Programme
Day 1
| October 2nd 2024, Room 226, Research Development Suite, Level 2 (Ground Floor), Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow and online | ||
| Schedule (UK Summer Time) | Session | Session Details |
| 9:15am-9:40am | Registration | Say hello at the registration desk and collect your symposium pack |
| 9:40am-10:00am | Welcome - Professor Ana Basiri (Professor of Geospatial Data Science & Director of the Centre for Data Science and AI, University of Glasgow) | Professor Basiri will open Day 1, welcome attendees, and outline our collective purpose, aims, and ethos |
| 10:00am-10:50am (40mins + 10 mins Questions | Keynote Presentation - Professor Leanne Williams (Professor of Biosciences, University of Warwick & Academic Lead, LearnSci) | Student experience and understanding of AI across academia in the UK |
| 10:50am-11:10am Morning Refreshments | Break and Networking | Refreshments will be available behind the ARC reception, with time to refill, refresh, and network |
| 11:10am-11:40am (20mins + 10mins Questions) | Presentation - Professor Michael Seery (University of Bristol/Open University) | Ethics of care frameworks in HE, accessibility of AI and student impacts |
| 11:40am-12:10pm (20mins + 10mins Questions) | Presentation - Ms Maud Stiernet (Co-chair of International Accessibility for Children Community Group) | Navigating Tensions and Personalising Accessibility from the Inside Out |
| 12:10pm-12:30pm (15mins + 5mins Questions) | Presentation - Dr Tiffany Vlaar, Dr Catherine Reid (University of Glasgow) | Coding, creativity and confidence in the Generative Artificial Intelligence era |
| 12:30pm-1:50pm Lunch | Break and Networking | Lunch will be available behind the ARC reception, with time to refill, refresh, and network |
| 1:50pm-2:40pm (40mins + 10mins Questions) | Keynote Presentation - Professor Martin Hendry (Vice-Principal Academic Services, University of Glasgow) | Students, ethics and information-seeking in an AI-driven world |
| 2:40pm-3:00pm (15 mins + 5 mins Questions | Presentation - Dr Vinny Davies, Dr Jennifer Gaskell (University of Glasgow) | Assessment in the age of generative AI |
| 3:00pm-3:40pm (30mins + 10 mins Questions) | Presentation - Dr Andrew Struan, Dr Scott Ramsay, Dr Emily Nordmann (Student Learning Development and Psychology, University of Glasgow) | AI and the 'other' AI: academic integrity |
| 3:40pm-4:00pm Afternoon Refreshments | Break and Networking | Refreshments will be available behind the ARC reception, with time to refill, refresh, and network |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm (60 mins) | Panel Discussion - use of AI in research and teaching | Glasgow students, Heri Busquier Cerdan (Students' Representation Council Vice-President Education), Professor Martin Hendry (Vice-Principal Academic Services, University of Glasgow), Professor Chris Pearce (Vice-Principal Research & Knowledge Exchange, University of Glasgow), Professor Moira Fischbacher-Smith (Vice-Principal Learning & Teaching, University of Glasgow), |
| 5:00pm-5:15pm | Closing remarks - Professor Ana Basiri (Professor of Geospatial Data Science & Director of the Centre for Data Science and AI, University of Glasgow) | Day 1 summary and closing remarks |
Day 2
| October 3rd 2024, Room 226, Research Development Suite, Level 2 (Ground Floor), Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow and online | ||
| Schedule (UK Summer Time) | Session | Session Details |
| 9:15am-9:30am | Welcome & Reflection - Professor Ana Basiri (Professor Geospatial Data Science & Director Centre for Data Science and AI, University of Glasgow) | Professor Basiri will open Day 2, welcome attendees, and outline our collective purpose, aims, and ethos |
| 9:30am-10:20am (40mins + 10mins Questions) | Keynote Presentation - Ms Steph Wright (Head of Scottish AI Alliance) | Delivering on Scotland’s vision for trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI… and why does it matter? |
| 10:20am-10:50am (20mins + 10mins Questions) | Presentation - Dr Chris Burr (Innovation & Impact Hub Lead, The Alan Turing Institute) | Trustworthy and Ethical Assurance: a practical approach to the responsible design, development, and deployment of data-driven technologies |
| 10:50am-11:10am Morning Refreshments | Break and Networking | Refreshments will be available behind the ARC reception, with time to refill, refresh, and network |
| 11:10am-12:10pm (50mins + 10mins Questions) | Presentations - Professor Muffy Calder, Dr Simone Stumpf, Dr Mark Wong (University of Glasgow) | Supporting stakeholders to assess AI: Using the PHAWM approach to develop Responsible AI; Building trustworthy and responsible AI through co-design with adversely racialised people |
| 12:10pm-12:40pm (20mins + 10mins Questions) | Presentation - Dr Kerry McInerney (Research Associate Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence) | The Good Robot: Why Technology Needs Feminism |
| 12:40pm-1:30pm Lunch | Break and Networking | Lunch will be available behind the ARC reception, with time to refill, refresh, and network |
| 1:30pm-2:00pm (20mins + 10 mins Questions) | Presentation - Ms Oyidiya Oji (Digital Rights Adviser, European Network Against Racism) | Ingredients for community-centred policies in AI |
| 2:00pm-2:30pm (20mins + 10 mins Questions) | Presentation - Dr Michael Townsen Hicks, Dr James Humphies, Dr Joe Slater (University of Glasgow) | ChatGPT, "Bullshit", and Anthropomorphising AI |
| 2:30pm-3:20pm (40mins + 10mins Questions) | Keynote Presentation - Professor Jennifer George (Professor of Computing, Goldsmiths University of London) | The Role of Disability, Religion, and Belief in the Ethics of AI |
| 3:20pm-3:40pm Afternoon Refreshments | Break and Networking | Refreshments will be available behind the ARC reception, with time to refill, refresh, and network |
| 3:40pm-4:10pm (20mins + 10 mins Questions) | Presentation - Dr Mhairi Aitken (Ethics Fellow, The Alan Turing Institute) | Advancing Child-Centred AI: The role of children in shaping AI for today and tomorrow |
| 4:10pm-4:40pm (20mins + 10 mins Questions) | Presentation - Samantha Gibbons, Andy Muir, Dr Stewart White (University of Glasgow) | AI Ethics and Biodiversity |
| 4:40pm-5:00pm | Closing remarks | Day 2 summary and closing remarks |
Day 3
| October 4th 2024, Rooms 223, 224, 225, 226 Research Development Suite and Studio 2, Level 2 (Ground Floor), Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow and online | ||||||
| Schedule (UK Summer Time) | Session | Session Details | ||||
| 9:15am-9:30am | Welcome & Reflection - Professor Ana Basiri (Professor Geospatial Data Science & Director Centre for Data Science and AI, University of Glasgow) | Professor Basiri will open Day 3, welcome attendees, and outline our collective purpose, aims, and ethos | ||||
| 9:30am-11:00am | Group Workshops | Room 223: AI Policy & Tech with Dr Chris Burr (Innovation & Impact Hub Lead, The Alan Turing Institute)
Room 224: Race & AI with Oyidiya Oji (Digital Rights Adviser, European Network Against Racism) Room 225: Disability & AI with Professor Leanne Williams (Professor of Biosciences, University of Warwick & Academic Lead, LearnSci) Room 226: AI ethics & HE with John Kerr (Assistant Director Digital Education, Learning Innovation and Support), Dr Scott Ramsay (Deputy Head Student Learning Development) & Dr Andrew Struan (Head Student Learning Development) Online Disability & child-centred AI with Maud Stiernet (Co-chair of International Accessibility for Children Community Group) |
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| 11:00-11:20am Morning Refreshments | Break and Networking | Refreshments will be available behind the ARC reception, with time to refill, refresh, and network | ||||
| 11:20am-12:50pm | Output Collaboration | Work with our facilitators and the symposium team to identify priority AI ethical outcomes and propose workable routes towards these | ||||
| 12:50pm-1:00pm | Closing Remarks - MSP Clare Adamson | MSP Clare Adamson will close the symposium with her reflections on the event and the ethics of AI | ||||
| 1:00pm-1:30pm Lunch | Break and Farewell | Lunch will be available behind the ARC reception, with time to refill, refresh, and network | ||||
Conference venue
University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre (11 Chapel Lane, University of Glasgow, G11 6EW), follow Google maps. You can find out more about accessibility at the venue by following this link. Parking in the area is very limited, however, there are a number of spaces for Disabled Badge Holders near the venue. Public transport access is excellent, with links via train, subway and bus. Note that this is a blended symposium with physical venue and online option.
There are numerous hotels around the University. These include:
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Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel(10 min walk from the venue)
- Argyll Guest House(15 min walk from the venue)
- Argyll Wester Hotel (15min walk from the venue)
- Argyll Hotel (15 min walk from the venue)
- The Alamo Guest House (15 min walk from the venue)
- Crowne Plaza Glasgow (30 min walk from the venue)
- Campanile Hotel Glasgow SECC Hydro (30 min walk from the venue)
- Radisson RED Hotel, Glasgow (30 min walk from the venue)
Dates: 2nd to 4th October 2024 at the Advanced Research Centre and online
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