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SUMMARY:AI and The Paradox of Agency
DESCRIPTION:Who holds the power when AI enters our lives? AI and the Paradox of Agency is curated by  Sarah Cook\, WASP-HS Guest Professor\, and Museum Director Katarina Pierre\, and features new commissions by international artists\, from interactive games and immersive installations to sculptures and a drone-read hand-painted textile. \nThe exhibition is open between 13 March\, 2026 and 17 January 2027. \nArtists: boredomresearch\, Tega Brain\, Dennis Delgado\, Linda Dounia Rebeiz\, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg\, Nicolas Gourault\, Zeno Gries\, Lawrence Lek\, Rachel Maclean\, Stephen Marche\, Lauren Lee McCarthy\, Florian Model\, Yuri Pattison\, Planetary Portals\, Raqs Media Collective\, Daniel Shanken\, Caroline Sinders & Romy Gad el Rab\, Paola Torres Núñez del Prado\, and Addie Wagenknecht. Curators: Sarah Cook and Katarina Pierre. \nAI and the Paradox of Agency is produced by Bildmuseet at Umeå University with support from the Jacob Wallenberg Foundation and WASP-HS (Wallenberg AI\, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society). \n			\n				Read more
URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/ai-and-the-paradox-of-agency/
LOCATION:Bildmuseet
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SUMMARY:Workshop - WASP-HS Research Environment “The Rule of AI”
DESCRIPTION:The WASP-HS Research Environment “The Rule of AI” explores both the regulation of AI and the ways AI is transforming regulatory processes. The researchers examine the dynamics shaping AI governance\, as well as AI’s role in compliance and policy implementation. At this first interdisciplinary workshop the researchers will present their current research and discuss opportunities for future collaboration. All interested researchers are warmly welcomed. \nProgram\n			\n				See program\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Registration\nPlease register for the event to participate. \n			\n				Register\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Rule of AI\nWant to know more about the WASP-HS Research Environment The Rule of AI? \n			\n				Read more
URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/workshop-wasp-hs-research-environment-the-rule-of-ai/
LOCATION:Örebro University\, Room T137
CATEGORIES:The Rule of AI — AI, Regulation, and Society
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260602T140000
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SUMMARY:PhD Defense: Repairing Creative AI: Critical explorations of frictions\, reconfigurations\, and reflexivity
DESCRIPTION:On 2 June 2026\, Anna-Kaisa Kaila defends her doctoral thesis\, “Repairing Creative AI: Critical explorations of frictions\, reconfigurations\, and reflexivity“\, at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. \nSee event page. \nAbstract\nThe impact of AI technologies on cultural and creative sectors and industries is expected to increase dramatically in the upcoming years. As significant uncertainties rattle the political economy of artmaking\, not all stakeholders feel their interests and concerns are equally recognised. At stake here are not only individual career prospects but the entire horizon of our envisioned cultural-technological futures.  \n\nThis dissertation examines artificial intelligence (AI) models in creative domains\, focusing on their emerging impact on the conditions and infrastructures of artistic work. It frames the transition of this socio-technical system as an instance of a broken world\, and extends Creative AI ethics beyond abstract principles towards the situated\, lived experiences of the various stakeholders involved: artists and music communities\, as well as developers and service providers of Creative AI applications. Grounded on critical analysis and ethics of care\, the dissertation explores the tensions and transitions practising artists experience in their working environments in the context of rapid AI proliferation\, and how AI development work practices could better support artists in navigating the rapidly changing socio-technical AI landscape.  \nDrawing on six empirical case studies\, the dissertation contributes\, first\, an analysis of the frictions and reconfigured conditions of artmaking\, as experienced by Nordic AI artists in the early 2020s. Second\, it introduces care ethics to the analysis of Creative AI and proposes sustained reflexive repair as a novel conceptual lens for managing disrupted cultural data relations in AI development. Overall\, the dissertation argues that foregrounding repair can make the emergent ethical impacts of AI technologies and practices visible and help reconfigure paradigms for developing\, designing\, using\, and regulating Creative AI that foster fair market conditions for artist economies and cultivate artistic integrity and agency. \n\nSee full thesis. \nSupervisors\nAndré Holzapfel\, Associate professor\, Medieteknik och interaktionsdesign Bob Sturm\, Associate professor\, Tal\, musik och hörselCecilia Åsberg\, Professor\, Linköping University \nOpponent\nBaptiste Caramiaux\, PhD\, ISIR\, Sorbonne Université\, Paris\, France
URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-repairing-creative-ai-critical-explorations-of-frictions-reconfigurations-and-reflexivity/
LOCATION:Flodis (F3)\, KTH Royal Institute of Technology\, Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28\, Stockholm\, Sweden
CATEGORIES:PhD Defence,PhD Defense
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260605T131500
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SUMMARY:Navigating Uncertain Futures – Sensemaking with AI in Complex System Planning
