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Large Research Programmes - AI

Umeå University's AI research spans over all our faculties. Research and education in AI-related topics are conducted in collaboration with research groups in a range of different application domains, as well as with industry and organisations in society. The university's AI researchers and doctoral students often work in various national and European research programs and projects.

National Research Programmes

WASP 

Umeå University is one of the member universities in the largest research program ever funded by a private foundation, The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Programme (WASP).

The WASP program is funded by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and the total budget is 5.5 billion SEK during the years 2015-2029. The program is dedicated to significantly strengthen the competence in AI, autonomous systems and underlying software methodology and technology in Sweden – for the benefit of Swedish industry.

The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Programme (WASP)

 

WASP-HS

Umeå University is hosting the national programme The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanities and Society (WASP-HS).  

The program aims to strengthen research on AI and autonomous systems from societal and humanities perspectives. The Wallenberg Foundations are investing up to SEK 660 million in the WASP-HS research program. The WASP-HS program is planned to run 2019–2028.

The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanities and Society (WASP-HS) 

 

European research programmes and projects

AI4EU

Humane AI - Human-centered Artificial Intelligence

Socrates - Social Cognitive Robotics in the European Society

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AI- Research Programs

WASP at Umeå University

Umeå University is a partner university within WASP, Sweden's largest individual research programme ever.

WASP-HS

Excellent research with a strong investment in humanities and social science.

Latest update: 2022-11-14