KMi is a diverse and multidisciplinary R&D lab that has been at the forefront of innovation since 1995, conducting research in computing technologies for social and environmental good. Our research spans Semantic Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Educational Media, Social Data Science, Scholarly Data, Blockchain, Citizen Science, Collective Intelligence, Smart Cities, and others.
Upcoming Seminar
Artificial Intelligence for Literature Reviews: Opportunities and Challenges
This event will take place on Tuesday 21 May 2024
Mr Francisco Bolanos - Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University
Numerous tools have been developed to assist and partially automate the Systematic Literature Reviews (SLRs) process. The increasing role of AI in this field shows great potential in providing...
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My personal mission is to design technology for triggering positive social changes. Beyond pursuing adequate and pleasant user interactions, my research aims at exploring design methods and...
PhD Researcher at the Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) of the Open University and a member of the Social Data Science group. His research project is aimed at investigating Intersectionality in Hate...
Testimonials
"If you are or want to be a brilliant mind, this is where you want to be!"
Valentina Presutti, Institute of Cognitive Science and Technologies, Italy
"I cannot imagine going to a conference without experiencing deep scientific conversations with KMiers!"
Raphaël Troncy, EURECOM: Graduate School & Research Center, France
"Top location for SW research for decades and going strong!"
Pascal Hitzler, Kansas State University, USA
Publications
Cadeddu, A., Chessa, A., Leo, V., Fenu, G., Motta, E., Osborne, F., Recupero, D., Salatino, A. and Secchi, L. (2024) A comparative analysis of knowledge injection strategies for large language models in the scholarly domain, 133, Elsevier
Mikroyannidis, A., Sharma, N., Ekuban, A. and Domingue, J. (2024) Using Generative AI and ChatGPT for improving the production of distance learning materials, 24th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2024), Nicosia, Cyprus, IEEE Computer Society
Morales Tirado, A., Carvalho, J., Ratta, M., Uwasomba, C., Mulholland, P., Barlow, H., Herbert, T. and Daga, E. (2024) Musical Meetups Knowledge Graph (MMKG): a collection of evidence for historical social network analysis, ESWC 2024: The 21st Extended Semantic Web Conference, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece
