Impact

KMi at the inaugural Centre for Protecting Women Online conference: Responsible AI for safer digital spaces

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Centre for Protecting Women Online

Last week, on the 10th and 11th of September, The Open University hosted the first annual conference of the Centre for Protecting Women Online. The event brought together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from across academia, technology, law enforcement, government, civil society, and beyond to explore and address the pressing challenges to women’s safety in digital spaces. KMi was proud to be part of…

KMi’s report from SEMANTiCS 2025

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Angelo Salatino at SEMANTiCS 2025

The 21st edition of the International Conference on Semantic Systems, commonly known as SEMANTiCS, took place in Vienna last week. This yearly event brings together academics and industry professionals to transfer knowledge and advance innovation. Around 300 participants from across Europe and beyond attended SEMANTiCS 2025. Major themes discussed included various combinations of symbolic and…

KMi experts present insights on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence to UN committee

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Miri, Angel and Olga at the UN

KMi’s Prof. Miriam Fernandez and Dr. Angel Pavón Pérez, recently visited the United Nations in Geneva to present key insights on technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). They were joined by Professor Olga Jurasz. Their briefing highlighted the significant economic and democratic damages inflicted by TFGBV,…

KMi turns 30 years old and new STEM Executive Dean joins the celebrations

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KMi group

On Wednesday, 14th May, KMi marked its 30th anniversary, celebrating three decades of innovation and pioneering projects in emerging technology. KMi has been a beacon of creativity, consistently pushing the boundaries of digital media, interactive technologies and artificial intelligence. KMi’s celebration included a showcase of its iconic innovations in Generative AI for education, learning analytics,…

Stanford releases the 2025 AI Index, with a little help from KMi

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Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2025

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI published its 2025 AI Index report  this week, providing a comprehensive look at the global state of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The report, now in its eighth edition, tracks and visualises data on technical performance, economic impact, education, policy, and responsible AI to offer an empirical foundation for understanding the…

CORE Successfully Completes the USRN Discovery Pilot Project, Enhancing Repository Discoverability in the United States

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World map with coverage

A significant milestone has been reached: CORE’s pilot project with the USRN has concluded, delivering impressive outcomes, our pilot project with the United States Repository Network (USRN), a collaborative initiative between CORE, SPARC, Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and AntLeaf. This pilot, which commenced in 2023, focused on assessing and increasing the discoverability and…

Food and Drinks Misinformation 

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Food and drinks in a super market

No industry is immune to misinformation, including food and drinks. KMi’s director, Harith Alani, was interviewed by Food Manufacture; the leading online resource for the UK’s food and drink manufacturing industry, to highlight the threat of misinformation in this sector.  Recently, false claims about the feed additive Bovaer, for instance, caused unnecessary consumer panic and…

OU Analyse team wins MK STEM Award 2025 for Early Alert Indicators Dashboard

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OU Analyse STEM award

KMi is delighted to announce that the Early Alert Indicators Dashboard, led by KMi’s Prof. Miriam Fernandez and powered by the OU Analyse team, has won the prestigious MK STEM Award 2025 in the AI Impact category. This accolade celebrates the team’s innovative use of artificial intelligence to transform education and promote equitable learning opportunities. The MK STEM Awards recognise excellence and innovation…

Climate misinformation surveillance project secures €1 million grant

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Screen with the world map, a person and various graphs

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…

Best Paper Award at EKAW 2024 for groundbreaking work on capturing the political discourse in the news

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Best Paper Award at EKAW 2024 for groundbreaking work on capturing the political discourse in the news

A paper authored by KMi researchers Enrico Motta, Francesco Osborne, Angelo Salatino, and Iman Naja, and Martino Pulici from the Bosch Centre for Artificial Intelligence, has received the prestigious Best Research Paper Award at the 24th International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 24).  The EKAW series of conferences provides the premier European…