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Celebrating excellence in STEM: The Early Alert Indicators Dashboard named finalist for MK STEM Awards 2025
Wednesday 12 Feb 2025
We are thrilled to announce that the Early Alert Indicators Dashboard, an Open University project led by KMi’s Prof. Miriam Fernandez, driven by the AI expertise and dedication of the OU Analyse team, has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious MK STEM Awards 2025 in the AI Impact category. This recognition celebrates the...
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New KMi project to expand bibliotherapy for mental wellbeing across Northern Ireland
Monday 10 Feb 2025
KMi is delighted to announce a new project, “Immersive Online Reading for Mental Wellbeing,” funded in partnership with the OU in Northern Ireland, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Verbal Arts Centre, and Belfast Metropolitan College. Led by researchers Alessio Antonini and Imelda Haran, the project will run until October 2025. Building on a...
KMi at Dagstuhl: Shaping the Future of Knowledge Graph-Based AI
Thursday 6 Feb 2025
Last week, Prof. John Domingue and Dr Aisling Third attended a highly influential Dagstuhl Seminar focused on trust, accountability, and self-determination in AI, particularly in systems built on Knowledge Graphs (KGs) (John served as a co-Chair). Why Knowledge Graphs Matter With AI increasingly reshaping the world and driving our most powerful digital platforms—from Google and...
Celebrating Ángel Pavón Pérez’s Success: A Milestone in Fair and Responsible AI Research
Friday 31 Jan 2025
KMi is thrilled to announce that Ángel Pavón Pérez has successfully passed his viva on 28 January 2025. His groundbreaking research, titled “Enhancing Fairness in Machine Learning: Identifying and Mitigating Bias with a Focus on Gender Bias in Finance”, marks a significant contribution to the field of responsible AI. Ángel’s work addresses critical challenges in...
KMi-led robotics project receives major funding to enhance hospital efficiency and safety
Thursday 23 Jan 2025
A pioneering robotics project, led by Prof Enrico Motta’s team at KMi, has secured Innovate UK funding to improve hospital efficiency and safety. This initiative aims to revolutionise hospital efficiency and safety through the deployment of AI-driven robots. These smart robots will handle routine tasks, such as delivering medicines, while simultaneously identifying and addressing safety...
A pioneering research initiative, ClimateSense, led by KMi’s Director Harith Alani, has received a €1 million grant from the European CHIST-ERA programme, with £275,000 allocated from the EPSRC. The project tackles the critical issue of climate misinformation by integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with AI to analyse the geopolitical spread of false claims about climate...
How Generative AI is transforming Teaching and Learning: Insights from KMi’s Prof John DomingueGenerative AI has the potential to revolutionise education in ways comparable to the industrial revolution or the advent of the internet, claims Prof John Domingue. Speaking at Fleksibel utdanning Norge’s recent conference in Norway, he explored how AI can reshape teaching, learning, and institutional practices to meet the needs of future generations. Central to Prof...