News and events

Read the latest news, discover more about our research, and keep up-to-date with events and conferences that we have planned and will be attending.

Springer AI and Ethics - special issue call for papers

Submissions are invited for this special issue on the topic of AI auditing, assurance, and certification.

Blog post: Optimising the machine and the human

The role of human factors in the safe design and use of AI in healthcare

Blog post: Chronic unease: a growing reliance on data-centric systems

Products, systems and organisations are increasingly dependent on data. In today’s Data-Centric Systems (DCS) data is no longer inert and passive. Its many active roles demand that data is treated as a separate system component.

Boeing 737 Max: why was it grounded, what has been fixed and is it enough?

The FAA recently set out steps for the return of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft to commercial service. Professor John McDermid looks at what went wrong and the fixes that have been put in place.

Blog post: The liability of robotic and autonomous systems - a comparison with other regimes

I will compare the UAE liability regime to others, in particular the European Union regime and its approach to the liability of autonomous systems.

AAIP to collaborate on the safety evaluation of pioneering AI healthcare Command Centre

An AI Command Centre, thought to be the first of its kind in the UK, is to be the focus of a study to understand how it will impact the quality, safety and organisation of healthcare at the Bradford hospital it is part of.