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.

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Upcoming Seminar

Prof Dene Grigar

Electronic Literature: The challenges of born-digital fiction

This event will take place on Tuesday 01 April 2025

Prof Dene Grigar - Washington State University Vancouver

How can early interactive novels, hypertext fictions and narratives be maintained and kept accessible? These forms of born-digital literature were produced before or shortly after the...

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Iman Naja - Photograph

I am a Research Associate who joined KMi in Sep 2022. I am currently a member of the ResilientEnterprise project. I was previously a member of the MarK and Gatekeeper projects. Before joining...

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Keyur Dave - Photograph

Senior Unit Manager at KMi, overseeing strategic planning, research support, and operational activities. Passionate about fostering collaboration and driving innovative projects within the OU

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Publications

Mikroyannidis, A., Ekuban, A., Kwarteng, J. and Domingue, J. (2025) Best Practices for the Responsible Adoption of Generative AI in Higher Education, Proceedings, 114, 1, pp. 1-8

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Herodotou, C., Carr, J., Shrestha, S., Comfort, C., Bayer, V., Maguire, C., Lee, J., Mulholland, P. and Fernandez, M. (2025) Prescriptive analytics motivating distance learning student action: A case study of a student-facing dashboard, LAK25: The 15th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK 2025), Dublin, Ireland

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Borrego, A., Dessì, D., Ayala, D., Hernández, I., Osborne, F., Recupero, D., Buscaldi, D., Ruiz, D. and Motta, E. (2025) Research hypothesis generation over scientific knowledge graphs, Knowledge-Based Systems, pp. (Early access), Elsevier

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