{"id":37,"date":"2026-07-07T16:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:25:27","slug":"seminars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/seminars\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KMi is organising a series of biweekly seminars, given by internal and external speakers. Internal seminars are raising awareness about the research conducted in KMi and are fostering networking. External seminars are given by researchers from other institutions who are visiting KMi. The KMi seminars cover a wide range of topics, including Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Semantic Technologies, Citizen Science, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KMi invites external speakers to present their work to the lab. We also welcome approaches from researchers who are interested to present their work. Please contact either the KMi staff member who is working in your field, or the coordinators of the seminars (listed in alphabetical order): <a href=\"https:\/\/kmi.open.ac.uk\/people\/member\/alessio-antonini\">Alessio Antonini<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kmi.open.ac.uk\/people\/member\/gregoire-burel\">Gregoire Burel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kmi.open.ac.uk\/people\/member\/enrico-daga\">Enrico Daga<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/kmi.open.ac.uk\/people\/member\/nancy-pontika\">Nancy Pontika<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seminars take place at the KMi Podium (Berrill Building, 4th Floor North) unless otherwise stated. They are also broadcasted for online participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To add\/remove yourself from KMi Seminar announcements, please subscribe\/unsubscribe to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jiscmail.ac.uk\/cgi-bin\/webadmin?SUBED1=KMIOU-SEMINARS&amp;A=1\">mailing list<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmi.open.ac.uk\/seminars\/4011\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stadium.open.ac.uk\/stadia\/stadia\/speakerimages\/4230.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Dnyanesh Rajpathak\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmi.open.ac.uk\/seminars\/4011\">Building Enterprise AI for Automotive Engineering Across the Vehicle Lifecycle<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modern automotive systems generate massive, heterogeneous data streams spanning engineering design, manufacturing operations, connected vehicle telemetry, warranty claims, service records, and customer feedback. Converting this multimodal data&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>Presenter: <strong>Dr Dnyanesh Rajpathak<\/strong><br>Organisation: <strong>General Motors<\/strong><br>Webcast time: <strong>11:30<\/strong><br>Webcast date: <strong>Tuesday 14 July 2026<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/stadium.open.ac.uk\/stadia\/preview.php?s=29&amp;whichevent=4011\">Watch the live webcast &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/past-seminars\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/past-seminars\/\">Past Seminars<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/creativity-and-confusion-in-design\/\">Creativity and Confusion in Design<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Design activity involves various paradoxical structures. Some are familiar within the discipline, such as the way that responding to a design challenge can tend to change the structure of the challenge, a dynamic that can be both beneficial&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>Presenter: <strong>Dr Ben Sweeting<\/strong><br>Organisation: <strong>University of Brighton<\/strong><br>Webcast date: <strong>Wednesday 08 July 2026<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/stadium.open.ac.uk\/stadia\/preview.php?s=29&amp;whichevent=4017\">Watch the webcast replay &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/will-a-large-language-model-be-the-shakespeare-of-the-xxi-century-experiments-and-reflections-on-the-literary-creativity-of-large-language-models\/\">Will a Large Language Model be the Shakespeare of the XXI century? Experiments and reflections on the literary creativity of Large Language Models.<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research in Artificial Intelligence has entered a phase of acceleration that we are all witnessing with astonishment\u2014including the very researchers who work in the field. In the areas of computer vision and language, one of the most&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>Presenter: <strong>Prof. Julio Gonzalo<\/strong><br>Organisation: <strong>UNED<\/strong><br>Webcast date: <strong>Tuesday 19 May 2026<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/stadium.open.ac.uk\/stadia\/preview.php?s=29&amp;whichevent=4009\">Watch the webcast replay &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/artificial-intelligence-work-and-gender-inequality-measuring-unequal-exposure-in-the-age-of-ai\/\">Artificial Intelligence, Work, and Gender Inequality: Measuring Unequal Exposure in the Age of AI<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping how work is organised, automated, and augmented. While much of the public debate focuses on productivity gains and technological progress, less attention has been paid to how these transformations&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>Presenter: <strong>Damiano Giallongo<\/strong><br>Organisation: <strong>Politecnico di Torino<\/strong><br>Webcast date: <strong>Tuesday 10 March 2026<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/stadium.open.ac.uk\/stadia\/preview.php?s=29&amp;whichevent=4005\">Watch the webcast replay &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/embedding-complex-knowledge-from-geometric-to-language-models\/\">Embedding Complex Knowledge: From Geometric to Language Models<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Semantic embedding is to represent symbolic knowledge as vectors, which can dramatically extend the tools and algorithms for processing and utilising symbolic knowledge. In the report, I will focus on some recent embedding methods for&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>Presenter: <strong>Dr Jiaoyan Chen<\/strong><br>Organisation: <strong>The University of Manchester<\/strong><br>Webcast date: <strong>Tuesday 03 March 2026<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/stadium.open.ac.uk\/stadia\/preview.php?s=29&amp;whichevent=4001\">Watch the webcast replay &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/ai-in-action-translating-human-data-into-concrete-applications\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/embedding-complex-knowledge-from-geometric-to-language-models\/\">AI in action: Translating Human Data into Concrete Applications<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my professional work in industry, I focus on practical applications, even in research. As a PhD student at the University of Cagliari, I apply this approach to two seemingly distant cases: generating synthetic reviews and using AI for&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><small>Presenter: <strong>Giuseppe Scarpi<\/strong><br>Organisation: <strong>University of Cagliari<\/strong><br>Webcast date: <strong>Tuesday 17 February 2026<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/stadium.open.ac.uk\/stadia\/preview.php?s=29&amp;whichevent=3999\">Watch the webcast replay &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kmi.open.ac.uk\/seminars\/view\/past\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/past-seminars\/\">View all past events<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kmi.open.ac.uk\/images\/maven\/motm-square.png\" alt=\"Maven of the month logo - Photo of Prof. Ricardo Baeza-Yates\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/maven-of-the-month\/\">Maven of the Month<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are also inviting top experts in AI and Knowledge Technologies to discuss major socio-technological topics with an audience that comprises both members of the Knowledge Media Institute, as well as the wider staff at The Open University. 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