Professor at @kmiou, working on social data science, #datascience, #socialmedia, #AI, #misinformation, and #webscience. All views are my own.
Joined March 2009
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Harith Alani retweeted
17 Jun 2025
Did you complete a PhD between Jan 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025, with innovative research on semantics, data, and the Web? Don't miss the opportunity to appl for the 2025 SWSA Distinguished Dissertation Award! Deadline: July 4 swsa.semanticweb.org/content… #ISWC25
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Harith Alani retweeted
3 Jun 2025
📢Publish your work in the ACM Journal on Responsible Computing, for a special issue focused on #TrustworthyAI and Autonomous Systems. @TheOfficialACM @ACMDL @gramchurn
Details: dl.acm.org/pb-assets/static_…
📅 Submission deadline: 10 Oct 2025
👉 For more: jrc.acm.org
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Harith Alani retweeted
24 Apr 2025
Onwards with our work introducing #GenAI into @openuniversity teaching. New paper outlining why students prefer an Institutional AI Digital Assistant (i-AIDA) to a public version (p-AIDA) @iocoding oro.open.ac.uk/104011/
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“Facts Matter,” says Stephen Fry. “Verifiable, testable, provable facts.”
Fact checking is vital in the fight against global misinformation. This #FactCheckingDay, show your support for accurate information.
🗣️ Tell the world why #FactsMatter to you
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Harith Alani retweeted
20 Mar 2025
March 12-13, 2025, our @KIZI_VSE team had the privilege of hosting the kick-off meeting of a new EU CHIST-ERA project, #ClimateSense. It is coordinated by @halani and addresses #climate #misinformation surveillance using #AI and multidimensional #GIS. See research.open.ac.uk/news/cli….
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Harith Alani retweeted
5 Mar 2025
No words to express how immensely proud I am of the OUA team (analyse.kmi.open.ac.uk/) & @kmiou! Another award recognising pioneering innovation in #Learninganalytics at @OpenUniversity, transforming lives for our 200K students. Honoured to celebrate this at @lakconference #LAK25
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Harith Alani retweeted
10 Feb 2025
From devastation to renewal, the restoration of Mosul’s historic landmarks is a testament to hope, resilience, and global solidarity.
📸 Before & After: Witness the incredible transformation.
#ReviveTheSpiritOfMosul
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Harith Alani retweeted
3 Feb 2025
Interesting that the biggest grouping is around AI ...
3 Feb 2025
We asked our LinkedIn audience what their focus is for this year & the results are insightful. We're curious though, does your #techfocus for this year align with these results, or are you focusing on something different completely? Let us know ✍️ #statistics #data
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Read our post on @petrknoth's presentation on the @SoFairOA project at @UNESCO in Paris for the @SWHeritage symposium 2025.
Making software part of the first class bibliographic record. 👌 #SWH2025
blog.core.ac.uk/2025/02/03/c…
29 Jan 2025
#SWH2025 Tech talks
Petr Knoth, full professor, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University
Violaine Louvet, ADAC Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS
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Harith Alani retweeted
31 Jan 2025
Was a fabulous week! Look out for our paper submissions coming soon!
31 Jan 2025
Thank you all for a great week in #Dagstuhl, here's the traditional photo 😉
dagstuhl.de/25051
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KMi climate misinformation surveillance project secures €1 million grant blog.kmi.open.ac.uk/climate-… #ClimateAction #AI #Innovation
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12 Dec 2024
This new success of CORE is a testament to the exceptional vision, capability, culture, and perseverance of KMi, whose efforts continue, against all odds, to shape the future of the OU and Higher Education through cutting-edge research & innovation. We’re so proud of you @oacore
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Exciting news! The 1st workshop on Protecting Women Online at #TheWebConf25 is here! Submissions open — deadline: Dec 18, 2024. tsww25.github.io/cfp.html
Join the fight to end #VAWG and create safer digital spaces. Let’s make an impact!
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We've got a pocket full of dreams.
We are proud to announce the Final Call for Full and Short Papers for #UMAP2025, June 2025 in NYC. Please spread the word, as it promises to be a unique edition of our beloved conference.
Check out the details here: um.org/umap2025/call-for-ful…
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Harith Alani retweeted
29 Nov 2024
An @OpenUniversity graduate has developed the world’s first AI-powered platform designed to comprehensively detect and monitor marine plastic debris. #OUResearch
research.open.ac.uk/news/ou-…
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Excited about the future of #AI? How do #SmartCities improve our urban living? What is the future of #ExtendedReality? How is the evolution of #NewsMedia in the digital age? Those are some of the #KMiSeminar topics that you can join for free kmi.open.ac.uk/seminars/ @OU_STEM
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21 Nov 2024
Fantastic lecture, work, and colleague. You made @kmiou very proud, as always.
Prof. Anna de Liddo inaugural lecture “Rethinking collective decision-making in the age of social media dates” Thursday, November 21, 2024 - 12:00 to 13:00 research.open.ac.uk/events/r…… #socialMedia #decisionMaking #collectiveAction #inaugural
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KMi researchers win Best Resource Paper Award at ISWC 2024 blog.kmi.open.ac.uk/kmi-rese… #knowledgeGraph #combatmisinformation #semanticweb
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Harith Alani retweeted
18 Oct 2024
Very interesting development that I'm sure will lead to enhanced dissemination and impact around this decentralised data technology ...
17 Oct 2024
📢 @project_solid will have a new organisational home @ODIHQ - pairing their expertise of the data spectrum with pro-human technology to build a global data infrastructure that stimulates creativity, encourages collaboration and fosters compassion - my original hope for the web.
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