DESCRIPTION:Elinor Särner defends her doctoral thesis\, “Repairing Creative AI: Critical explorations of frictions\, reconfigurations\, and reflexivity“\, on June 5\, 2026\, at Linköping University. \nSee event page. \nAbstract\nTechnological development is an integral part of human life that both shape and is shaped by society. In today’s volatile society\, anticipating and interpreting emerging changes is crucial to face future challenges. The predictive abilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can support planning in such conditions. Yet AI adoption remains slow in sectors such as energy systems\, and urban development\, which are characterized by entangled dependencies\, critical social services\, and multiple involved actors and stakeholders\, making planning and management challenging. This thesis addresses key questions about how AI\, which relies on historical data\, can support future-oriented planning processes in such complex systems. From an innovation management point of view\, AI integration is organizationally challenging\, shaped by interacting internal and external dynamics – such as tasks\, workflows\, technical prerequisites\, and societal trends – calling for a holistic socio-technical perspective to ensure feasibility and desirability. \nThis thesis promotes “cooperative intelligence” emphasizing humans’ and AI’s reciprocal dependencies. AI-integration in complex system planning relies on collective sensemaking\, especially in the process of constructing meaning of potential futures and identifying possible actions to shape those futures. AI’s predictive ability can guide the navigation of uncertainty and ambiguity in this process and contribute as boundary objects in mediating meaning across domain and organizational boundaries. However\, it can also embed historic conditions and introduce new uncertainties. This duality calls for conscious involvement and negotiation among diverse actors. \nThis thesis sets out to explore how humans together with AI make sense of potential futures in complex system planning building on two empirical studies in the Swedish energy sector. The first study follows the development of an AI-prototype to assist planning of energy systems in new city districts. The second study investigates the implementation of an AI-tool to assess impacts of societal trends on the future energy system. \nThe thesis contributes to existing literature by informing how AI connects temporal dynamics of imagination and action in human-AI cooperation\, how it reconfigures cross-boundary collaboration\, develops the notion of intelligent boundary objects\, and how organizational structures need to evolve. It contributes to innovation management research\, detailing how AI-integration shapes prospective sensemaking and strengthens organizational planning capabilities. \nSee full thesis. \nSupervisors\nAnna Yström\, Professor at the Department of Management and Engineering\, Linköping UniversitySusanne Ollila\, Professor\, Entrepreneurship and Strategy\, Technology Management and Economics \nOpponent\nKirsimarja Blomqvist\, Professor of Knowledge Management\, LUT University Business School
URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/navigating-uncertain-futures-sensemaking-with-ai-in-complex-system-planning/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260610T120000
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SUMMARY:The Impact of AI on White Collar Work
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event is independently organized by WASP-HS researchers and not the WASP-HS Program Office. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				This is the fourth interdisciplinary conference about the use of artificial intelligence in white collar work and implications for the labour market. White collar work is increasingly important in employment. Meanwhile\, it performs a number of tasks that are susceptible to AI-induced automation. At the conference\, researchers will present their current research. We welcome researchers in economics\, computer-science\, informatics\, statistics\, management\, law\, sociology\, and other related fields. To benefit the research presented\, we aim for an active and close interaction between participants\, akin to a workshop. \n			\n				Read more and register\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				AI\, Structural Change and the Future of Work\n\nThe conference is partly hosted by the WASP-HS research environment AI\, Structural Change and the Future of Work.\n\n			\n				Read more
URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/the-impact-of-ai-on-white-collar-work/
LOCATION:Katrinelunds Gästgiveri & Sjökrog
CATEGORIES:AI, Structural Change and the Future of Work
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260616T160000
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SUMMARY:AI and Society: Fresh Perspectives from PhD Graduates
DESCRIPTION:A new batch WASP-HS PhD students have defended their thesis adding to the growing perspectives an insight into the implications and entanglements of AI for society and humanity. We welcome you to the third event in the WASP-HS seminar series AI and Society: Fresh Perspectives from PhD Graduates where PhD students who have recently defended their thesis present their new findings. \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				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Frictions and Fractures: Repairing Creative AIAnna-Kaisa Kaila \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				Human–AI Cooperation in Complex PlanningElinor Särner \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				The idea of responsible tech sounds great in theory\, but who actually takes the responsibility for developing the tech worth building? Kristina Popova \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				Diverging Laws on Health Data GovernanceZhicheng He \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				How AI Changes Science at NASA Alicja Ostrowska \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				Skin that No Longer FitsDominika Lisy \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Registration\nPlease register to take part of the event. \n			\n				Register
URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/ai-and-society-3-fresh-perspectives-from-phd-graduates/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260817T130000
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SUMMARY:Summer School 2026 — Algorithmic Power and Discourse: AI\, Politics\, and the Production of Meaning
DESCRIPTION:Photo: Mattias Pettersson \nWelcome to the WASP-HS Summer School 2026 where we will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping power\, politics\, and the production of meaning in contemporary society. This year\, the summer school is hosted by the WASP-HS research environment AI\, Power and Politics and the DIGSUM Centre for Digital Social Research at Umeå Universiy. \nArtificial intelligence is not only a technological development but a transformative force in how knowledge is produced\, circulated\, and legitimised. From algorithmic decision-making to generative AI\, these systems increasingly shape public discourse\, political processes\, and societal governance. This raises fundamental questions about power\, authority\, and the conditions under which truth and meaning are constructed. \nThis summer school creates a forum for WASP-HS PhD students where they can engage critically with these developments. Participants will explore how AI systems operate as infrastructures of power and as “discourse machines” that influence how societies understand themselves\, their pasts\, and their futures. \nThe program brings together theoretical perspectives from the humanities and social sciences to examine how artificial intelligence reshapes power\, politics\, and societal meaning-making. Through lectures\, workshops\, and collaborative discussions\, participants will take a critical perspective on AI as a socio-political force\, exploring its implications for knowledge\, governance\, and public life. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Thematic Areas\nThe thematic areas covered during the summer school are: \n– Algorithmic power and political economyAI as infrastructure of control\, dependency\, and profit \n– Discourse\, knowledge and meaning-makingAI systems as producers and mediators of knowledge and truth \n– Platforms\, disinformation and information environmentsAlgorithmic amplification\, generative AI\, and the dynamics of public discourse \n– Governance\, legitimacy and regulationDemocratic challenges in AI-driven decision-making \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Learning Outcomes\nThroughout the summer school\, participants will: \n– Develop a nuanced understanding of artificial intelligence as a socio-political force shaping contemporary societies \n– Critically examine how AI systems influence discourse\, knowledge production\, and relations of power \n– Strengthen their ability to engage in and contribute to interdisciplinary dialogue across fields \n– Build lasting academic networks within the WASP-HS community \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Program\nWe are working on the program. For now we can give you the start and end of the summer school: \n17 August \nRegistration opens 11 am ! \nOpening lecture 13:00 \n21 August \nSummer school ends 12:00 \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Registration\nRegistration closes on June 16. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *University *I am *A WASP-HS PhD Student (WASP-HS financed and affiliated)A NORA-HS PhD StudentA PhD Student from BerlinOtherMy school is  *Hertie SchoolWeisenbaum InstituteKoch InstituteOtherTitle of your WASP-HS project *Name of Supervisor *FirstLastSupervisor's email *Note: The Summer school is open to WASP-HS PhD Students and to PhD students from NORA-HS and from the schools WASP-HS visited in Berlin. Accommodation *I need a room from Sunday\, 16-21 AugustI need a room from Monday\, 17-21 AugustI have my own accommodationWASP-HS offers accommodation free of charge for all registered PhD students\, at U&ME hotel\, https://umehotel.se/I have dietary restrictions *NoYesI want to participate in the outing arranged by the WASP-HS PhD student council (presumably 18 August) *NoYesI want to participate in the dinner 19 August *NoYesPlease specify *Additional infoPlease let us know if you have any special needs.GDPR Agreement *I consent to having this website store my submitted information so they can respond to my inquiry.Submit  \n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				AI\, Power and Politics\nWant to know more about the WASP-HS research environment AI\, Power and Politics? \n			\n				Read more
URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/summer-school-2026-on-ai-power-and-politics/
CATEGORIES:Summer School
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SUMMARY:Workshop: The Politics of Models – Bias\, Representation & Transparency in Generative Models
DESCRIPTION:Generative models can capture an abstract representation of various modalities such as sound\, images\, video\, text\, and data. These models are now globally utilized for knowledge and content organization and synthesis. The generative AI models are integrated rapidly into research\, industry\, culture\, and the public sectors; where the accelerated growth hinders the considerations into societal implications of these rapid advancements. These models are new forms of knowledge representation\, in which the technical choices such as applied ontology or categorizations as well as the data sources and gathering processes\, influence\, imply\, and afford new forms of power and control on representation\, history\, culture\, and knowledge associations. Addressing these issues requires both technical advancement and research as well as societal grounding\, awareness in positionality\, and critical engagements. This workshop creates a shared space for WASP and WASP-HS researchers with the goal to build interdisciplinary research