This year’s ACM Hypertext and Social Media conference highlighted the exceptional contributions of KMi members, with many taking on key roles; Enrico Motta delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony on the 10th of September, setting a high tone for the event. Several KMi colleagues played vital roles in organising this successful conference. As…
KMi is delighted to showcase its influential participation at SEMANTiCS 2024. Dr. Angelo Salatino and Dr. Francesco Osborne were actively involved in organizing the conference, a process that spanned the past eight months. This year, SEMANTiCS celebrated its twentieth anniversary, taking place from 17th to 19th September in Amsterdam, at the stunning Meervaart theatre. The…
On September 2nd, Prof John Domingue participated in a popular podcast, as an AI Expert, hosted by the Cripps Law firm, which shed light on the evolving relationship between AI and data in the legal context. The discussion was designed for legal professionals and law students, demystifying complex topics related to artificial intelligence. In a…
BBC Guernsey Radio hosted Prof Harith Alani in a live interview to talk about the increasing shift of news readers from traditional TV broadcasting to social media platforms, a trend confirmed in a recent Ofcom report. Harith argued that getting news from social media is not inherently problematic if the information comes from trusted and…
KMi is thrilled to announce that one of our esteemed academics, Prof. Miriam Fernandez, has been honored with the STEM Research Excellence Award for her outstanding contributions to postgraduate research supervision at The Open University. This recognition is a testament to her unwavering dedication, innovative support strategies, and steadfast commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion…
This past Tuesday, KMi announced Prof. Stefan Rueger’s retirement; we all gathered to celebrate his contributions to computer science and multimedia research in a career that spanned several decades. Stefan has had a significant impact in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning and visual processing. Stefan’s journey began with a degree in physics at…
The Fieldcast team, in which KMi’s Trevor Collins and Ben Hawkridge participate, won the Advance HE Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) for their innovative use of Open University’s OpenSTEM Labs to enhance fieldwork learning for distance-learning students. Their efforts have significantly improved student engagement and influenced fieldwork education in the UK. The team’s collaborative…
KMi’s Dr. Joseph Kwarteng recently contributed as a guest speaker at the highly anticipated “Beyond the Degree Summit,” an event organised in collaboration with the ICT Education, University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Ghana. The summit, held under the theme: “From Campus to Career: Leveraging Technology for Career Growth in the Digital Age”, was designed specifically…
The 5th annual Ghana Data Science Summit (IndabaX Ghana), held 17-19 July 2024, at the iconic Great Hall of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, was a vibrant celebration of innovation, knowledge-sharing, and grassroots engagement. Under the theme “Unleashing the Potential of AI through Grassroots Engagement,” the event brought together data science enthusiasts,…
KMi’s Director; Prof Harith Alani, was interviewed by The National newspaper who sought his views on the role of misinformation in fueling the recent riots across the UK. Harith and his team in KMi have been researching misinformation for many years, focusing on the patterns in which misinformation and their fact-check spread online. Misinformation played…
