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We bring together the university’s world-class, interdisciplinary, socio-technical expertise in web science, data science and artificial intelligence to leverage the unique role of online technologies in tackling global challenges.
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- Reimagining AI for a better world Download and read the new Web Science Institute annual report, showcasing the breadth and depth of work the institute has been involved in over the past 12 months.
- AI@Southampton AI@Southampton is an initiative at the University which aims to accelerate research, education and knowledge exchange in the rapidly evolving and exciting field of Artificial Intelligence.
We work to create collaborations within the university and with industry, Governments and third sector organisations, that bring interdisciplinary socio-technical insights and impacts to the world’s most pressing problems. We have a key focus on interdisciplinary AI and are working with global partners in data, platform governance, social trust, democratic innovation and technological sustainability to create new knowledge that leads to new solutions. Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HCAI) is core to our research as well as continuing our position as global leaders in Web Science.
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Dame Wendy Hall
Director of the Web Science Institute
We established the research area of web science to study this ecosystem that we have created, and to understand how machines and people are working together collectively.
Professor Leslie Carr
Professor of Web Science and Deputy Director of the Web Science Institute
Web science continues to expand, and now includes the role of data in society and the development of human-centred AIs.
Professor Tom Irvine
Deputy Director of the Web Science Institute
Work on trust, bias and effective governance within AI and web science is central to what we’re doing.
Research highlights
Innovative smartphone games support treatment and testing for children’s eye conditions.
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University showcases AI advances at festival A celebration of AI and the arts took place in Winchester on 2nd June, at the University of Southampton’s first AI Arts Festival Read the news article
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University of Southampton AI Arts Festival 2024 Check out this video of the highlights of the AI Arts Festival, a celebration of how AI and the arts are coming together in a variety of ways. Check out the video
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News and Events Read our latest news and find out about upcoming events. Read our news
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Web Science Institute
Building 32
University of Southampton
Highfield Campus
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm UK time