Name: Summer School 2026 — Algorithmic Power and Discourse: AI, Politics, and the Production of Meaning
Start: 2026-08-17T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-21T12:00:00+02:00

May 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 […]
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 […]
The Impact of AI on White Collar Work

June 10 @ 12:00 - June 11 @ 13:00

Katrinelunds Gästgiveri & Sjökrog

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.
PhD Defense: The Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence: Actor Preferences, Bargaining Dynamics, and Institutional Design

June 12 @ 13:00 - 15:00

Hörsal 10 (auditorium), Building E, Stockholm University Universitetsvägen 10 E, Stockholm, Sweden

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. See event page. Abstract […]
AI and Society: Fresh Perspectives from PhD Graduates

June 16 @ 16:00 - 17:00

Zoom

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 […]
August 2026
Summer School 2026 — Algorithmic Power and Discourse: AI, Politics, and the Production of Meaning

August 17 @ 13:00 - August 21 @ 12:00

Join us for the WASP-HS Summer School, 17–21 August, at Umeå University. This year’s theme is AI, Power and Politics. The WASP-HS Summer School brings together PhD students for an inspiring week in Umeå.

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