We have successfully completed the first phase of the survey on the field research and the diversity measurement pilots aiming at collecting the data needed to build the model of diversity and training the algorithms to be used in the …
Report from the Future and Emerging Technologies workshop
The “Signals from the future: Emerging technologies in science journalism” workshop organised by FETFX and QUEST projects, just concluded, offered to the participants multifaceted interpretation on how to communicate science to different audiences: from scientists, media and broad public. One of the three panels “The Mis-portrayal …
WeNet at FET workshop
“Signals from the future: Emerging technologies in science journalism” is the forthcoming workshop organised by FETFX and projects aiming to make intelligible future technologies such as AI for science communication.
On November 5th, Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia from University of Trento and …
An AI development ethics briefing for the Learning Systems platform of the German Federal Ministry for Science and Education
PD Dr. Jessica Heesen, head of the research group “Media Ethics and Information Technology” at WeNet partner University of Tübingen is also leading a working group within the Learning Systems platform of the German Federal Ministry for Sciences and …
The WeNet Survey starts
The “WENET: Internet of us” innovative survey is part of the project’s pilots, developed in two phases and involving 7 universities among the project’s consortium partners.
The first phase, conducted through an online questionnaire, is currently in action, involving …
AI and Sustainability: Jessica Heesen speaks at the TÜV AI Conference in Berlin
Artificial Intelligence is on the rise in Europe – In 2020, things will become concrete: The AI White Paper of the EU Commission, the implementation of the AI strategy of the German Federal Government and the national standardization roadmap are …
WeNet contributes to the Studies on Human Behaviour Course
At University of Trento the virtual edition of the course “Studies on Human Behaviour” is ongoing. This 2020 edition is enriched with the experience brought by the activities executed within WeNet project.
The objective of the course is to study …
WeNet Podcast at Future Tech Week 2020
The first WeNet Podcast “An interdisciplinary discussion of ethics and data sciences for personalization technology” is part of this year’s Future Tech Week’s calendar (21-25 September).
In the podcast, originally published on WeNet’s official YouTube channel, ethics researcher Laura Schelenz …
Wenet Podcast – Accessible Technology: How We Can Accommodate the Needs of Users with Disabilities
[email protected] seminar with Ahmed Hamdy, American University in Cairo (Egypt), and University of Tübingen, Germany – Recorded on 27 August 2020
WeNet project aspires to develop a social media tool to foster community social relations, particularly among student populations. Diversity …
Best paper award at the 9th International Conference on Design, User Experience and Usability
Giulia D’Ettole, Thomas Bjørner and Amalia De Götzen from Aalborg University participated and obtained the best paper award at the HCI International 2020 in the thematic area: Design, User Experience and Usability. The study presented in this paper was …