The Web Science Institute (WSI), one of University of Southampton鈥檚 five Strategic Research Institutes, is pleased to announce this year鈥檚 awardees to its which include generative AI and cultural exchange, public participation in envisioning an AI City of Excellence for Southampton and an AI model for the sustainable management of grasslands.
The WSI brings together the university鈥檚 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.
This fund is designed to stimulate Knowledge Exchange activities with external partners in business, industry, local government, public sector or charitable organisations, community bodies, and the wider public.
The 2024-25 Funding Call attracted exceptionally high-quality research proposals from all five university faculties, and the聽WSI is pleased to announce this year鈥檚 awardees:
- SAAFE: human-centred design principles for deliberative technologies: Prof Matt Ryan in partnership with聽/
- Harnessing the power of a physics-informed Geospatial AI model for the sustainable management of UK grasslands (GeoAI-Grass): Songyan Zhu in partnership with聽
- QUALITAI: integrating qualitative approaches into AI systems: Dr Craig Webber in partnership with聽Zig Zag Insights
- Bridging generations and cultures: enhancing refugee women鈥檚 access to information through generative AI and cultural exchange: Dr Chi Ying Lam and Dr Tan Viet Tuyen Nguyen, in partnership with聽Cross-Culture Hub
- Participatory Envisioning for the AI City of Excellence:聽Dr Richard Gomer in partnership with聽 and
More information on these projects can be found on .