Last week the Shifting Power team, represented by Senior Research Fellow in KMi, Dr. Tracie Farrell, spoke at the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). First established in 1946, the CSW is an intergovernmental body whose purpose is to promote gender equality and the rights of women globally. The commission has spent the…
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…
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…
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…
Harith Alani, Director of KMi, was interviewed by Central Banking journal about the growing disinformation threat faced by central banks. He highlighted that while disinformation often originates externally, its real damage arises when false claims are amplified locally. Alani emphasised the importance of proactive strategies, such as fostering trust and increasing transparency, to prevent false…
Congratulations to Paula Reyero-Lobo, who was passed her viva on 18 November 2024 for her thesis, “Addressing Bias in Hate Speech Detection: Enhancing Target Group Identification with Semantics.” Paula’s research explored how to reduce bias in hate speech detection systems, particularly in identifying content targeting specific groups. AI systems often misclassify content from certain groups…
Gregoire Burel and Harith Alani were honoured with the Best Resource Paper Award at the prestigious International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2024). Their groundbreaking work, CimpleKG, the largest knowledge graph of this type, is an innovative open and continuously updated semantic resource designed to combat online misinformation. CimpleKG integrates data from 77 fact-checking organizations and…
Last week, Francesco Osborne, Angelo Salatino, and Tanay Aggarwal attended the 23rd International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) in Baltimore, Maryland. Widely regarded as the premier conference in the field of the Semantic Web, ISWC is renowned for its impact and for showcasing the latest trends and advancements in the domain. The main theme of the…
This past Tuesday, The Open University welcomed a delegation from Chengdu Open University (CDOU), engaging in productive discussions centred on academic exchange and AI innovations. Our director, Harith Alani, presented KMi’s history and expertise in research and innovation that are focused on bringing cutting-edge technology to higher education. KMi and CDOU discussed their strong interest…
The Open University recently hosted its prestigious Research Excellence Awards ceremony at Unity Place in Central Milton Keynes, with over 250 attendees gathered to celebrate the remarkable research being conducted across the university. This year’s event, themed Shaping the Future, not only highlighted the excellence of OU’s research but also showcased the societal impact of…
