Name: Navigating Uncertain Futures – Sensemaking with AI in Complex System Planning
Start: 2026-06-05T13:15:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-05T17:00:00+02:00

April 2026
AI and The Paradox of Agency

March 13, 2026 @ 08:00 - January 17, 2027 @ 17:00

Bildmuseet

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 […]
Who Is Speaking? Artificial Intelligence in Art and Culture: From AI-generated Voices to Data-Driven Cultural Heritage

April 15 @ 13:15 - 21:00

Humanistiska Teater, Uppsala University

Who is speaking? The conference is on AI in art and cutlure including generated voices to data-driven cultural heritage. The full day conference program is ended with an evening program filled with artistic music performances involving AI.
May 2026
Research Opportunities at the Intersection of Society, Life Sciences, and Technology

May 7 @ 09:00 - May 8 @ 17:00

Uniting Sweden’s life science, machine learning and artificial intelligence communities, we welcome researchers from all disciplines to explore new research opportunities in a changing world.
PhD Defense: Emerging AI and Ethics in Higher Education: A Technology Mediation Perspective

May 8 @ 10:00 - 12:00

Lilla hörsalen, Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (The Swedish Museum of Natural History) Frescativägen 40, Stockholm, Sweden

On 8 May 2026, Alexandra Farazouli defends her doctoral thesis, "Emerging AI and Ethics in Higher Education: A Technology Mediation Perspective", at Stockholm University.
PhD Defense: Ethical Reasoning in Tech Work: From Individual Responsibility to Collective Action

May 8 @ 14:00 - 17:00

Q2, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Malvinas Väg 10, Stockholm, Sweden

On 8 May 2026, Kristina Popova defends her doctoral thesis, "Ethical Reasoning in Tech Work: From Individual Responsibility to Collective Action", at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
PhD Defense: Reframing Robots for Care: Situating Informal Caregivers in the Development of AI-driven Technologies

May 22 @ 09:00 - 17:00

Lecture Hall V:B, building V, Faculty of Engineering LTH, Lund University, Lund. Klas Anshelms väg 14, Lund, Sweden

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.
Learning to do Research with AI: Towards Building a Toolkit to Support Doctoral Training

May 27 @ 10:00 - 12:00

Zoom

Please note that this event is independently organized by WASP-HS researchers and not the WASP-HS Program Office.In this workshop, we invite senior researchers (including doctoral supervisors) to participate in a […]
Human Futures, Machine Pasts: Rethinking AI through Cultural Memory and Imagination

May 27 @ 10:15

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 […]
PhD Defense: The Development of Complex Intelligent Systems: A Study of Engineering and Project Management Approaches

May 29 @ 09:00 - 17:00

A2, A-building, Campus Valla Linköping, Sweden

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.
June 2026
Workshop – WASP-HS Research Environment “The Rule of AI”

June 1 @ 09:30 - 17:30

Örebro University, Room T137

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 […]
PhD Defense: Repairing Creative AI: Critical explorations of frictions, reconfigurations, and reflexivity

June 2 @ 14:00 - 17:00

Flodis (F3), KTH Royal Institute of Technology Lindstedtsvägen 26 & 28, Stockholm, Sweden

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.
Navigating Uncertain Futures – Sensemaking with AI in Complex System Planning

June 5 @ 13:15 - 17:00

Elinor Särner defends her doctoral thesis, “Repairing Creative AI: Critical explorations of frictions, reconfigurations, and reflexivity“, on June 5, 2026, at Linköping University. See event page. Abstract Technological development is an […]

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