Fairness and Ethics in AI - Human Interaction MRG

Dr. Evgenia Christoforou, Project Coordinator of the KeepA(n)I project and Dr. Jahna Otterbacher Leader of the fAIre MRG at CYENS – Centre of Excellence, were hosted at the “Saskia Unreserved” show at CyBC on the 25th of July and discussed the outcomes of the KeepA(n)I project, highlighting its contributions to fairness, transparency, and accountability in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Check it out here 👉 https://radio.rik.cy/show/saskia-unreserved/

"IMDEA Networks gave me the tools I needed, such as the critical thinking" Interview to Dr. Evgenia Christoforou, Alumna, IMDEA Networks & Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. She is now working as a Research Associate at the CYENS-Cen...

📢Το πρωτοποριακό έργο «KeepA(n)I – A Methodological Approach for Identifying Social Stereotypes in Artificial Intelligence Applications», το οποίο χρηματοδοτήθηκε από το Ίδρυμα Έρευνας και Καινοτομίας/ Research and Innovation Foundation, ολοκληρώθηκε επιτυχώς στις 30 Ιουνίου 2024.

ℹ️Το έργο υλοποιήθηκε από την ερευνητική ομάδα Fairness and Ethics in AI – Human Interaction Group (fAIre) του Κέντρου Αριστείας CYENS, υπό την καθοδήγηση της Δρος Jahna Otterbacher, Αναπληρώτριας Καθηγήτριας στο Open University of Cyprus - Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου (ΑΠΚΥ) και επικεφαλής του Κυπριακού Κέντρου Αλγοριθμικής Διαφάνειας (CyCAT) στο ΑΠΚΥ.

▶️Στο πλαίσιο του έργου αναπτύχθηκε μία προηγμένη μεθοδολογία και πλατφόρμα εντοπισμού κοινωνικών στερεότυπων σε εφαρμογές τεχνητής νοημοσύνης, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στην υπολογιστική όραση και ανάλυση εικόνας.

🌐 Περισσότερα, εδώ: https://tinyurl.com/bdzyytpd


🇬🇧 The groundbreaking “KeepA(n)I – A Methodological Approach for Identifying Social Stereotypes in Artificial Intelligence Applications” project, funded by the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) under grant EXCELLENCE/0421/0360, has successfully concluded on June 30, 2024.

ℹ️ The project was implemented by the Fairness and Ethics in AI – Human Interaction Group (fAIre) of CYENS Centre of Excellence, which is headed by DrJahna Otterbacher, Associate Professor at the Open University of Cyprus (OUC) and head of the Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency (CyCAT) at the OUC. This innovative project developed a cutting-edge methodology and platform designed to detect the presence of social stereotypes in AI behaviors, with a particular focus on computer vision and image analysis.

▶️ The KeepA(n)I project addressed a critical challenge in the field of artificial intelligence: the unintended perpetuation of social biases through AI systems. By creating a robust framework for identifying these biases, KeepA(n)I paves the way for more equitable and fair AI applications.

🌐 More information:https://tinyurl.com/5n8heej8

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Another great ACM UMAP Conference in Cagliari came to an end last Thursday, 4th July, where Styliani Kleanthous led the Doctoral Consortium program, followed by three days of productive work in Milan at the Working Group 02 where Styliani with Maria Kasinidou attended the ACM SIGCSE - ACM ITiCSE pre-conference activities. Looking forward to the ACM ITiCSE 2024 to kick off today.

Seminário "Use of AI in social media and the potential risk of AI in social media" — Politécnico da Guarda Styliani Kleanthous, da Open University of Cyprus, vai apresentar “Use of AI in social media and the potential risk of AI in social media (overpersonalisation)”, no dia 10 de maio…

Invited Talk Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Chemotherapy Management from Patient-Reported Outcome Measures

fAIre Fairness and Ethics in AI – Human Interaction The fAIre research group focuses on understanding the nature and impact of AI technologies on humans, and develops tools and techniques to promote algorithmi...

Coming up today! 👇🏻

Seminar of the 𝗣𝗜 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 series organised by our UniTrento – IECS Doctoral School Associate Professor Jahna Otterbacher, Coordinator of the CyCAT | Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency (CyCAT) at the Open University of Cyprus, will be giving a talk at the first seminar of …

Η Δρ Jahna Otterbacher είναι Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια στη Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών του Open University of Cyprus - Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου και διευθύνει το Ερευνητικό Κέντρο Αλγοριθμικής Διαφάνειας Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency. Είναι, επίσης, συνεπικεφαλής της ερευνητικής ομάδας Fairness and Ethics in AI - Human Interaction MRG του CYENS Centre of Excellence.

Η διδασκαλία και η έρευνά της επικεντρώνονται στις εξής ερευνητικές περιοχές:
▪ Ανάλυση και μοντελοποίηση συμπεριφορών χρηστών
▪ Ανάλυση και μοντελοποίηση συμπεριφορών χρηστών
▪ Crowdsourcing / ανθρώπινη υπολογιστική

📑 Αναλυτικό βιογραφικό σημείωμα: https://tinyurl.com/bdf76z8s

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OUC PhD Candidate Kyriakos Kyriakou, who is also a research associate with the fAIre group at CYENS CoE will be giving a talk during the Knowdive seminar series of the University of Trento in Italy, tomorrow 06/12 at 11:30 GMT+1 (12:30 Cyprus time) on the topic "Towards Trustworthy AI: Facilitating Human Agency and Oversight in Algorithmic Processes".

🗓 Date: 6th of December, 2023
🕑 Time: 11:30 GMT+1 (12:30 Cyprus time)
📍 Location: Hybrid (Garda Room, Povo 1, University of Trento, Italy and Online)
🔗 Link: http://knowdive.disi.unitn.it/seminars/



CYENS Centre of Excellence Fairness and Ethics in AI - Human Interaction MRG Open University of Cyprus - Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency

OUC PhD Candidate Kyriakos Kyriakou, who is also a research associate with the fAIre group at CYENS CoE, participated in the HCOMP CI 2023 Doctoral Consortium. Kyriakos presented his research on a new methodology for providing oversight to algorithmic processes, which is a requirement in the EC’s Trustworthy AI framework. During the HCOMP CI 2023, he also pitched his research at the speed talk session and presented a poster on his doctoral topic at the poster session of the conference.

Fairness and Ethics in AI - Human Interaction MRG CYENS Centre of Excellence Open University of Cyprus - Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency

fAIre research associate, and OUC Adjunct Lecturer (MSc in HCI) Dr. Evgenia Christoforou, along with Jahna Otterbacher and Carla Fabiana Chiasserini (Prof., Politecnico di Torino) presented their work on “Investigating Public Acceptance of Shared Autonomous Vehicles.” Given that the main threat to safety of the road is the human driver, but that the self-drive cars of the near future will be too expensive for the average citizen to own, the study investigates which factors drive people’s willingness to share such a vehicle with others. The study was carried out in the context of the RIF project EXCELLENCE/0421/0360 (KeepA(n)I).

Fairness and Ethics in AI - Human Interaction MRG CYENS Centre of Excellence Open University of Cyprus - Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency