On Thursday, November 13th, 2025, KMi’s Dr. Tracie Farrell gave a keynote address to a global audience (both online and offline) at a conference on Shifting Power in Language Learning and Applied Linguistics with GenAI. Dr. Farrell is the Principal Investigator on a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship exploring intersections of Artificial Intelligence and justice through…
KMi was proud to see Prof John Domingue an invited panelist at the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) Annual Conference 2025, held at County Hall, London on 10–11 November. The conference focused on “Strategic Issues Shaping the Future of Business and Management Education”, and the panel explored the theme: “Developing Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations.” The…
Last week, many researchers from around the globe gathered in Nara (Japan) for the 24th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC). Dr. Angelo Salatino, Prof. John Domingue, Dr. Alba Morales Tirado, Prof. Harith Alani, and Dr. Gregoire Burel represented KMi at the prestigious event. Crucially, Dr. Francesco Osborne and Prof. Miriam Fernandez also contributed to the…
Dr. Retno Larasati, as part of the “Shifting Power” project, spoke at The 7th International Conference on Educational Science in Industry Era 5.0 (ICONSEIR) 2025. Her keynote address was titled “Ethics in AI Education.” The event took place on October 15, 2025, in-person in Medan Indonesia and online via Zoom Meeting. The conference theme was…
On Friday, October 17th, the Shifting Power team hosted the second “After AI?” symposium”. This interdisciplinary and varied event brought together 11 researchers, artists and other AI enthusiasts/critics to explore who, what or when is after AI. Throughout the day over 120 attendees joined the event, delivered on zoom. (Thumbnail image caption: Robbie Daniels, video still from…
Can responsible AI transform education and boost student success? This question took centre stage at the online hands-on session showcasing the outcomes of two innovative KMi research projects: AIDA (AI Digital Assistant) and SAGE-RAI (Smart Assessment and Guided Education with Responsible AI). Alexander Mikroyannidis and Aisling Third chaired the session and engaged with participants into discussions about the…
As part of Milton Keynes Tech Week, the Centre for Protecting Women Online ran the event “Building Safer Digital Futures: Responsible AI and Tech to Protect Women Online” at The Open University. Emily Darlington MP opened the programme with a powerful keynote, sharing personal experiences and highlighting why tackling online violence against women and girls remains such…
Tuesday September 23rd, as part of MK Tech Week 2025 and alongside Esther Spring, KMi’s Prof. John Domingue chaired a conference in our Hub Theatre, sponsored by Infosys, which welcomed 150 educators, policy-makers, artists and technologists to explore how artificial intelligence can widen—rather than disrupt—opportunities for adult learners. Opened by Emily Darlington MP and OU…
Last week, Prof. Petr Knoth and Dr Angelo Salatino attended an invited prestigious Dagstuhl Seminar addressing the status quo, opportunities, and challenges of Open Scholarly Information Systems. Over the last 30 years, a wide range of open scholarly information systems have been developed to serve the scientific community. The seminar has been attended by representatives…
This summer, the Shifting Power project launched its first “Thought Collective” in Margate, Kent—an experimental workshop exploring the intersection of queer theory and practice, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Led by Dr. Tracie Farrell and collaborating artist Liz Rosenfeld, the event brought together twelve queer artists and AI researchers to imagine how AI could support the creation…
