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
Using AI to capture representations of the political discourse in the news
This event will take place on Tuesday 28 January 2025
Prof Enrico Motta - KMi, The Open University
In recent years, the debate about the democratic health of the UK’s media landscape has intensified, with several commentators and scholars highlighting a rather distorted system,...
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People
Having started my KMi journey, in January 2019, as part of the Institute of Coding project, in which I explored how the Learning Analytics Dashboard of the Open University (OUAnalyse) could be...
Dr Alessio Antonini is a research fellow at the Knowledge Media Institute of the Open University. He is the lead of the Knowledge Design team, part of the Intelligent Systems and Data Science group....
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Publications
Rosa, O., Baker, F., Barresi, G., Conte, F., Ficca, G. and Zambotti, M. (2024) Response to 'Exploring the intersection of video gaming, sleep, and mental health in modern adults' by Guilherme Nobre Nogueira, Sleep Medicine, 124, pp. 763-764
Motta, E., Osborne, F., Pulici, M., Salatino, A. and Naja, I. (2024) Capturing the Viewpoint Dynamics in the News Domain, Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW-24), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Burel, G., Mensio, M., Peskine, Y., Troncy, R., Papotti, P. and Alani, H. (2024) CimpleKG: A Continuously Updated Knowledge Graph on Misinformation, Factors and Fact-Checks, ISWC 2024, 23rd International Semantic Web Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
