BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//WASP-HS - ECPv6.15.17//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20280326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20281029T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260313T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20270117T170000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260326T082053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T080036Z UID:21862-1773388800-1800205200@wasp-hs.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AI-and-the-Paradox-of-Agency.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260522T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260522T170000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260519T054225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T054301Z UID:22817-1779440400-1779469200@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense: Reframing Robots for Care: Situating Informal Caregivers in the Development of AI-driven Technologies DESCRIPTION:On 22 May 2026\, Laetitia Tanqueray defends her doctoral thesis\, “Reframing Robots for Care: Situating Informal Caregivers in the Development of AI-driven Technologies”\, at Lund University. \nRead more about the event. \nAbstract\nThe current framing of AI-driven technologies situates them as solutions to a looming care crisis. However\, this overlooks informal caregivers’ key role to current State budgetary deficits impacting healthcare services happening in Europe. As States increasingly rely on informal caregivers to provide care before the necessary involvement of healthcare services\, there is already well-established research on the growing care demands on informal caregivers. Yet\, in the development of AI-driven technologies\, little attention has been given to this group. To attend to this gap\, this thesis situates informal caregivers in order to reframe current developments of AI-driven technologies for care. \nThe aims of this thesis are therefore grounded in visibilising and situating informal caregivers within the development of AI-driven technologies. This is achieved in two ways: (1) by conducting interdisciplinary research on informal caregivers to bring forth the significance of critical social sciences in Human-Robot Interaction on health care as well at times Human-Computer Interaction; and\, (2) shedding light on current societal challenges on care regarding informal caregivers\, especially informal caregivers under the age of 18 (referred to as young carers)\, to the development of AI-driven technologies. The first aim is directed at the academic community\, whilst the second aim is directed towards society by empowering specific stakeholders in envisioned AI-driven technologies as artefacts. To answer to those aims\, a socio-legal STS theoretical lens is established\, to bring forth the power of law\, social norms\, plans and situated knowledge and care. \nThe findings are based on four scientific papers\, which report on HRI research practices on health care (Paper I)\, a theoretical framework to account for norms within adaptive technologies (Paper II)\, positioning young carers into AI-driven technologies (Paper III)\, and finally\, an empirical study on young carers’ perspectives of robots for care (Paper IV). These ultimately showcase that the development stage of this technology provides a pivotal opening to include informal caregivers\, ahead of deployment. This thesis offers hope on how to attend to an overlooked stakeholder\, namely informal caregivers. This includes reflections on including a group that has previously been neglected from AI research\, namely young carers\, and how to do so ethically. \n\n\n\nSee full thesis. \nSupervisors\nStefan Larsson\, Supervisor\, Lund UniversityKatie Winkle\, Assistens supervisor\, Uppsala University \nOpponent\nSara Ljungblad\, Chalmers University of Technology URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-reframing-robots-for-care-situating-informal-caregivers-in-the-development-of-ai-driven-technologies/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall V:B\, building V\, Faculty of Engineering LTH\, Lund University\, Lund.\, Klas Anshelms väg 14\, Lund\, Sweden CATEGORIES:PhD Defence,PhD Defense ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/PhD-Defense-graphic-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260527T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260527T120000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260420T093910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T065136Z UID:22432-1779876000-1779883200@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Learning to do Research with AI: Towards Building a Toolkit to Support Doctoral Training 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 In this workshop\, we invite senior researchers (including doctoral supervisors) to participate in a focused discussion aimed at collecting inputs\, suggestions\, reflections that will be translated into material for creating the toolkit. The toolkit will consist in a bespoke card-like game kit (called “the EDUCArds”). The cards design will take inspiration from the method material NOVA\, developed by Vinnova. These cards will be pilot-tested at the AI for Humanity and Society 2026 conference\, and then refined to produce a freely-available web-based resource. The workshop is scheduled on May 27th\, 10-12\, and is fully online. We look forward to having you at the workshop! \nRegistration\nIf you wish to attend the workshop\, please register your participation here (please make sure to click on Save your Response). Please note the deadline for registering is 12 May (note that this has been changed from previous version which said April 24th). \nOrganizers\nKatherine HarrisonValentina Fantasia \nMore About the Project\nThe project “Learning to do research with AI: Rethinking Academic Practices and Doctoral Training” builds on a recognised interest within the WASP-HS community for support and discussion around use of genAI tools in the production of research\, with particular reference to the training and guidance of doctoral students. In particular\, the project aims to design and pilot an interactive toolkit to facilitate conversations and actionable discussions on the use of genAI tools between supervisors and PhD students\, but also senior researchers involved in doctoral training programmes at large. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/learning-to-do-research-with-ai-towards-building-a-toolkit-to-support-doctoral-training/ LOCATION:Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Valentina-Fantasia-and-Katherine-Harrison.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260527T101500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260527T101500 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260401T135035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T080713Z UID:22216-1779876900-1779876900@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Human Futures\, Machine Pasts: Rethinking AI through Cultural Memory and Imagination DESCRIPTION:In partnership with The Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study\, WASP-HS launches an international research initiative on the global context of AI. Human Futures – AI Transitions in a Global Context is carried out in collaboration with Tokyo College and the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS\, South Africa). Running from 2026 to 2027\, the initiative brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to examine the broader transformations associated with the rapid development and deployment of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems across different global contexts. \nAs part of this series we are welcoming you to the open lecture “Human Futures\, Machine Pasts: Rethinking AI through Cultural Memory and Imagination” on May 27\, 2026. Keynote speaker is Anna Foka\, Professor of Digital Humanities\, Uppsala University \n \n \n \n \n \n Abstract\nThe opening keynote explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping not only the way societies imagine the future but also how we understand the past and define humanity itself. Drawing from cultural heritage\, digital humanities\, and critical AI studies\, it argues that the technologies driving automation and prediction are deeply entangled with inherited cultural narratives\, biases\, and epistemologies. By tracing the historical continuities between past imaginaries of intelligence and today’s algorithmic systems\, the lecture highlights the need for interdisciplinary approaches that foreground ethics\, creativity\, and global diversity. Ultimately\, it asks how the humanities can help us reclaim agency and meaning in an increasingly automated world—turning AI from an object of control into a shared space of interpretation and reflection. \nRegistration\nPre-registration for the physical event (not Zoom) is required by 25 May 2026 at the latest. \n \n Registrer\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anna Foka\n \n Professor of Digital Humanities\, Uppsala University \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Anna Foka\nAnna Foka is Professor of Digital Humanities at Uppsala University and research leader och the WASP-HS research environments AI Futures of Culture and Memory. She is National Mentor for AI in the Swedish South Korea Collaboration in the Research and Innovation Programme (SKERIC). Foka’s work focuses on the cultural and ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence\, digital heritage\, and interdisciplinary methods across the humanities and technology. She has published widely on digital transformation in museums\, archives\, and cultural institutions\, and currently leads several international projects on AI\, sustainability\, and cultural knowledge infrastructures. Her latest books are AI and Image (Cambridge University Press) and Evolving Perspectives in Digital Classics (Routledge). URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/human-futures-machine-pasts-rethinking-ai-through-cultural-memory-and-imagination/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Anna-Foka-Human-Futures.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260529T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260529T170000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260527T072017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T073048Z UID:22926-1780045200-1780074000@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense: The Development of Complex Intelligent Systems: A Study of Engineering and Project Management Approaches DESCRIPTION:On 29 May 2026\, Appu Balachandran defends his doctoral thesis\, “The Development of Complex Intelligent Systems: A Study of Engineering and Project Management Approaches“\, at Linköping University. \nSee event page. \nAbstract\nAdvances in software and artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly transforming society. Many of the systems that underpin everyday life\, such as aircraft\, vehicles\, energy systems\, and transportation infrastructure\, are complex technical systems that are becoming increasingly software-intensive. As these systems gain the ability to make decisions\, learn from data\, and adapt to their environment\, they evolve into what this thesis refers to as Complex Intelligent Systems (CoIS). \nThis thesis examines how the development of such systems is changing as software and AI grow in importance\, with a particular focus on engineering and project management approaches. Traditionally\, complex systems have been developed using systems engineering\, often supported by model-based approaches to ensure structured\, traceable\, and predictable development. At the same time\, development projects have typically been organized through phase-based Stage-Gate processes. \nHowever\, the growing integration of software and AI has led to the emergence of data-driven engineering approaches and more iterative and flexible agile practices. This thesis investigates how these different approaches interact in the development of CoIS. \nThe study is based on interviews with experts from the aviation\, automotive\, and naval industries\, complemented by an in-depth case study in the automotive domain. The findings show that the development of CoIS rarely involves replacing established approaches with new ones. Instead\, organizations need to combine multiple approaches simultaneously. Model-based approaches remain essential for safety-critical systems\, while data-driven and agile approaches are required to support learning and adaptability. This creates fundamental tensions between predictability and control on the one hand\, and learning and flexibility on the other. The thesis contributes to understanding these tensions by showing that it is not only merely a practical or methodological challenge\, but rooted in fundamentally different underlying logics of development embedded in the approaches used. \nThe results also highlight the role of system architecture as a key mechanism for managing this complexity. By structuring systems appropriately\, organizations can combine different development approaches without compromising safety or functionality. Overall\, the main challenge is not choosing a single approach\, but managing the interplay between multiple approaches across both the system and the organization. \nThis thesis contributes by providing an integrated perspective on the development of CoIS and by identifying the organizational and managerial challenges that arise when different development logics intersect. As CoIS development is still evolving\, further research is needed to understand how organizations can develop the capabilities required to manage these dynamics over time and across industries. \nSee full thesis. \nSupervisors\nGunnar Holmberg\, Adj. Professor\, Linköping University (Main supervisor)Nicolette Lakemond\, Professor\, Linköping University (Co-supervisor)Gouthanan Pushpananthan\, Assistant Professor\, Linköping University (Co-supervisor)  \nOpponent\nTobias Larsson\, Professor\, Blekinge Institute of Technology. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-the-development-of-complex-intelligent-systems-a-study-of-engineering-and-project-management-approaches/ LOCATION:A2\, A-building\, Campus Valla\, Linköping\, Sweden CATEGORIES:PhD Defence,PhD Defense ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/PhD-Defense-graphic-5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260601T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260601T173000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260513T071058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T074203Z UID:22753-1780306200-1780335000@wasp-hs.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AI-regulation-long-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260602T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260602T170000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260601T072622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T072625Z UID:23002-1780408800-1780419600@wasp-hs.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Anna-Kaisa-Kaila.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260605T131500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260605T170000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260604T141759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T141802Z UID:23096-1780665300-1780678800@wasp-hs.org 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/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Elinor-Sarner-PhD-Defence.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260610T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260611T130000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260324T095517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T131332Z UID:21813-1781092800-1781182800@wasp-hs.