslutningAnna-Sara Lind\, professor i offentlig rätt\, Uppsala universitet\, WASP-HS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Medverkande\nKeynote speakers\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Patrick JoyceKeynote 1\,Chefsekonom\, Almega \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Andreas KotsiosKeynote 2\,jur. dr i Europarätt\, Uppsala universitet \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Paneldeltagare\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Malou Larsson KlevhillDocent i civilrätt\, Uppsala universitet \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n David Törngren\,Rättschef\, Integritetsskydds-myndigheten \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sofia Edvardsen\,Partner\, Sharp Cookie Advisors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Helena Eriksvik\,Chief Privacy Officer\,Ericsson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carolina Brånby\,Moderator\,Jurist\, Svenskt Näringsliv \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anmälan\nAnmälan är stängd. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Arrangerande grupp\nCarolina Brånby\, Jurist och policyansvarig på Svenskt Näringsliv.Anna-Sara Lind\, Professor i offentlig rätt vid Uppsala universitet.Magnus Strand\, Forskningsledare inom handelsrätt vid Uppsala universitet samt redaktör för Europarättslig tidskrift (ERT). URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/en-ny-regulatorisk-verklighet-perspektiv-pa-ai-juridiken-i-praktiken/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CRM-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250505T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250505T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250423T183327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T183327Z UID:19268-1746450000-1746464400@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense – Formal methods for verification in human-agent interaction DESCRIPTION:Andreas Brännström\, defends his doctoral thesis “Formal methods for verification in human-agent interaction“\, at Umeå University. \nAbstract\nFormal verification is essential for ensuring that systems behave according to their mathematical specifications. However\, applying formal verification to human-agent interactions presents unique challenges due to the dynamic nature of human mental states and behaviors. Unlike traditional verification tasks\, which focus on ensuring correctness in a well-defined action space\, this work addresses reasoning over beliefs\, intentions\, and emotions that evolve through interaction. Two main contributions are introduced: (1) Belief Graphs for modeling mental state dynamics\, and (2) the integration of these with formal dialogue games for verifying strategies and influence. To this end\, the developed verification methods are rooted in two main pillars: psychological theories formalized to represent mental state dynamics as logical frameworks\, and Non-Monotonic Reasoning (NMR) methods\, including techniques such as Formal Argumentation and Answer Set Programming (ASP). By modeling  mental dynamics as states and transitions in a layer atop the action space—referred to as the Belief Graph methodology—we are provided a tool for modeling context and context dynamics that supports counterfactual\, forward and backward reasoning about mental states and behaviors. By incorporating Belief Graphs into formal dialogue games we gain mathematical frameworks for analyzing and verifying agent beliefs\, intentions and strategies\, thereby enabling the verification of human-agent interactions.Whether it concerns potentially harmful human behaviors—such as malicious activities on social media—or intelligent systems that interact with humans\, such as chatbots that are increasingly capable of influencing users’ emotions\, thoughts\, and decisions—there is an urgent need for formal verification methods to ensure safe and reliable human interactions in digital communication.The proposed methods have been evaluated through formal analysis\, case studies\, and published peer-reviewed research. \nRead full thesis. \nSupervisor\nJuan Carlos Nieves Sanchez\, Docent in theoretical foundations for artificial intelligence \nRead more about the defence. \nOpponent\nStefania Costantini\, Professor at University of L’Aquila\, Italy. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-formal-methods-for-verification-in-human-agent-interaction/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Andreas-Brannstrom-PhD-Defence-webb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250506T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250506T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250429T171108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T171108Z UID:19269-1746525600-1746536400@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense – Proactive Balancing: AI-driven Video-based Active Assisted Living Technologies and Balancing of Interests DESCRIPTION:Maksymilian M. Kuźmicz\, defends his doctoral thesis “Proactive Balancing: AI-driven Video-based Active Assisted Living Technologies and Balancing of Interests”\, at Stockholm University. \nAbstract\nThis thesis aims to propose a method of balancing and identify appropriate legal tools of balancing in the context of AI-driven video-based Active Assisted Living (AAL) technologies. AAL represents a suite of technologies integrated into computer systems that leverage AI to assist older adults in their daily lives\, enabling them to live independently and remain active. While numerous studies assert that AAL technologies keep improving their ability to assist individuals in need\, this optimistic prospect must be juxtaposed to several concerns. These concerns are often conflicts of interests\, i.e.\, situations in which pursuing one interest may hinder another. Conflicts of interest can be approached in many ways\, one of which is balancing. That presents an issue of balancing as a conflict management tool in the AAL context. In the legal context\, the problem is more specific: What is balancing\, and how could it be used to prevent or solve conflict? Consequently\, the main subject of this book is structuring balancing as a legal method of conflict management in the AAL context. The investigation focuses on European law and AAL deployed at private homes. The thesis begins by identifying stakeholders and their primary interests. Next\, the work proposes to merge the risk identification method with a dogmatic analysis of law to provide a method of identification of potential conflicts. Subsequently\, the book presents two main approaches to balancing recognised in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union: proportionality and compromising. Each method is analysed and presented in a structured way\, tailored to the AAL context. Building on these findings\, a catalogue of legal tools for balancing is constructed. Finally\, the thesis examines the possibility of an integrated model of balancing\, proposes how it could be constructed\, and evaluates its potential role as risk and quality management systems required by the AI Act. This thesis makes contributions to the field of legal sciences by examining the concept of balance\, methods of balancing\,and generating a catalogue of balancing tools. Moreover\, it advances the research on AAL technologies by proposing a novel stakeholders’ classification that merges analytical categorisations with those grounded in legal frameworks and identifying balancing tools applicable in the AAL context. Furthermore\, it proposes possible models of risk and quality management systems under the AI Act. \nRead full thesis. \nSupervisor\nPeter Wahlgren\, Professor \nLianne Colona\, Professor \nOpponent\nProfessor Tobias Mahler\, University of Oslo\, Norway. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-proactive-balancing-ai-driven-video-based-active-assisted-living-technologies-and-balancing-of-interests/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Maksymilian-PhD-Defence-webb-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250508T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250508T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250409T180614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T180614Z UID:19267-1746698400-1746707400@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Workshop: Girls Just Want to Have Sc(AI)ence – Part 2 DESCRIPTION:Pushing boundaries of research design: Future Making through (re)mixing creative methods\nPlease note that this event is independently organized by a WASP-HS researcher and not the WASP-HS Program Office. \nWhile 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 robots to chatbots\, are often imbued with the same intrinsic gender and ethnic stereotypes and biases present in our Western society. An increasing number of scholars have thus called for a feminist reboot\, praising more ethical\, sustainable and inclusive research practices and epistemologies in the hope of better technology. \nOur workshop series “Girls just want to have Sc(AI)ence“ aims to foster knowledge and discussions on critical and feminist approaches to technology by engaging scholars working with AI from a variety of disciplines –from data science to art\, political studies and philosophy\, and invite them to reflect and imagine together how to use tools and theories from critical and feminist studies to implement more ethcial\, sustainable and inclusive technology-related practices and research.  \nPractical Information\nThe workshop is arranged in a hybrid format on May 8\, 2025: \n– 10.00 to 10:45: Hybrid lecture on zoom – 11:00 to 12.30: On-site lecture and workshop\, Lund\, Sweden. \nInvited speaker: Annette Markham\, Professor at Department of Media and Culture at Utrecht University\, Netherlands. \nProgram\n10.00 – 10.45: Keynote by Annette Markham\, Professor at Department of Media and Culture at Utrecht University\, Netherlands: hybrid. How can we create methodological mindsets and sensibilities that give rise to alternate futures? How can critical perspectives\, reflexivity\, creativity\, and data science co-mingle? \n In this talk and workshop\, Professor Markham focuses on how to dismantle and then reconfigure disciplinary traditions for research design. The mindset of remix is one way to consider how methods are not just tools\, but make worlds. This talk encourages researchers to reflect on how all scientific practices embody fundamentally playful\, inventive\, and generative forms of interrogation and embracing less restrictive frameworks for engagement and analysis can form novel pathways through wicked polycrisis. To build the case for pushing boundaries\, Markham draws on her work conducting algorithmic literacy through arts-based community engagement as well as her work conducting close level sociological analysis of human-AI interactions.  \n(Coffee break) \n11.00-12:30: Workshop session: on-site. \nRegistration and more information\nPlease note that the exact location will be announced soon. Register for the workshop here. \nRead more about the workshop here. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/workshop-girls-just-want-to-have-scaience-part-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Girrtl-Calendars.png.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250513T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250515T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250226T091059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T091059Z UID:19261-1747123200-1747328400@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Exploring Human and Social Challenges in Data-Driven Life Sciences DESCRIPTION:The rapid development of data-driven approaches in the life sciences is transforming how we understand biological systems\, develop treatments\, and make healthcare decisions. While these advances promise insights and possibilities\, they also raise questions about accountability\, interpretability\, and the changing relations between experts\, technologies\, and society.  \n\nThese developments demand careful consideration of questions such as: How do we ensure technological advances align with scientific and societal values and needs? Who benefits from these transformations\, and who might be left behind? How do we maintain human agency and ethical oversight in increasingly automated research processes? Addressing these challenges requires sustained dialogue between life sciences and humanities/social sciences perspectives. \n\nBackground\nThe workshop is part of a broader initiative funded by the Wallenberg Foundations to create collaborations between humanities/social sciences research and the data-driven life sciences. WASP-HS specializes in researching the human and societal aspects of AI and autonomous systems\, including ethical\, economic\, social\, and cultural implications. DDLS focuses on four strategic research areas: precision medicine and diagnostics\, biodiversity and evolution\, epidemiology and biology of infection\, and cell and molecular biology. \n\nThe collaboration between these programs aims to increase understanding of how AI\, autonomous systems\, and data-driven methodologies in the life sciences shape both science and society\, and aims to promote research that has a clear impact for both programs. This interdisciplinary approach is crucial for addressing the complex challenges at the intersection of technological advancement and societal needs. \n\nObjectives\n– Identify key societal challenges in data-driven life sciences– Promote dialogue between diverse research disciplines– Explore how technological advances influence science and society– Develop new collaborative research initiative \nTarget Participants\nWe welcome 25-30 participants from diverse backgrounds\, including but not limited to:– Social scientists and humanities scholars– Life scientists– Healthcare professionals– Bioinformaticians and data scientists \nParticipants will be selected to ensure a balanced representation of disciplines and perspectives. Both individual researchers and small teams (2-3 people) from the same institution are welcome to apply. Early-career researchers are particularly encouraged to participate \nExpected Outcomes\n– A comprehensive mapping of key social and human challenges in data-driven life sciences– Formation of new interdisciplinary collaborations– Written documentation of insights and proposals \nPractical Information\nDates: 13-15 May 2025Venue:  SigtunastiftelsenCost: No registration fee. Travel and accommodation costs will be covered for accepted participantsApplication Deadline: 24 March 2025Please note that participants of this workshop will be selected based on this application. Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis.. \nHow to Apply\nSubmit your application through https://www.lyyti.in/Sandpit_wokshop_2025 :Brief statement of motivation (max 500 words)Short bio highlighting relevant experienceOptional: Potential challenge or opportunity you’d like to explore \nTravel and Accommodation\nAccommodation will be arranged at SigtunastiftelsenTravel booking instructions will be provided upon acceptance \nContact\nUlrika.wallenquist@scilifelab.se URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/workshop-on-societal-challenges-in-data-driven-life-sciences/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/DDLS_WASP_WP-e1676982853334.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250602T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250602T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250515T113827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T113827Z UID:19275-1748876400-1748876400@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Webinar: The Digital Prior Restraint: Can Freedom of Expression Survive Upload Filters? DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event is independently organized by a WASP-HS researcher and not the WASP-HS Program Office. \nAcross Europe\, automated upload filters are increasingly used by social media platforms to screen content before it’s published—a practice that raises important questions about freedom of expression. These technologies are used as a measure to effectively limit the dissemination of terrorist content\, of publications infringing copyright\, among others. \nWhether used voluntarily or mandated by law\, these technologies can amount to a form of prior restraint\, potentially limiting speech before it even reaches the public. \nThis webinar delves into the legal and human rights implications of upload filters under EU law. We’ll explore how both mandatory and voluntary filtering mechanisms are regulated by EU secondary legislation\, and how these rules interact with fundamental rights protections. Drawing on European Court of Human Rights case law\, the discussion will also highlight the procedural and institutional safeguards needed to prevent overreach\, including the rights to a fair trial and to an effective remedy. \nThis webinar is jointly organised by Örebro University and the Robotics & AI Law Society (RAILS). \nSpeakers\nEmmanuel Vargas Penagos\, PhD researcher in AI and Law – Örebro University \nPietro Ortolani\, Professor – Faculty of Law of Radboud University \nJoan Barata Mir\, Senior Legal Fellow – The Future of Free Speech \nSilvia Caretta\, Joint Doctoral Candidate in EU private law at Uppsala University & the WASP-HS Graduate School \nModerator\nMartin Ebers \nRead more about this webinar!\n  URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/webinar-the-digital-prior-restraint-can-freedom-of-expression-survive-upload-filters-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250605 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250211T221227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T221227Z UID:19256-1748995200-1749081599@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense – Making Sense of Medical AI: The Making of AI Transparencies and Configuration of Expertise DESCRIPTION:Charlotte Högberg defends her doctoral thesis\, “Making Sense of Medical AI: The Making of AI Transparencies and Configuration of Expertise\,” at Lund University (LTH). \nClick here for a link to the event page at Lund University. \nAbstract\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly researched and applied for medical knowledge discovery and to support or automate clinical decision-making. The aim of this thesis is to increase the knowledge on (1) how AI experts\, radiologists\, and standardizers make sense of AI\, in the processes of medical AI development\, clinical use and standardization\, and (2) how this sensemaking contributes to configurations of AI transparencies and expertise in sociotechnical entanglements. Specifically\, I study the research questions: How are AI experts that are involved in developing AI for medical purposes\, and medical professionals\, making sense of medical AI? How is AI transparency made sense of in standardizations? And how are AI transparencies made and expertise (re)configured in these processes and sociotechnical entanglements? In studying these questions\, I focus on different actors’ practices and reasoning about: ground truthing and transparency in the development of medical AI\, integrating and critically engaging with AI in clinical work\, and standardization of AI transparency. \nTheoretically\, this thesis is situated in the fields of Science and Technology Studies (STS)\, sociology\, information science\, communication studies and organization studies. An epistemological underpinning of this thesis is the entanglement of social actions and technological and material artefacts. This entails an understanding of the research topic as involving knowledge-making phenomena where the social and the technical\, the human and the non-human\, are co-constituted in sociotechnical assemblages. Empirically\, the research is conducted in three studies using different methods. In the studies\, different actors are engaged through: interviews and observations with AI experts working with AI development for medicine and healthcare\, a survey study of breast radiologists’ views regarding the integration of AI in breast cancer screening\, and a practice-oriented document analysis focusing standard-making of AI transparency. In total\, this thesis shows how medical AI is as much a sociotechnical matter as a technical or clinical endeavor. It highlights the complexity of making sense of AI\, by different actors’ reasonings and practices and through different processes. Both the role of opacity mitigating practices\, as well as the challenges of making AI transparent\, are made visible. Moreover\, this thesis shows the importance of empirical insights\, and stakeholder and context–sensitive approaches to better understand how medical AI is made sense of and how expertise is reconfigured in the process. \nSupervisor\nStefan Larsson\, Associate Professor of Technology and Social Change at Lund University \nKristina Lång\, Associate Professor in the Division of Diagnostic Radiology\, Lund University \nKatja de Vries\, Associate Professor of Public Law at Uppsala Universitet \nOpponent\nMaja Hojer Bruun\, Associate Professor at Aarhus University\, Denmark. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-making-sense-of-medical-ai-the-making-of-ai-transparencies-and-configuration-of-expertise/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Mall-for-PhD-Defence-webb-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250604T010000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250604T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250521T164636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T164636Z UID:19276-1748998800-1749049200@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Workshop: Girls Just Want to Have Sc(AI)ence – Part 3 DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event is independently organized by a WASP-HS researcher and not the WASP-HS Program Office. \nCreating a research network to foster woman’s partcipation in technoscience.\nTopic: We Should All Be Feminists in Software Engineering \nPractical Information\nThe workshop is arranged in a hybrid format on June 4\, 2025: \n– 13.00 – 14.00: Hybrid lecture on zoom.– 14.15 to 15.00 On-site lecture plus workshop\, Lund Sweden. \nInvited speaker: Letizia Jaccheri –  Professor of Computer Science\,Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) \nRegistration and more information\nRegister for the workshop here! \nAbstract\nSoftware engineering is a paradigm of human activities that incorporates our problem-solving capabilities\, cognitive aspects\, and social interaction. Software is an infrastructure of all industries and societies around the world\, serving global users of all genders. However\, there is a current gender gap in both the development and operations of software products and services. In 2023\, internet users reached 5.3 billion\, constituting 65.7% of the world population. About 70% of males and 63% of females globally use the internet\, but merely 5.17% of the worldwide software developer population (27 millions) is comprised of women. \n \nGender studies is a growing research topic in software engineering as it re-lates to the diversity and inclusion issues for performing and healthy teamwork. Several studies have been devoted to understanding the relation between gender and software engineering. \nIn the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and increasing automation in software industry\, the role of humans is even more emphasized across age\, culture and gender. However\, the engagement of genders in Software Engineering is not uniform. It is important to address the gender gap in software engineering urgently when new AI intensive software systems are being created because there is a risk that AI generated software perpetuates sexist assumptions and ideologies. \n \nFeminism can be defined as both a theoretical perspective and a social move-ment aiming to diminish and ultimately eliminate sexist inequality and oppres-sion. The concept of intersectionality explores the interconnectedness of social differences\, including race\, gender\, class\, ethnicity\, sexuality\, and nationality. Feminism draws attention to the systemic power dynamics emerging from the interaction of various dimensions of social difference across individual\, institu-tional\, cultural\, and societal spheres of influence. \n \nThe goal of this lecture is to learn about software engineering and gender research\, and to discuss the state of the art about gender issues in core topics of software engineering. The lecture will provide participants with a clear definition and understanding of Software Engineering and gender and explain the origins and historical context that led to the emergence of this field. The intended audience for the lecture includes researchers\, software engi-neers\, policy-makers\, educators as well as anyone who is interested in the inter-section of technology and social issues. \n \nThis work is partially supported by the EUGAIN COST Action CA19122 – European Network for Gender Balance in Informatics. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/workshop-girls-just-want-to-have-scaience-part-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Girrtl-Calendars.png.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250605T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250605T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250505T182356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T182356Z UID:19270-1749117600-1749124800@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense – Contextual Intelligence: Leveraging AI for Targeted Marketing DESCRIPTION:Emil Häglund defends his doctoral thesis\, Contextual Intelligence: Leveraging AI for Targeted Marketing\, at Umeå University. \nClick here for a link to the event page at Umeå University \nAbstract\nAs privacy concerns increase and regulation against tracking-based advertising tightens\, contextual advertising\, which targets ads based on webpage content rather than personal data\, offers a compelling alternative. The shift towards this alternative form of ad targeting is gaining momentum thanks to advancements in artificial intelligence (AI)\, which significantly improve the ability to interpret and categorize online content. This thesis explores how AI can interpret online contexts and leverage them for targeted\, privacy-conscious marketing. A key contribution is the development of methods for extracting opinions from text and structuring them into “opinion units”\, leveraging the power and versatility of large language models. Opinion units consist of concise\, context-rich excerpts that capture individual opinions\, paired with sentiment metadata. The proposed methods demonstrate high accuracy in opinion extraction and show promise for downstream applications. For instance\, in opinion search and topic modeling of customer reviews\, the compactness and distinctness of opinion units enhance retrieval precision and produce more coherent and interpretable groupings of opinions. This enables the identification of specific aspects driving customer satisfaction\, providing insights for product development and targeted marketing. Marketing experiments conducted in this thesis reveal how media contexts influence advertising perceptions. The findings demonstrate that engaging content and the credibility of website sources create a spillover effect\, enhancing the effectiveness of associated ads. Regarding brand safety—ensuring ads do not appear in brand-damaging contexts—the results suggest that proximity to negative news articles alone is not directly harmful. However\, marketers face increased risks when the advertised message is associated with a negative context. To mitigate these risks\, AI tools can be used to detect and avoid potentially unsafe online environments. Finally\, the thesis offers guidance on AI-driven ad targeting by outlining the trade-offs between contextual and personalized strategies\, as well as manual versus automated methods. The discussion considers key factors such as marketing objectives\, data availability\, and ethical considerations alongside regulatory requirements. The findings serve as a foundation for making well-informed\, strategic choices in the future of advertising targeting. \nSupervisor\nJohanna Björklund\, Associate Professor at Umeå University \nOpponent\nBernard Jansen\, Professor at Qatar Computing Research Institute. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-artificial-intelligence-in-marketing-and-contextual-advertising/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Emil-Haglund-defence-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250609T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250609T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250527T125055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250527T125055Z UID:19278-1749481200-1749484800@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:AI and Society: Fresh Perspectives from PhD Graduates DESCRIPTION:Newly minted PhD students from the Wallenberg AI\, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society Graduate School discuss their insights into the implications and entanglements of AI for society and humanity. \nProgram\nEmpathy and Manipulation VerificationAndreas Brännström\, Umeå University \nDemocratic Subjects and Datafied WelfarePetter Falk\, Karlstad University \nSensemaking and Transparency of Medical AICharlotte Högberg\, Lund University \nNeoliberal Social Media Fuels Far-RightPasko Kisić-Merino\, Lund University \nProactive Balancing: Law and AIMaksymilian M. Kuźmicz\, Stockholm University \nThe event will take place online over Zoom on June 9 at 15-16. All are welcome and the event will be in English. \nRegister. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/ai-and-society-fresh-perspectives-from-phd-graduates/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250611 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250211T221840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T221840Z UID:19257-1749513600-1749599999@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense – AI Transparency in Trustworthy AI: From Metaphor to Governance Tool in EU Technology Regulation DESCRIPTION:Katarzyna Söderlund defends her doctoral thesis\, “AI Transparency in Trustworthy AI: From Metaphor to Governance Tool in EU Technology Regulation\,” at Lund University (LTH). \nAbstract\nTransparency has emerged as a fundamental component of ethical AI guidelines around the world. In the European Union (EU)\, it is recognised as one of the core principles for fostering Trustworthy AI\, and serves as a cornerstone in building an ecosystem of trust within the AI governance framework. \nHowever\, to support these ambitious policy objectives\, the concept of transparency must be translated into clearly defined and implementable measures. Thus\, by employing a combination of legal-doctrinal and socio-legal approaches\, this compilation thesis aims to contribute to a clarified understanding of the concept of AI transparency in the EU’s AI governance discourses. I examine the concept of AI transparency across four levels of abstraction: as a stand-alone objective\, as a governance ideal\, as a governance tool\, and as a ‘floating signifier’. Focusing in particular on AI transparency as a governance ideal and as a governance tool in relation to the EU’s policymaking objective of Trustworthy AI\, I analyse how AI transparency has been conceptualised\, designed\, and implemented for two stakeholder groups — individuals and oversight bodies — within the governance frameworks of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)\, the Digital Services Act (DSA)\, and the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA). \nThe main argument advanced in the thesis is that while AI transparency directed at individuals (understood as data subjects\, service recipients\, and natural persons) remains relevant\, it is the effectiveness of oversight-oriented AI transparency that is crucial to the enforcement of the EU technology regulation and is\, ultimately\, foundational in the EU’s pursuit of Trustworthy AI. Although transparency is central to the EU’s vision for Trustworthy AI\, its effectiveness depends on how legal obligations are interpreted\, implemented\, and enforced in practice. \nOpponent\nAssociate Professor Lena Enqvist URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-ai-transparency-from-theoretical-concept-to-governance-tool-in-the-eu/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kasia-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250623T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250627T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250217T104556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250217T104556Z UID:19260-1750665600-1751043600@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Joint Summer School on Resilience and Regulation DESCRIPTION:Registration is closed. \nAbout the Event\nJoin us for the Joint Summer School on Resilience and Regulation\, arranged by the WASP Research Arenas Robotics\, Public Safety\, Media & Language\, and Operational Data\, as well as WASP-HS. \nThis year’s theme—Resilience and Regulation—centers on building safe and robust AI-driven systems while addressing the legal and regulatory frameworks shaping AI and autonomy. The summer school welcomes PhD students from various disciplines\, fostering interdisciplinary discussions on the challenges and opportunities in developing responsible and resilient autonomous technologies. \nThe program will feature a mix of lectures\, hands-on technical sessions\, workshops and student presentations\, with embedded discussions on regulatory and legal aspects across all tracks. Topics included in the tracks will be shared shortly. Beyond the academic experience\, the Summer School offers engaging social activities and a conference dinner. \nThis Summer School is a unique opportunity to explore your research at the intersection of technology\, regulation and resilience\, while connecting with peers from WASP and WASP-HS. \nTarget Groups\nThe main target group from WASP Graduate School is Class 2024\, however\, students from other classes are more than welcome to attend.  \nAll WASP-HS graduate students are expected to attend.  \nThere is a limited number of seats so please register as soon as possible. There will be a waiting list in case of high demand.   \nAccommodation  \nDuring this week\, Norrköping is hosting SM-veckan (a huge sports event). Accommodation is provided for all WASP-HS PhD students at Scandic Norrköping City. We suggest that you book your train tickets to Norrköping as soon as you get a confirmation of your participation. \n \nRead more on the WASP website. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/joint-summer-school-on-resilience-and-regulation/ CATEGORIES:Summer School ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture-from-last-years-Joint-Summer-School.-Photo-Peter-Karlsson-Svarteld-form-och-foto.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250819T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250819T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250515T091857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T091857Z UID:19273-1755590400-1755622800@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Synthetic Data: Representation and/vs Representativeness DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event is independently organized by a WASP-HS researcher and not the WASP-HS Program Office. \nSynthetic data promises to address three key concerns for data-driven technologies: sparsity\, privacy\, and bias or lack of diversity. This workshop will interrogate the promise of creating better\, more diverse\, more representative datasets\, by critically examining how data are understood to be “representative” in different senses\, for example\, statistically\, through stereotype\, or more qualitative and individual depictions of identity and other qualities. We invite participation from anyone interested in the broad questions of what it means to “represent” things and people in data. To ground the event across our various disciplines and practices\, we ask you to submit a short (1-2 page) position statement on the topic of data “representation” in your context. Accepted submissions will be shared with all participants via the workshop website before the event\, allowing participants to introduce themselves to each other and for asynchronous discussions of their position papers and virtual network building from the start. \nLocation\nAarhus 2025 Computing [X] Crisis Conference \nImportant Dates\nSubmissions due – 8 June\, 2025\nNotification of Acceptance – 13 June\, 2025\nWorkshop – 18 or 19 August\, 2025 (TBC) \nSubmission information\nSubmissions should be 1-2 A4 pages\, not including references. We welcome alternative formats like artistic works\, design fictions\, or policy statements. Please contact us to discuss how best to submit alternative formats. Submit position papers via email to synthetic-data-workshop@protonmail.com\, following the template below: \nSUBJECT LINE: Aarhus2025 Synthetic Data Represent – Submissions\nBODY:\nName – [name]\nAffiliation – [affiliation]\nPronouns – [Optionally\, specify which pronouns you would like organizers to\nuse for you when discussing your submission]\nOther information – [Optionally\, include anything else you would like\norganizers to know\, for example accessibility requirements] URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/synthetic-data-representation-and-vs-representativeness/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250905T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20250905T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T230802 CREATED:20250829T124414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T124414Z UID:19286-1757066400-1757077200@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defence: Health Data Governance in the Age of Digital Health: Legal Approaches of the EU and China DESCRIPTION:Zhicheng He defends his doctoral thesis\, “Health Data Governance in the Age of Digital Health: Legal Approaches of the EU and China” at Stockholm University. \nSee event page. \nAbstract\nThis dissertation explores how legal frameworks in the EU and China respond to the growing tension between the use of health data and the protection of privacy in the digital health era. As technologies such as AI\, wearable devices\, and health-monitoring sensors increasingly reshape the delivery of care\, legal systems face mounting pressure to support data-driven innovation while upholding individual rights. Through a comparative legal analysis of key instruments such as the EU’s GDPR\, European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation\, and China’s Personal Information Protection Law\, the study examines how each jurisdiction regulates health data\, defines the legal bases for its use\, and integrates privacy-enhancing technologies like anonymisation. In doing so\, it aims to generate insights into how law can address the shared global challenge posed by the dual demands of innovation and privacy in a society striving for better health. \nSee full thesis. \nSupervisor\nZamboni\, Mauro\, ProfessorGreenstein\, Stanley\, Associate ProfessorKampel\, Martin\, Doctor \nOpponent\nTuomas Pöysti\, former Chancellor of Justice\, Finland URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defence-health-data-governance-in-the-age-of-digital-health-legal-approaches-of-the-eu-and-china/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PhD-defence-Zicheng-He.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR