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OU Vice-Chancellor visits KMi: A showcase of Innovation and Impact
It was a great pleasure for KMi to welcome The Open University’s Vice-Chancellor; David Phoenix, on Wednesday 4 February. KMi...
Explainable AI study on Education Equity awarded Best Paper at ICAITE 2025
A paper titled “Explainable AI Approach to Compare Predictive Drivers of Student Success for Disabled and Non-Disabled Learners”, authored by Dr...
OUAnalyse at the Digital Ethics Summit 2025: Advancing Responsible AI in Education
KMi is proud to see Prof Miriam Fernandez present at the Digital Ethics Summit (#DigitalEthics2025), showcasing the OUAnalyse team’s work on...
KMi takes centre stage at landmark Milton Keynes event
On 28 November 2025, Unity Place hosted the signing of the Milton Keynes Civic University Agreement, a milestone in fostering collaboration for...
Dr. Tracie Farrell delivers keynote on the ethics of consent at OU GenAI Conference
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...
Breaking barriers: Teresa Sides explores AI adoption in primary care
Teresa Sides has successfully defended her PhD viva on 6th November 2025. Her thesis, “Understanding the Barriers to AI Adoption Within Primary...
Shaping the future of Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Graphs: KMi at ISWC 2025
Last week, many researchers from around the globe gathered in Nara (Japan) for the 24th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC). Dr. Angelo...
KMi’s Dr. Retno Larasati Delivers Keynote on ‘Ethics in AI Education’ at ICONSEIR 2025
Dr. Retno Larasati, as part of the "Shifting Power" project, spoke at The 7th International Conference on Educational Science in Industry Era 5.0...
After AI?
On Friday, October 17th, the Shifting Power team hosted the second “After AI?” symposium". This interdisciplinary and varied event brought...
Transforming transport with AI: KMi and ClearView’s vision for smart cities
Clearview Intelligence and KMi successfully applied to the UKRI KTP scheme, securing a budget for designing and marketing new products and services...
KMi secured a new UKRI Metascience project to assess UK’s competitiveness in research
KMi secured a new research project “Tracking Stars and Unicorns” funded by the UKRI Metascience unit, with an award of £310,646, to look at...
KMi nets £106k UKRI grant to put AI in the grant-review driving seat
KMi researchers have secured £106,078 from UKRI’s Metascience Unit to explore how large language models can streamline grant peer review without...
MK Tech Week: OU hosts ‘Building Safer Digital Futures’ – uniting researchers, MPs and community to end online violence against women
As part of Milton Keynes Tech Week, the Centre for Protecting Women Online ran the event “Building Safer Digital Futures: Responsible AI and...
Beyond the buzzword: AI, inclusion and the future of adult learning
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...
Shifting Power Hosts First “Thought Collective” on Queer AI in Margate
This summer, the Shifting Power project launched its first “Thought Collective” in Margate, Kent—an experimental workshop exploring the...
KMi claims Best Paper at ACM Hypertext 2025
KMi is delighted to announce that the paper “Literary Hypertext, AI and Google’s New Web: an Aesthetic Discussion”, by Alessio Antonini, Lucia...
KMi at the inaugural Centre for Protecting Women Online conference: Responsible AI for safer digital spaces
Last week, on the 10th and 11th of September, The Open University hosted the first annual conference of the Centre for Protecting Women...
KMi’s report from 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...
KMi wins OU recognition of Excellence in Teaching Award
KMi has won a 2025 OU Recognition of Excellence in Teaching (RET) Award for its work on the Student Facing Dashboard (SFD), demonstrating the...
KMi with a impactful presence at Open Repositories 2025
Earlier this year, the Open Repositories 2025 (OR2025) conference in Chicago was eagerly anticipated, with CORE set to showcase its contributions to...
KMi congratulates David Goddard on successfully passing his Viva!
We are delighted to announce that David Goddard, one of KMi’s dedicated PhD students, has successfully passed his viva. David's PhD, titled...
KMi turns 30 years old and new STEM Executive Dean joins the celebrations
On Wednesday, 14th May, KMi marked its 30th anniversary, celebrating three decades of innovation and pioneering projects in emerging technology. KMi...
Reflections from Tokyo: KMi’s CORE at the COAR 2025 Annual Meeting
The COAR Annual Conference 2025 in Tokyo (12–14 May) was a key event for repository experts and open science advocates. Prof Petr Knoth...
Advancing Open Science with CORE: Insights from the CHIST-ERA Projects Seminar 2025
KMi's Prof Petr Knoth, participated as one of four Open Science panellists at the recent CHIST-ERA Projects Seminar 2025. The panel addressed...
Stanford releases the 2025 AI Index, with a little help from KMi
The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI published its 2025 AI Index report this week, providing a comprehensive look at the global state...
KMi’s contributions to Open Repositories 2025: Advancing Open Access and Research Innovation
CORE will be contributing seven accepted submissions to the 20th International Conference on Open Repositories (OR2025), taking place in Chicago,...
Food and Drinks Misinformation
No industry is immune to misinformation, including food and drinks. KMi’s director, Harith Alani, was interviewed by Food Manufacture; the leading...
OU Analyse team wins MK STEM Award 2025 for Early Alert Indicators Dashboard
KMi is delighted to announce that the Early Alert Indicators Dashboard, led by KMi’s Prof. Miriam Fernandez and powered by...
Celebrating excellence in STEM: The Early Alert Indicators Dashboard named finalist for MK STEM Awards 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...
KMi at Dagstuhl: Shaping the Future of Knowledge Graph-Based AI
Last week, Prof. John Domingue and Dr Aisling Third attended a highly influential Dagstuhl Seminar focused on trust, accountability, and...
Celebrating Ángel Pavón Pérez’s Success: A Milestone in Fair and Responsible AI Research
KMi is thrilled to announce that Ángel Pavón Pérez has successfully passed his viva on 28 January 2025. His groundbreaking research, titled...
KMi-led robotics project receives major funding to enhance hospital efficiency and safety
A pioneering robotics project, led by Prof Enrico Motta’s team at KMi, has secured Innovate UK funding to improve hospital efficiency and safety....
Climate misinformation surveillance project secures €1 million grant
A pioneering research initiative, ClimateSense, led by KMi’s Director Harith Alani, has received a €1 million grant from the European CHIST-ERA...
How Generative AI is transforming Teaching and Learning: Insights from KMi’s Prof John Domingue
Generative AI has the potential to revolutionise education in ways comparable to the industrial revolution or the advent of the internet, claims...
CORE receives funding for five years from Microsoft’s open data initiative to increase access to open scientific research
CORE, an Open Access infrastructure operated by The Open University, has been awarded significant funding for the next five years from Microsoft, as...
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...
Building Trust and Preempting Misinformation: Prof. Harith Alani on Combating Disinformation in Central Banking
Harith Alani, Director of KMi, was interviewed by Central Banking journal about the growing disinformation threat faced by central banks. He...
KMi’s Paula Reyero-Lobo Passes Her PhD Viva with Flying Colours!
Congratulations to Paula Reyero-Lobo, who was passed her viva on 18 November 2024 for her thesis, "Addressing Bias in Hate Speech Detection:...
KMi at ISWC 2024: Advancing the Semantic Web with Knowledge Graphs and LLMs
Last week, Francesco Osborne, Angelo Salatino, and Tanay Aggarwal attended the 23rd International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) in Baltimore,...
Exploring the Role of AI in Education: Benefits, Risks, and the Future of Learning
Dr Aisling Third, KMi’s Research Fellow, recently joined the Academic Co-Leads for Generative AI in Learning, Teaching and Assessment, Dr Mirjam...
Shifting Power: Artificial Intelligence Researchers’ Perspectives from the Margins
On Tuesday 5th November, Dr Venetia Brown from the Shifting Power team gave a seminar presenting her research to the Centre for the Study of Global...