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AI-Structural-Change-and-Future-of-Work-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260612T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260612T150000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260611T065338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T065341Z UID:23250-1781269200-1781276400@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:PhD Defense: The Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence: Actor Preferences\, Bargaining Dynamics\, and Institutional Design DESCRIPTION:On 12 June 2026\, Johannes Geith defends his doctoral thesis\, “The Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence: Actor Preferences\, Bargaining Dynamics\, and Institutional Design“\, at Stockholm University. \nSee event page. \nAbstract\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) poses one of the most consequential governance challenges of the 21st century. Consequently\, a range of actors\, including states\, international organizations\, and non-state actors\, recognize AI as a critical domain for strategic competition and risk mitigation. While policymakers around the world grapple with the question of whether and how to regulate AI\, the focus of attention has recently shifted to the global level. Yet to date\, we lack systematic knowledge about the patterns and drivers of global AI governance. To that end\, this dissertation provides a systematic analysis of three areas of the governance process that hold considerable promise for deepening our understanding of the global governance of AI: actor preferences\, bargaining dynamics\, and institutional design. Through four independent papers\, this dissertation makes substantive theoretical and empirical contributions to address shortcomings in prior research. \nTheoretically\, it develops novel and testable arguments about the global governance of AI. Empirically\, it spearheads a comprehensive analysis of global AI governance through large-scale data collection efforts for each of the singular papers\, utilizing various methods for descriptive and explanatory analysis. The dissertation finds that global AI governance is characterized by three core patterns: heterogeneous actors\, institutional fragmentation\, and a predominance of non-binding rules. Two factors emerge consistently across the papers as drivers of these patterns: divergence of interests among relevant actors and uncertainty about AI. This dissertation makes contributions to three overarching bodies of literature: AI governance\, global digital governance\, and global governance. \nSee full thesis. \nSupervisors\nJonas Tallberg\, Stockholm UniversityMagnus Lundgren\, University of Gothenburg \nOpponent\nDaniel Nielson\, The University of Texas at Austin URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-the-global-governance-of-artificial-intelligence-actor-preferences-bargaining-dynamics-and-institutional-design/ LOCATION:Hörsal 10 (auditorium)\, Building E\, Stockholm University\, Universitetsvägen 10 E\, Stockholm\, Sweden CATEGORIES:PhD Defence,PhD Defense ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260616T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260616T170000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260427T115227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T102013Z UID:22553-1781625600-1781629200@wasp-hs.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AI-and-Society-Fresh-Perspectives-from-PhD-Graduates.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260817T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260821T120000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260210T150046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T072152Z UID:19303-1786971600-1787313600@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Summer School 2026 — Algorithmic Power and Discourse: AI\, Politics\, and the Production of Meaning DESCRIPTION:Photo: Mattias Pettersson \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Welcome 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\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, 17 August\n11:00 Registration on site opens \n13:00 – 13:15 Welcome and introductionHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n13:15 – 14:00 Introduction to Critical AI StudiesSimon LindgrenHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n14:00 – 15:00 Working GroupsSimon LindgrenHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung\, HUM.F.200\, HUM.F.214\, HUM.G.211\, HUM.G.217\, HUM.G219 \n15:00 – 15:15 CoffeeD-corridor \n15:15 – 16:00 Discourse Machines: Power and Knowledge in the Age of Large Language ModelsSimon LindgrenHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n17:00 Exhibition Tour: AI and the Paradox of AgencyBildmuseet \n18:00- Mingle and finger food Bygden restaurant (adjacent to Bildmuseet) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tuesday\, 18 August\n08:45 – 09:45 Critical Legal Perspectives on AI – An IntroductionMarkus NaarttijärviHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n09:45 – 10:45 AI and EU Law – Between Data Protection and the AI ActLena EnqvistHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n10:45 – 11:00 CoffeeD-Corridor \n11:00 – 12:00 Regulating Speech – Moderating AI and AI in ModerationTherese EnarssonHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n12:00 – 13:00 LunchD-Corridor \n13:00 – 15:00 Workshop/Roundtable – Legal Perspectives on Your Research ProjectsHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung\, HUM.F.200\, HUM.F.214\, HUM.G.211\, HUM.G.217\, HUM.G219 \n15:00 – Activities for PhD students arranged by the PhD student council:  \nRendez-vous 15:30 at Rådhustorget in central Umeå! \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  Wednesday\, 19 August\n08:45 – 10:45 Learning to do research with AI: rethinking academic practices and doctoral trainingKatherine HarrisonHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n10:45 – 11:00 CoffeeD-corridor \n11:00 – 12:00 Digital Humanities and Interdisciplinary ResearchKarin DanielssonHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n12:00 – 13:00 LunchD-corridor \n13:00 – 13:30 Casting a Queer Eye on AI: Background\, Actions and Queer FuturesEvelina LiliequistHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n13:30 – 15:00 Resisting Bodies in AI: Queer and Decolonial Perspectives                    Onur Kilic                                         HUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n15:00 Coffee \n15:15 – 17:00 Tour of Humlab and Workshop: Applying a Queer Perspective on Motion Capture\, Bodies and AI                    Humanities Lab \n17:30 – 18:30 Pool\, shuffle board and darts at Orangeriet\, Kungsgatan 71 \n19:00 Dinner at Orangeriet\, Kungsgatan 71 \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thursday\, 20 August\n08:45 – 09:45 Language\, Memory\, and the Politics of GenAIMoa Eriksson Krutök and Samuel MerrillHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n09:45 – 10:45 Workshop: ChatBots and Memory Part 1Samuel Merrill\, Ruijin Shi\, Simon LindgrenHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n10:45 – 11:00 CoffeeD-corridor \n11:00 – 12:00 Workshop: ChatBots and Memory Part 2Samuel Merrill\, Ruijin Shi\, Simon LindgrenHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n12:00 – 13:00 LunchD-Corridor \n13:00 – 14:00 LLMs As an Objective Measureement Tool – What Would Marx Say?Matti NelimarkkaHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n14:00 – 15:00 Workshop: Doing Social Analysis with the Marxist LLMHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung\, HUM.F.200\, HUM.F.214\, HUM.G.211\, HUM.G.217\, HUM.G219 \n15:00 – 15:15 CoffeeD-corridor \n15:15 – 16:15 Workshop: Doing Social Analysis with the Marxist LLMMatti NelimarkkaHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung\, HUM.F.200\, HUM.F.214\, HUM.G.211\, HUM.G.217\, HUM.G219 \n16:15 – 17:15 WASP-HS Student CouncilHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Friday\, 21 August\n08:45 – 10:45 Final Group WorkSimon LindgrenHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung\, HUM.F.200\, HUM.F.214\, HUM.G.211\, HUM.G.217\, HUM.G219 \n10:45 – 11:00 CoffeeD-corridor \n11:00 – 12:00 PresentationsSimon LindgrenHUM.D.210 – Hummelhonung\, HUM.F.200\, HUM.F.214\, HUM.G.211\, HUM.G.217\, HUM.G219\, Vardagsrummet \n12:00 Lunch: Grab a wrap! \nIf you’re on your way to the train or airport\, grab a wrap and a bottle of water before you go. \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 is closed. \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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/umea-university.