directions to influence a better and healthier societal integration of generative AI. \nTopics\nRepresentation & BiasAnalysis of representation and bias in generative models across modalities – sound\, images\, video\, text\, and data. \nPower & ControlUnderstanding the new forms of power and control enabled through generative AI over representation\, history\, and culture. \nTransparency & AccountabilityBuilding frameworks for transparent and accountable deployment of generative models in research and society. \nSocietal AlignmentAligning technical solutions with societal expectations\, needs\, and values for a healthier integration of AI. \n \nSchedule\n\n\nAugust 25: Arrival & Opening\nWelcome lunch\, introductory sessions\, and evening reception at Rånäs Slott. From lunch onwards \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAugust 26: Full Day of Sessions\nKeynotes\, interdisciplinary panels\, collaborative workshops\, and research discussions. Full day \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAugust 27: Closing & Departure\nFinal sessions\, synthesis of ideas\, future directions\, and farewell lunch. Ends with lunch  \n \nExpression of interest\nApply by April 17 to secure your spot. This workshop is open to researchers from both WASP and WASP-HS communities interested in the intersection of generative AI and societal implications. \nSpots are limited to 20 participants so make sure to fill in the Expression of Interest-form to get a chance to attend. Apply here. \n \nOrganizers\n\n\nKivanç Tatar\, Chalmers University of TechnologyKathlén Kohn\, KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyMd Fahim Sikder\, Linköping UniversityFrancis Lee\, Södertörn UniversityBodil Formark\, Södertörn University
URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/workshop-the-politics-of-models-bias-representation-transparency-in-generative-models/
LOCATION:Rånäs slott\, Rånäs Slott 762 96\, 762 96\, Sweden
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SUMMARY:Theorizing AI and Society in the Nordics—A Joint WASP-HS & CAISA Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere: in welfare offices and hospital wards\, scientific laboratories and school classrooms\, customer service chatbots and administrative documentation systems. Hardly a day goes by without new claims being made about AI’s transformative or disruptive powers\, accompanied by promises of efficiency\, insight\, and radical institutional change. In this workshop\, WASP-HS together with CAISA\, will examine the hype\, practices\, and politics of “AI” in the context of Nordic societies.  \nWith highly digitalized societies and citizens\, digital public sectors\, extensive population registers\, and long traditions of automation and data-driven governance\, Nordic societies have lived with digital and automated systems for decades. Yet AI appears to extend these dynamics by entering the communicative and epistemic core of institutions: analyzing\, classifying\, writing\, advising\, summarizing\, and interacting across knowledge making practices\, from the lab to the welfare office. Following this\, we would like to discuss how AI systems reshape knowledge practices and institutions\, and what the implications might be for how we theorize AI in society. \nWorkshop Themes\nNew Objects of KnowledgeEmerging AI infrastructures do not only detect patterns in data. They also produce new objects of knowledge and intervention through texts\, summaries\, explanations\, simulations\, and other outputs. In scientific and institutional settings\, these systems can shape the very objects and descriptions through which the world is understood. This raises broader questions about what AI brings into being in data-intensive Nordic societies. \nClassification and ValuationWhen computational systems enter knowledge-making and institutional practice\, the boundaries of categories begin to shift. People\, groups\, and objects may be ranked\, scored\, grouped\, and made visible in new ways\, creating new hierarchies and forms of valuation. By producing classifications\, recommendations\, summaries\, and evaluations in natural language\, these systems may further stabilize and intensify such processes. The workshop therefore asks how AI reshapes both what is classified and valued\, and how this is done. \nKnowledge Practices and InstitutionsAs AI becomes embedded across organizations and institutions\, it changes how knowledge is produced\, validated\, and circulated. Systems that analyze data\, draft reports\, respond to citizens\, or assist professional reasoning affect how expertise is organized and articulated in practice. In this way\, AI enters the communicative and epistemic core of institutions rather than remaining a peripheral technical tool. This opens up broader questions about how societies come to know themselves and the world through computational infrastructures. \nWorkshop Focus\nDrawing on Science and Technology Studies and Organization Studies\, this workshop brings together researchers across the Nordic countries to examine what predictive and generative AI are actually doing to institutions\, knowledge practices\, professional work\, state–citizen relations\, and collective futures. We are particularly interested in empirically grounded work dealing with knowledge making practices in diverse domains. Empirical examples may include policing\, welfare services\, healthcare\, education\, and science. Rather than treating AI as a stable or finished technological object\, the workshop asks how these systems are enacted in practice and what this implies for how we can theorize AI in society. \nOrganizers and Contact\nPlease contact the organizers if you are interested in participating. \nProf. Francis Lee\, Södertorn Universityfrancis@francislee.orgProf. Helene Friis Ratner\, Technical University of Denmarkhfrra@dtu.dk \nFunded by WASP-HS\, Algorithms\, Data & Democracy Project (ADD) – VELUX Foundations.
URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/theorizing-ai-and-society-in-the-nordics-a-joint-wasp-hs-caisa-workshop/
LOCATION:Sandhamn\, Stockholm\, Sandhamn\, 130 39 Sandön\, Stockholm\, Sweden
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SUMMARY:WASP-HS & DDLS: Interdisciplinary Workshop
DESCRIPTION:WASP-HS & DDLS: Joint Workshop at Sigtunastiftelsen\, 12–14 October\nThis interdisciplinary workshop brings together a carefully selected group of 25 researchers from diverse fields to exchange perspectives on the ethical\, legal\, and social dimensions of data-intensive research in the life sciences. The conversation is not limited to lawyers and ethicists\, but also includes researchers whose work both shapes and is shaped by these governance frameworks. The aim is to bring together diverse expertise to explore key challenges\, frame shared research questions\, and spark new interdisciplinary collaborations. \nWorkshop Focus\n→ Analyze governance structures and how they shape data-intensive research in precision medicine\, epidemiology\, infection biology\, biodiversity\, and molecular life sciences→ Identify key legal\, regulatory\, and ethical challenges in data-driven life sciences\, with particular attention to the experiences of scientists working with these issues in practice→ Promote meaningful dialogue across disciplines→ Develop new interdisciplinary research initiatives  \nDuration\n12 OctoberArrival and opening from lunch onwards \n13 OctoberFull day of sessions \n14 OctoberClosing and departure ending with lunch  \nExpression of Interest\nApply by 4 May to secure your spot. This workshop is open to researchers from both the WASP-HS and DDLS communities. Spots are limited to 25 participants\, so make sure to fill in the Expression of Interest form to get a chance to attend. \nApply here. \nOrganizers\nLianne Colonna\, Stockholm UniversityYana Litins’ka\, Lund UniversityHeidi Howard\, SciLifeLabFrancis Lee\, Södertörn UniversityUlrika Wallenquist\, SciLifeLabBodil Formark\, Södertörn University
URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/wasp-hs-ddls-interdisciplinary-workshop/
LOCATION:Sigtunastiftelsen\, Manfred Björkquists allé 4\, Sigtuna\, 193 31
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SUMMARY:AI for Humanity and Society 2026
DESCRIPTION:About\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				Robots and Autonomous Systems in Everyday Life\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				How can we live amidst and with robots? How do they impact human work and our understanding of social relationships and societal values? Complex organizational work is needed to make robot fleets run smoothly and bring forward societal concerns about care\, safety and responsibility. Join the WASP-HS conference AI for Humanity and Society 2026 themed “Robots and Autonomous Systems in Everyday Life”.  \nRobots and autonomous systems have left the laboratories and are now entering homes\, schools\, hospitals and public spaces. They are becoming part of everyday life. Being a material and mobile manifestation of artificial intelligence\, robots raise new questions about autonomy and agency in relationships with individuals. \nThis year’s conference\, Robots and Autonomous Systems in Everyday Life\, will explore how individuals\, organizations\, and societies are impacted when robots enter our daily life\, shedding light on how humans work to make autonomous systems at home in the world. WASP-HS welcomes researchers\, industry leaders\, policymakers\, and civil society to come together to make sense of emerging developments and to discuss agendas for humane futures with autonomous systems and AI. Through panels\, keynotes and an interactive reception\, we will engage with topics such as coordination and interaction with robots as a form of embodied AI\, robots in education\, regulatory and policy issues related to autonomous systems\, as well as the roles robots and autonomous systems may play in care and crisis. \nThe WASP-HS AI for Humanity and Society 2026 conference fosters human-centered perspectives on robots and autonomous systems\, offering a space to examine emerging challenges and to jointly imagine possible futures — where robots and autonomous systems can foster human relationships\, contribute to inclusive public spaces\, and stimulate meaningful work. We warmly welcome you to join us in Linköping at Mjärdevi Science Park (Teknikringen 7) on November 10–11\, 2026. \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					Steve Benford\n					\n					Dunford Professor of Computer Science\, University of Nottingham And UKRI Turing AI World Leading Research Fellow \n					\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					Janet Vertesi\n					\n					Associate Professor\, Princeton University and Associate Director of the Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education \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				Preliminary Conference Program\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Tuesday\, November 10\n12:00 Registration opens \n13:00–13:15 Welcome and introduction \n13:15–14:00 Panel 1: Coordinating Human and Robot BodiesModerator: Valentina Fantasia\, Lund UniversityOskar Lindwall\, University of GothenburgJuliene Madureira Ferreira\, Tampere UniversityMadeline Balaam\, KTH Royal Institute of Technology  \n14:15–15:00 Panel 2: Educational Robots and AIModerator: Ali Reza Majlesi\, Karolinska InstitutetGinevra Castellano\, Uppsala UniversityLinnéa Stenliden\, Linköping UniversitySofia Serholt\, University of Gothenburg \n15:00–15:30 Coffee Break \n15:30–16:15 Opening KeynoteSteve Benford\, University of Nottingham And UKRI Turing AI World Leading Research Fellow \n16:30–18:30 Interactive ReceptionParticipants are welcome to explore live demonstrations where researchers and partners showcase robots\, prototypes\, and concepts. Attendees experience robots and engage with WASP-HS research in a hands‑on setting. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Wednesday\, November 11\n08:30 Registration opens \n09:00–9:15 Welcome and Opening \n09:15–10:00 Panel 3: Policy and Regulation of RobotsModerator: Stefan Larsson\, Lund UniversityCilli Sobiech\, Swedish National Road and Transport Research InstituteBarry Brown\, University of Copenhagen & Stockholm UniversityEduard Fosch-Villaronga\, Leiden UniversityMartin Ebers\, WASP-HS Guest Professor\, Örebro University \n10:00–10:15 Coffee Break \n10:30–11.15 Panel 4: Robots and AI in Care and CrisisModerator: Helena Lindgren\, Co-Director of WASP-HS\, Umeå UniversityJessica Lindblom\, Uppsala UniversityMax Gordon\, Karolinska InstitutetJesper Tordenlid\, Combitech\, Project Leader WASP Research Arena Public Safety \n11:15-12:00 Closing KeynoteJanet Vertesi\, Princeton University and Associate Director of the Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education \n12:00-12:15 Closing and announcement of 2027 conference \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Registration\nRegistration opens September 8 and closes October 22. \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					Hannah Pelikan\n					\n					Assistant Professor at Linköping University and a Pro Futura Scientia Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study. \n					\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					Airi Lampinen\n					\n					Associate Professor in Human–Computer Interaction at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences at Stockholm University.
URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/ai-for-humanity-and-society-2026/
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SUMMARY:Winter Conference 2027
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				Featuring workshops\, poster presentations\, and interactive discussions\, the conference provides plenty of opportunities to network and exchange ideas. We welcome PhD students\, alumni\, supervisors\, and the broader WASP-HS community to the WASP-HS Winter Conference 2027. This year\, the conference will take place at Universitetshuset at Uppsala University. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				WASP-HS Annual Exchange\nThe WASP-HS annual exchange is a conversation between an renowned researchers and WASP-HS PhD students and alumni. More information about the WASP-HS annual exchange 2027 will be added closer to the date of the event. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Poster Sessions\nPoster sessions\, hosted by the PhD students\, will take place during the conference. More information about the conference will be added closer to the date of the event. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Workshops\nInteractive workshops\, hosted by the PhD students\, will take place during the conference. More information about the workshops will be added closer to the date of the event. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Program\nThe progran will be added closer to the date of the event. \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				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Registration\nRegistration will open closer to the date of the event.
URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/winter-conference-2027/
LOCATION:Universitetshuset\, Uppsala University
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