Audrey Ekuban wins silver award at 2024 STEM 3-Minute-Thesis Conference
KMi doctoral student Audrey Ekuban won second place, in the Year 3 and 4 category, at the STEM PhD Student 3-Minute-Thesis (3MT) Conference 2024 on...
Congratulations to Dr Shuang Ao on successfully defending her PhD
KMi is thrilled to announce that Shuang Ao has successfully defended her PhD on 22 October 2024. Her thesis, titled “Building Trustworthy AI:...
Exploring the Future of Adult Learning: The Open University’s GenAI Conference at MKAIFest
The Open University hosted the “GenAI: Adult Skills and Learning conference”, an in-person event forming part of the Milton Keynes City Council...
KMi engages with Chengdu Open University for AI Collaboration
This past Tuesday, The Open University welcomed a delegation from Chengdu Open University (CDOU), engaging in productive discussions centred on...
Exploring Innovations in Education: A Seminar on AI and Learning
On 23 October 2024, the OU Library Atrium hosted a compelling seminar featuring short presentations from leading researchers in the field of AI and...
KMi’s Prof Enrico Motta and Prof John Domingue attend the launch of the Milton Keynes AI Festival at historic Bletchley Park
KMi’s Prof. Enrico Motta and Prof. John Domingue participated in the launch event for the Milton Keynes Artificial Intelligence Festival, which...
KMi shines at SEMANTiCS 2024 conference
KMi is delighted to showcase its influential participation at SEMANTiCS 2024. Dr. Angelo Salatino and Dr. Francesco Osborne were actively involved...
Exploring AI and Data: a podcast with Prof. Domingue
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...
BBC Guernsey Radio interview with KMi Director
BBC Guernsey Radio hosted Prof Harith Alani in a live interview to talk about the increasing shift of news readers from traditional TV broadcasting...
Farewell to Prof Stefan Rueger: a reflection on his legacy of pioneering in Knowledge Media
This past Tuesday, KMi announced Prof. Stefan Rueger’s retirement; we all gathered to celebrate his contributions to computer science and...
Celebrating AI at the Ghana Data Science Summit 2024: Dr. Joseph Kwarteng Explores the Future of Education with Large Language Models
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...
Riots, misinformation, and social media
KMi’s Director; Prof Harith Alani, was interviewed by The National newspaper who sought his views on the role of misinformation in fueling the...
Shifting Power Group Successfully Hosts The Second Workshop on Ecology of AI at HHAI 2024 Conference
KMi’s research group Shifting Power participated in the International Conference Series on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence (HHAI) 2024, held...
Exploring AI, Ethics, and Law: Insights from the OU Artificial Intelligence Event
The OU’s newly created AI Steering Group recently ran its first official event titled "AI, Ethics and Law – your questions answered" which was...
Empowering Innovation: Highlights from GenAI & Amazon Bedrock Immersion Day at KMi
On June 11th, KMi hosted the highly anticipated GenAI & Amazon Bedrock Immersion Day, a comprehensive, one-day event dedicated to exploring the...
KMi Researchers Make Significant Contributions at ESWC 2024 Conference
Doctors Enrico Daga, Francesco Osborne, Angelo Salatino, Prof John Domingue and PhD student Marco Ratta recently attended the 2024 edition of the...
Who/What/When is After AI?
On Friday May 17th, the Shifting Power team in KMi, alongside Dr. Justin Hunt from Queen Mary University and Arts Council England, and Dr. Ben...
Adaptive Education – Harnessing AI for Academic Progress
KMi’s Senior Research Fellow Alexander Mikroyannidis has given a presentation at the workshop organised by Ulster University: Adaptive Education...
KMi’s Generative AI mini-Scotland Tour
KMi’s John Domingue and Aisling Third have just completed a mini tour of Scotland, arranged in conjunction with OU in Scotland, which was a great...
New grant from the Open Societal Challenges programme to support research into innovative AI methods for assessing equity, balance, and inclusivity in the media landscape
KMi’s grant from the Open Societal Challenge (OSC) aims to enhance our capacity to model the ebb and flow of perspectives within news narratives....