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260828 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260326T084304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T132728Z UID:21907-1787616000-1787875199@wasp-hs.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/The-politics-of-models.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260828T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260828T120000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260806T081301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T093737Z UID:23472-1787907600-1787918400@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Somatic Freedoms: Reconfiguring Human-Machine Ethical Relations — PhD Defense DESCRIPTION:On 28 August 2026\, Rachael Garrett defends her doctoral thesis\, “Somatic Freedoms: Reconfiguring Human-Machine Ethical Relations“\, at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. \nSee event. \nAbstract\nSomatic freedoms are ethical commitments to bodies as whole\, living and corporeal subjectivities within processes of research and design. They view ethical sensibilities as grounded in our bodies and felt experiences\, and intimately shaped by our interpersonal\, socio-cultural\, and political relations. This position argues that embodied ethical knowledge is implicit in many aspects of research and design practice\, as well as our interactions with machines. I explore felt experiences of ethics across three multidisciplinary art and design collaborations: (i) Robots\, Dance\, Different Bodies\, (ii) Embrace Angels\, and (iii) How to Train Your Drone. Across these projects\, I investigate how misalignments between ethical sensibilities can invite deeper modes of allyship; how frictions between sensibilities can be engaged to forge bridges between interdisciplinary practitioners; how sensibilities are practiced within human-machine interactions; and how we might design machines that can support bodies in uncovering potential pathways to ethical transformation. \nAcross these projects\, I chart the development of somatic freedoms as ethical commitments to bodies and the vibrant\, material and corporeal pursuit of change and transformation. These are commitments to creating conditions in which transformation is supported\, enhancing the possibilities available to bodies to achieve change\, facilitating the processes through which bodies transform their relations with the world\, and by extension\, change how they are constituted within those relations. My papers demonstrate processes of human-machine ethical reconfiguration: the ongoing reorganisation of relations between bodies and machines through which ethical transformation can be realised. These processes require traversing the boundaries of our bodies within our relational engagements with the world around us\, experiencing ourselves as subjects who move but also objects that are moved within those encounters. This is a process by which bodies can engage in the work of ethics\, seek out better ways of relating to each other\, meet new ethical challenges\, and move towards conditions of flourishing. \nSee full thesis. \nSupervisors\n– Professor Kristina Höök\, Media Technology and Interaction Design; KTH– Professor Airi Lampinen\, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences\, Stockholm University \nOpponent\n– Associate Professor\, Docent Katherine Harrison\, Department of Thematic Studies (TEMA)\, Linköping University URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/phd-defense-somatic-freedoms-reconfiguring-human-machine-ethical-relations/ LOCATION:F3 (Flodis)\, Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28\, Stockholm CATEGORIES:PhD Defense ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RachaelGarett_MichelleJobPhotography_LR-27_169px.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260902T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260902T163000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260609T110811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T135607Z UID:23135-1788354000-1788366600@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Kick-off för WASP-HS Samverkanarena Välfärd DESCRIPTION:WASP-HS främjar människocentrerad forskning om AI i samhället och engagerar forskare brett över 15 svenska lärosäten och forskningsinstitut. Den nya satsningen Samverkansarena Välfärd erbjuder mötesplatser där forskare och representanter för offentliga organisationer och myndigheter kan knyta kontakt för att identifiera gemensamma och samhällsaktuella forsknings- och utvecklingsfrågor och forma nya samverkansinitiativ inom AI och välfärd. \nDen 2 september 2026 öppnar WASP-HS dörrarna till Piperska Muren i Stockholm för att inviga satsningen Samverkansarena Välfärd med en kick-off. Delar av eventet går även att följa online. Välkommen! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n13:00 – 13:15 Inledning (Streamas även online)Christofer Edling\, Programdirektör WASP-HS\, och Helena Lindgren\, biträdande Programdirektör och koordinator för Samverkansarena Välfärd \n13:15 – 13:45 Panelsamtal: Beslutsfattande med AI-stöd: Handläggarens och medborgarens perspektiv (Streamas även online)Moderator: Vanja Carlsson\, Göteborgs universitetErik Bertilson\, ArbetsförmedlingenMarcus Bräutigam\, SkatteverketAnne Kaun\, Södertörns högskola \n13:50 – 14:20 Rundabordssamtal med temabidrag från forskare och verksamhetsföreträdare \n14:20 – 14:35 Kaffepaus \n14:35 – 15:05 Panelsamtal: Regulatoriska aspekter\, upphandling och ansvar (Streamas även online)Moderator: Jenny Eriksson Lundström\, Uppsala universitetPer Nydén\, IntegritetsskyddsmyndighetenMagnus Rudehäll\, Region VästerbottenAnana Postoaca\, PolisenPeter Wahlgren\, Stockholms universitet \n15:10 – 15:40 Rundabordssamtal med temabidrag från forskare och verksamhetsföreträdare \n15:40 – 16:20 Avslutning och framåtblick: Vad händer härnäst? (Streamas även online)Moderator: Lupita Svensson\, Lunds universitetAnna-Sara Lind\, Uppsala universitetDan Nordell\, Skatteverket \nKaffe serveras under hela eftermiddagen. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registrering\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Anmälan till det här eventet är nu stängd. \nVid frågor kontakta contact@wasp-hs.org eller lisa.hermansson@umu.se URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/kick-off-for-wasp-hs-samverkanarena-valfard/ LOCATION:Piperska Muren\, Scheelegatan 14\, Stockholm\, Stockholm\, 112 28\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Samverkansarena välfärd ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DennisMunetsi-15.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260904T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260904T170000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260903T094038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T095118Z UID:24105-1788534000-1788541200@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:More-than-Human Re-Imaginaries of Creative AI: Ontological and Aesthetic Re-Designings - PhD Defense DESCRIPTION:Petra Jääskeläinen defends her doctoral thesis\, “More-than-Human Re-Imaginaries of Creative AI: Ontological and Aesthetic Re-Designings“\, on 4 September 2026\, at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. \nSee event. \nAbstract\nIn this doctoral dissertation\, I explored what design knowledge(s) could facilitate bringing More-than-Human (MTH) commitments into the design of Creative AI technology. The work is theoretically aligned with more-than-human feminist posthumanities\, and frames MTH design as an emerging and alternative design paradigm to predominant human-centred design approaches in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). The central contribution is more-than-human re-imaginaries\, an approach which aims at re-configuring the design practices of Creative AI towards alternative ontologies and aesthetics by examining imaginaries. The imaginaries are materialized through methods\, such as fabulation\, sketching\, and speculative prototyping\, across five design cases. More concretely\, the dissertation introduces three critiques of current design practices in Creative AI that do not support MTH design: 1) human-centred conceptualization of creativity\, 2) rationalist conceptualization of ecological relations\, and 3) values of self-interest that are embedded through human-centred design practices. It also provides seven pathways for ontological and aesthetic more-than-human re-designing of Creative AI: 1) more-than-human conceptualization of creativity\, 2) cultivating more-than-human aligned values\, 3) situated designs in specific ecologies\, 4) embodied more-than-human care\, 5) nonhuman cultural practices\, 6) more-than-human visual aesthetics\, and 7) more-than-human data practices. These seven pathways are contributed as directions for further design inquiry within MTH Creative AI. They include specific design qualities and knowledge\, and work as leverage points for entering into situated and nomadic more-than-human design practices of Creative AI. \nSee full thesis. \nSupervisors\n– Andre Holzapfel\, Associate Professor at KTH – Royal Institute of Technology– Daniel Pargman\, Associate Professor at KTH – Royal Institute of Technology– Cecilia Åsberg\, Professor at Linköping University \nOpponent\nFiona Cameron\, Associate Professor\, Western Sydney University URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/more-than-human-re-imaginaries-of-creative-ai-ontological-and-aesthetic-re-designings-phd-defense/ LOCATION:F3 (Flodis)\, Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28\, Stockholm ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/More-than-Human-Re-Imaginaries-of-Creative-AI-Ontological-and-Aesthetic-Re-Designings-169.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260911T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260911T103000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260831T072817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T074925Z UID:23910-1789120800-1789122600@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Uppföljning från kick-off DESCRIPTION:Hur kan AI användas på ett ansvarsfullt och samhällrelevant sätt? Inom denna seminariumserie lyfter vi frågor som rör AI och autonoma systems påverkan på välfärden. \nUnder dagens pass diskuterar vi uppföljning från kick-offen för WASP-HS Samverkansarena Välfärd som tog vid den 2 september. \nDelta i eventet. \nMer om WASP-HS Samverkansarna Välfärd\nWASP-HS Samverkansarena Välfärd bidrar till att utveckla forskning som tar sin utgångspunkt i välfärdens verkliga utmaningar och utforskar hur AI och autonoma system kan användas på ett ansvarsfullt och samhällsrelevant sätt. Genom långsiktiga samarbeten bidrar arenan till att ny kunskap kan omsättas i den digitala transformation som pågår inom välfärden. Arenan skapar möjligheter för forskare och företrädare för välfärdens organisationer att tillsammans förstå komplexa utmaningar\, utveckla nya perspektiv och bidra till framtidens kunskap. \nLäs mer. URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/uppfoljning-fran-kick-off/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Samverkansarena ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WASPHS-Samverkansarena-valfard.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260917T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260917T113000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260827T124635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T124636Z UID:23901-1789639200-1789644600@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:SE.LLMA Startup Seminar DESCRIPTION:Welcome to a digital seminar to learn more about SE.LLMA\, a new project within WARA AI-TRICS. \nDuring the seminar\, the project group will present the project\, status\, and opportunities for researchers to engage. There will also be a questions and answers session. \nThe seminar is aimed at researchers from the WASP and WASP-HS communities. \n \n Register URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/se-llma-startup-seminar/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WASP-HS-logo-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260917T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260917T180000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260817T142428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T070020Z UID:23610-1789657200-1789668000@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Design Sensibilities: Corporeal Theories as Embodied Epistemology for Design Research — PhD Defense DESCRIPTION:On 17 September 2026\, Mafalda Samuelsson Gamboa defends her doctoral thesis\, “Design Sensibilities: Corporeal Theories as Embodied Epistemology for Design Research“\, at Chalmers University of Technology. \nSee event. \nAbstract\nStarting with a seemingly bounded design brief—studying and designing social drones—this thesis gradually opens into an inquiry into how design knowledge forms those who practice it. Rather than treating design as a neutral means of intervention\, the work attends to design sensibilities: the embodied\, relational orientations through which designers come to perceive\, act\, and live in the world. These sensibilities operate as corporeal theories; becoming a skin that accumulates\, hardens\, softens\, and is shed over time. \nTheory is often treated as something we apply to practice\, or extract from it after the fact. Here\, there is a different premise: that theory within design is already being made in the fostering of sensibilities. I argue that attending to and articulating sensibilities as a form of intermediate-level knowledge allows us to understand it not only as abstraction\, but as something that transforms bodies\, relationships\, and ways of being in practice. Through first-person methods\, longitudinal autoethnography\, and material making\, the work traces a shift from naïve engagement to critical disillusionment\, and onward to a reconfiguration of what it might mean to practice and theorise design otherwise. As the research moves with its time—through intensifying technological concentration exemplified by the case of drones—it bears witness to where imagination feels institutionally and intentionally foreclosed. Rather than smoothing over these ruptures\, the thesis centres them as sites where design theory is remade through corporeality rather than represented as a lens. \nThe dissertation is a non-linear constellation of collaborative experiments\, including pictorials\, critiques\, and co-authored texts and designs structured in three chapters. The first focuses on refusing the inevitability of drones\, the second describes design epistemology as sensibilities\, and the third opens paths forward for design as an implication from a turn to sensibilities. This compositional choice resists the primacy of individual authorship and challenges academic norms that locate rigour in separation between theory and practice\, researcher and subject\, or singular voice and collective inquiry. I discuss co-constructed relational knowing not only through artefacts or arguments and shared attentiveness through reflexive and diffractive thinking and making. At its core\, this thesis argues for an expanded understanding of designerly knowledge: one that takes seriously how design epistemologies act upon designers themselves. It joins conversations on design otherwise and on making trouble\, proposing that withdrawal\, instigation\, refusal\, and pauses in making are not endpoints but part of a broader repertoire of design actions in grave need of a collective stance. Design practice unfolds alongside social\, political\, and ecological rupture\, coming to terms with its impossibility under the violence of capitalism. By articulating sensibilities as both knowledge outcome and method\, the thesis invites a rethinking of design research as a practice of becoming: with others\, attuned to the collective sensibilities required to navigate worlds that are increasingly difficult to design within. It culminates in a call for design as a pre-revolutionary act. \nSee full thesis. \nSupervisors\nSara Ljungblad\, Associate Professor at University of Gothenburg\nKristina Höök\, Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology\nOpponent\nJohan Redström\, Professor\, University of Gothenburg URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/design-sensibilities-corporeal-theories-as-embodied-epistemology-for-design-research-phd-dissertation/ LOCATION:Röhsska Design Museum CATEGORIES:PhD Defence,PhD Defense ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Mafalda-Samuelsson-Gamboa-169.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260922T091500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260922T120000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260827T120433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T120433Z UID:23879-1790068500-1790078400@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Human-AI Decision-Making: A Phenomenon-Driven Study in Personalized Medicine — PhD Defense DESCRIPTION:Bijona Troqe defends her doctoral thesis\, “Human-AI Decision-Making: A Phenomenon-Driven Study in Personalized Medicine“\, at Linköping University on September 22. \nSee event. \nAbstract\nArtificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being integrated into organizational decision-making\, creating new forms of human-AI collaboration. Yet\, little is known about how human-AI decision-making unfolds in practice\, particularly in complex contexts such as personalized medicine. \nThis thesis explores human-AI decision-making as an organizational process situated in complex contexts. Using a phenomenon-driven approach and embedded case studies from personalized medicine and data-driven healthcare in Sweden\, it examines how humans and AI jointly shape decision-making. \nThe findings contribute to a multi-level understanding of human-AI decision-making that moves beyond viewing AI as a decision support tool. At the organizational level\, AI reshapes attention\, search processes\, decision premises and routines. At the interactional level\, AI becomes meaningful through ongoing sensemaking as actors interpret its outputs and incorporate them into organizational action. At the individual level\, AI transforms how professional judgment is formed\, exercised\, and legitimized\, while its outputs are interpreted through existing professional and organizational frames. \nOverall\, the thesis shows that human-AI decision-making is distributed\, situated\, and context dependent. It highlights the importance of recognizing fluid human-AI roles and critically reflecting on how AI shapes organizational attention and decision-making in complex environments. \nSee full thesis. \nSupervisors\n– Nicolette Lakemond\, Professor\, Department of Management and Engineering\, Linköping University– Gunnar Holmberg\, Adjunct Professor\, Department of Management and Engineering\, Linköping University– Besma Glaa\, Associate Professor\, Department of Management and Engineering\, Linköping University \nOpponent\n– Anna Essén\, Associate Professor\, Department of Entrepreneurship\, Stockholm School of Economics URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/human-ai-decision-making-a-phenomenon-driven-study-in-personalized-medicine-phd-defense/ CATEGORIES:PhD Defence,PhD Defense ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bijona-Troqe-16-9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260925T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260925T103000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260831T075814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T120614Z UID:23917-1790330400-1790332200@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:AI i välfärden – vad borde vi egentligen forska om? DESCRIPTION:Vänligen observera att evenemanget organiseras av WASP-HS-forskare och inte av WASP-HS programkontor\n \n \n \n \n \n Hur kan AI användas på ett ansvarsfullt och samhällrelevant sätt? I seminarieserien ”WASP-HS Fredag: När AI möter välfärden” lyfter vi frågor som rör AI och autonoma systems påverkan på välfärden. \nDen 25 September öppnar Lupita Svensson dörren till ett nytt forskningsprojekt om AI\, ansvar och professionellt arbete – men framför allt till ett samtal. Vilka frågor uppstår där AI faktiskt används? Vad ser verksamheterna som forskningen ännu inte har fått syn på? Ta med en erfarenhet\, en fråga eller ett problem. Kanske blir det början på ett nytt forskningssamarbete. \nSeminariet är öppet för alla intresserade. Delta via länken nedan. \n \n Delta i seminariet\n \n \n \n \n \n Värd\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lupita Svensson\n Lunds 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mer om WASP-HS Samverkansarna Välfärd\nWASP-HS Samverkansarena Välfärd bidrar till att utveckla forskning som tar sin utgångspunkt i välfärdens verkliga utmaningar och utforskar hur AI och autonoma system kan användas på ett ansvarsfullt och samhällsrelevant sätt. Genom långsiktiga samarbeten bidrar arenan till att ny kunskap kan omsättas i den digitala transformation som pågår inom välfärden. Arenan skapar möjligheter för forskare och företrädare för välfärdens organisationer att tillsammans förstå komplexa utmaningar\, utveckla nya perspektiv och bidra till framtidens kunskap. \n \n Läs mer URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/ai-i-valfarden-vad-borde-vi-egentligen-forska-om/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Samverkansarena,Samverkansarena välfärd ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WASP-HS-Fredag.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260925T101500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260925T123000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260909T124719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T110707Z UID:24231-1790331300-1790339400@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:AI in Educational Practice: Designing for Critical AI Literacy — PhD Defense DESCRIPTION:Johanna Velander defends her doctoral thesis\, “AI in Educational Practice: Designing for Critical AI Literacy“\, at Linnaeus University on September 25. \nSee event. \nAbstract\nArtificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly embedded in educational practice\, yet AI literacy is often defined through predefined competencies that say less about how it is understood\, enacted\, and shaped in specific contexts. This research investigates how AI literacy is conceptualised in research and policy\, understood by teachers\, enacted through interaction with generative AI (GenAI)\, and used to inform the design of educational GenAI systems that support reflective and critical engagement. \nThe methodology combines Emergent Research Design structured with Design Research Methodology. This allows the research focus to develop in response to empirical findings\, methodological insights\, and rapid changes in the educational AI landscape\, while maintaining a coherent progression from problem clarification and descriptive inquiry towards exploratory design-oriented knowledge. Adopting a practice-oriented perspective\, the thesis synthesises conceptual\, empirical\, interactional\, and design-oriented inquiry across eight studies. \nFindings show that AI literacy is frequently framed in operational and competency-oriented terms\, while sociotechnical\, critical\, and agentive dimensions remain less developed. Teachers’ understandings of AI are often shaped by fragmented and informal learning\, although their concerns extend to trust\, responsibility\, authorship\, bias\, and pedagogical judgement. Technical understanding does not automatically lead to broader sociotechnical reasoning\, and recognising AI-related risks is not equivalent to acting critically in practice. Teacher–GenAI interaction reveals AI literacy as situated and relational: it becomes visible through how teachers delegate tasks\, interpret and adapt outputs\, question suggestions\, exercise judgement\, and negotiate responsibility. \nThe thesis further argues that literacy is increasingly bound up with machine processes. Meaning-making\, knowledge production\, and pedagogical action are no longer exclusively human activities but emerge through relations among teachers\, learners\, AI systems\, infrastructures\, and institutional conditions. This resonates with critical posthumanist accounts of literacy and shifts attention from what individuals know about AI to how humans and non-humans jointly shape what can be known and done. \nSupporting critical AI literacy therefore requires attention to both education and design. Educational GenAI systems should be evaluated not only for accuracy\, usability\, and efficiency\, but also for whether they support reflection\, surface uncertainties and question assumptions. The thesis contributes a situated account of AI literacy and an interaction-informed rationale for educational GenAI system design rather than a universal literacy framework or validated design solution. \nSupervisors\n– Marcelo Milrad\, Professor\, Linnaeus University– Nuno Otero\, Senior Lecturer\, University of Greenwich– Teresa Cerratto Pargman\, Professor\, Stockholm University \nOpponent\n– Jimmy Jaldemark\, Professor\, Mid Sweden University URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/ai-in-educational-practice-desiging-for-critical-ai-literacy-phd-defense/ LOCATION:Fullriggaren\, Ma135\, Linnéuniversitetet\, Kalmar\, Kalmar\, Sweden ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Johanna-Velander-on-color.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260331T162017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T080008Z UID:22187-1790553600-1790812799@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Theorizing AI and Society in the Nordics—A Joint WASP-HS & CAISA Workshop DESCRIPTION: 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Winter-Conference-21.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260930T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20260930T101500 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260909T130622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T130622Z UID:24264-1790758800-1790763300@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Så påverkar AI svensk ekonomi och arbetsmarknad - Webbinarium och lansering av ny rapport om AI DESCRIPTION:Observera att detta event organiseras självständigt av WASP‑HS‑forskare och inte av WASP‑HS Program Office. \n \n \n \n \n \n Så påverkar AI svensk ekonomi och arbetsmarknad – Webbinarium och lansering av ny rapport om AI\nAI är inte bara en ny teknik. Den förändrar vilka arbetsuppgifter som utförs\, hur företag organiserar sin verksamhet och vilka kompetenser som efterfrågas. Men hur snabbt sker förändringen och hur kan vi följa den medan den pågår? \nDen 30 september kl. 9.00-10.15 bjuder Tillväxtanalys in till ett webbinarium där myndigheten presenterar en ny rapport som använder administrativa data i nära realtid för att fånga AI:s genomslag i svensk ekonomi. \nWebbinariet tar avstamp i rapportens resultat och diskuterar frågor som: Hur påverkas produktivitet och löner? Vilka branscher och yrken möter de största förändringarna? Och vad kan de tidiga signalerna säga om den omställning som nu pågår på arbetsmarknaden? \nRapporten är författad av Oskar Nordström Skans\, professor i nationalekonomi vid Uppsala universitet och forskningsledare för WASP-HS forskningsmiljö “AI\, Structural Change\, and the Future of Work”\, och Leo Sokolow Romin\, doktorand vid Uppsala universitet. Rapporten är den första i ett nystartat samverkansprojekt mellan Tillväxtanalys och Uppsala universitet som ska ge snabbare och mer träffsäkra analyser av AI:s ekonomiska effekter. \nVid webbinariet medverkar också Anna Pettersson Westerberg\, generaldirektör Pensionsmyndigheten\, Lars Persson\, professor och vice VD\, Institutet för Näringslivsforskning och Susanne Ackum\, akademichef\, Linneuniversitet för att diskutera möjligheter och utmaningar med den snabba utvecklingen av den nya tekniken. Sverker Härd\, generaldirektör och Marie Gartell\, avdelningschef\, Tillväxtanalys\, deltar också. \nRegistrera dig till eventet. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nAI\, Structural Change\, and the Future of Work\nVill du veta med om WASP-HS forskningsmiljö AI\, Structural Change\, and the Future of Work? \n\n\n \n Läs mer URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/sa-paverkar-ai-svensk-ekonomi-och-arbetsmarknad-webbinarium-och-lansering-av-ny-rapport-om-ai/ CATEGORIES:AI, Structural Change and the Future of Work ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AI-Structural-Change-and-Future-of-Work-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261002T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261002T160000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260827T083654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T124718Z UID:23856-1790946000-1790956800@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Navigating the Sociotechnical Gap in Explainable Artificial Intelligence — PhD Defense DESCRIPTION:Leila Methnani defends her doctoral thesis\, “Navigating the Sociotechnical Gap in Explainable Artificial Intelligence“\, at Umeå University on 2 October. \nSee event. \nAbstract\nAs Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions become increasingly embedded in society and across industries\, demands for explainability and transparency of AI decision-making have intensified. Much progress has been made in developing the technical aspects of eXplainable AI (XAI) solutions\, but the social and interactive aspects remain underexplored. This thesis aims to identify and investigate ways forward for XAI as a sociotechnical system—where the social and technical components are recognised as tightly coupled. We propose tools for navigating the sociotechnical gap that arises when technical XAI solutions do not meet the social requirements in demand. Through a combination of empirical (user-centred design\, focus groups)\, computational (argumentation-based reasoning)\, and critical methods\, we examine how explainability can (or cannot) be operationalised depending on contextual and social needs. \nIn our structured review of the Variable Autonomy Robotics literature—an AI subfield where interactivity is key—we find that approaches to explainability and transparency require consideration for the overall human-AI teaming mission as an entry point. The distinct challenges around control and trust in each human-AI teaming effort revealed the importance of operationalising how to explain by breaking down contextual information: who is in need of an explanation\, what do they need explained and why? These are design decisions of interactive solutions that can benefit greatly from interdisciplinary efforts\, especially as XAI moves towards a more human-centric discipline. \nOur interdisciplinary work shows how counterfactual explanations can support the explainability needs of operators in the process industries through the development of an interactive dashboard. While contextual inquiry proved to be valuable in our synthesis of explainee requirements and explainer selection\, we also propose a way to formalise explainer choice with computational argumentation. We find that the transparency afforded by computational argumentation techniques supports navigation of the sociotechnical gap by ensuring XAI is also designed with visible seams as per seamful design. \nClarifying boundaries (seams) of these systems for relevant stakeholders involves crafting relevant metrics for evaluating XAI as a sociotechnical discipline. Comparisons between common quantitative metrics for evaluating counterfactuals and Grice’s maxims of conversation—a popular conversational model from the study of pragmatics in linguistics—reveal a loose relationship\, but one that fails to capture contextual and social complexities. This is a gap that we frame as a broader technosolutionist tendency in our critique of an adjacent topic: AI safety and the technocentric view of how to achieve alignment. This thesis argues that issues of AI safety\, alignment\, explainability\, and transparency require sustained sociotechnical inquiry rather than pure technical fixes. \nSupervisors\n– Virginia Dignum\, Professor of Responsible AI\, Umeå University– Andreas Theodorou \nOpponent\n– Ericka Johnson\, Professor in Gender and Society\, Linköping University URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/navigating-the-sociotechnical-gap-in-explainable-artificial-intelligence-phd-defense/ LOCATION:Hörsal HUM.D.230 – Hohaj. Humanisthuset\, Floor 2. CATEGORIES:PhD Defence,PhD Defense ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WASP-HS-logo-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261008T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261009T120000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260908T093841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T130220Z UID:24143-1791464400-1791547200@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Conference: Digital Sovereignty in the Age of AI 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 As AI systems increasingly mediate access to information\, public services\, markets\, and social interaction\, questions of digital sovereignty move to the centre of legal and political debates. For the EU and Sweden\, digital sovereignty is not merely about technological independence; it is about preserving fundamental rights\, democratic self-determination\, and the rule of law in an AI-driven society while remaining globally interconnected and innovation-friendly. \nEuropean societies rely heavily on digital infrastructures\, data flows\, and AI technologies developed and operated across borders. This dependence raises critical questions: Who controls the data\, algorithms\, and standards shaping social and economic life? How can the EU’s legal framework protect individual autonomy while enabling collective governance and competitiveness? And how can Europe assert regulatory influence without reinforcing fragmentation or digital protectionism? \nThese questions are at the core of a conference organized within the WASP-HS Research Environment “The Rule of AI” that will provide an interdisciplinary forum to examine how digital sovereignty can be meaningfully conceptualised and operationalised in the age of AI – across individual\, institutional\, and global dimensions. \nFunded by Örebro University – AI\, Robotics and Cybersecurity Center (ARC) \nRegistration\nRead more and register here to attend the event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThe Rule of AI\nWant to know more about the WASP-HS Research Environment The Rule of AI? \n\n\n \n Read more URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/digital-sovereignty-in-the-age-of-ai/ CATEGORIES:The Rule of AI — AI, Regulation, and Society ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AI-regulation-long-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261009T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261009T103000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260901T114653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T124210Z UID:24034-1791540000-1791541800@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Samverkansmetoder och co-design för att undersöka digitalisering och AI-användning DESCRIPTION:Vänligen observera att evenemanget organiseras av WASP-HS-forskare och inte av WASP-HS programkontor\n \n \n \n \n \n Hur kan AI användas på ett ansvarsfullt och samhällrelevant sätt? Inom denna seminariumserie lyfter vi frågor som rör AI och autonoma systems påverkan på välfärden. \nUnder passet beskriver Deniz Duru hur co-design inom samverkan används för att undersöka hur digitalisering och AI påverkar migranter\, offentliga aktörer\, civilsamhället och arbetsgivare. Presentationen visar hur digital etnografi\, intervjuer\, dialogmöten och workshoppar används för att utveckla gemensam kunskap och genomförbara lösningar. \n \n Delta i seminariet\n \n \n \n \n \n Värd\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Deniz Duru\n Lunds 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mer om WASP-HS Samverkansarna Välfärd\nWASP-HS Samverkansarena Välfärd bidrar till att utveckla forskning som tar sin utgångspunkt i välfärdens verkliga utmaningar och utforskar hur AI och autonoma system kan användas på ett ansvarsfullt och samhällsrelevant sätt. Genom långsiktiga samarbeten bidrar arenan till att ny kunskap kan omsättas i den digitala transformation som pågår inom välfärden. Arenan skapar möjligheter för forskare och företrädare för välfärdens organisationer att tillsammans förstå komplexa utmaningar\, utveckla nya perspektiv och bidra till framtidens kunskap. \n \n Läs mer URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/samverkansmetoder-och-co-design-for-att-undersoka-digitalisering-och-ai-anvandning/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Samverkansarena,Samverkansarena välfärd ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WASP-HS-Fredag.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTSTAMP:20260920T015053 CREATED:20260402T093549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T080113Z UID:22244-1791763200-1792022399@wasp-hs.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WASP-WASP-HS-DDLS.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261023T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261023T130000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015054 CREATED:20260909T124846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T070741Z UID:24246-1792746000-1792760400@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:What Looks Difficult to Navigate on a Map? An Analysis of Perceived Route Difficulty From the Perspective of a Map Reader - PhD Defense DESCRIPTION:Arvid Krantz-Horned defends his doctoral thesis\, “What Looks Difficult to Navigate on a Map? An Analysis of Perceived Route Difficulty From the Perspective of a Map Reader“\, at Umeå University on 23 October. \nSee event. \nAbstract\nAbstract coming soon. \nSupervisors\n– Kai-Florian Richter\, Associate Professor\, Umeå University \nOpponent\n  URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/what-looks-difficult-to-navigate-on-a-map-an-analysis-of-perceived-route-difficulty-from-the-perspective-of-a-map-reader-phd-defense/ LOCATION:KBE301 – Lilla hörsalen\, KBC-huset\, Umeå universitet ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WASP-HS-logo-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261023T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Stockholm:20261023T103000 DTSTAMP:20260920T015054 CREATED:20260831T080708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T124129Z UID:23937-1792749600-1792751400@wasp-hs.org SUMMARY:Kan AI-infrastruktur styras i välfärden? DESCRIPTION:Vänligen observera att evenemanget organiseras av WASP-HS-forskare och inte av WASP-HS programkontor\n \n \n \n \n \n Hur kan AI användas på ett ansvarsfullt och samhällrelevant sätt? Inom denna seminarieserie lyfter vi frågor som rör AI och autonoma systems påverkan på välfärden. \nAI-omställningen sker i hög grad genom AI-baserade informationssystem som integreras i verksamheternas arbets- och beslutsprocesser. Den påverkar hur information skapas\, lagras\, söks och omsätts i beslut. Samtidigt skapar beroendet av externa leverantörer nya sårbarheter och väcker frågor om hur krav på rättssäkerhet\, transparens\, arkivering\, insyn och dataskydd kan upprätthållas när informationshanteringen sker i system utanför den offentliga organisationens direkta kontroll. Utmaningen är därför inte bara teknisk och juridisk\, utan också organisatorisk och kompetensmässig. Under passet som leds av Vanja Carlsson diskuteras politiska mål om digital suveränitet och förutsättningar för lokala offentliga organisationer att nå kontroll över sin information. \nSeminariet är öppet för alla intresserade. Delta via länken nedan. \n \n Delta i seminariet\n \n \n \n \n \n Värd\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Vanja Carlsson\n Göteborgs 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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mer om WASP-HS Samverkansarna Välfärd\nWASP-HS Samverkansarena Välfärd bidrar till att utveckla forskning som tar sin utgångspunkt i välfärdens verkliga utmaningar och utforskar hur AI och autonoma system kan användas på ett ansvarsfullt och samhällsrelevant sätt. Genom långsiktiga samarbeten bidrar arenan till att ny kunskap kan omsättas i den digitala transformation som pågår inom välfärden. Arenan skapar möjligheter för forskare och företrädare för välfärdens organisationer att tillsammans förstå komplexa utmaningar\, utveckla nya perspektiv och bidra till framtidens kunskap. \n \n Läs mer URL:https://wasp-hs.org/event3/kan-ai-infrastruktur-styras-i-valfarden/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Samverkansarena,Samverkansarena välfärd ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wasp-hs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WASP-HS-Fredag.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR