Hungary

Researcher (humanities and social sciences)

Date of the expedition

from 11/03/2024 to 10/06/2024

Selected Track

Open Ideas

Project title

InfoComm & MediaTech by AI

Host Organization

Concordia University Applied AI Institute

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Biography

Katalin Feher is an Associate Professor at Ludovika University of Public Service in Hungary and a Visiting Professor for the European Union’s Transatlantic Horizon Europe NGI program at the Applied AI Institute of Concordia University in Canada. She serves as an expert at the European Innovation Council and SMEs Accelerator Program. She is a Vice Chair of the European Communication Research and Education Association’s Mediatization Section and a member of the editorial board for KOME. She is a Fulbright and Bolyai Alumna. Her research interests focus on responsible AI, sociotechnical systems, AI media, and generative AI.

Project Summary

The pilot project aims to create an exploratory knowledge hub in future responsible AI (RAI) as a model for other AI centers across Europe and North America and allows them to join. The NGI project facilitates long-term collaboration between top AI experts with different backgrounds.

The project proposes that strategic foresight research should be considered a vital opportunity for advancing developments in RAI. Reviewing academic literature reveals a gap in scientific rigor and high-ranked publications dedicated to comprehensively understanding and navigating the complexities of RAI development by strategic foresight research. Thus, the project also undertakes to meet significant challenges presented in effectively exploring and applying potential research methods.

Key Result

The anticipated outcome is establishing the first RAI knowledge hub developed by academic justification. This hub is dedicated to disseminating findings produced by academic research and collaborating with business and public policymakers. The application emphasizes exploratory research using strategic foresight, which supports proactive planning and decision-making. These methods ensure that AI technologies are aligned with long-term human-centric goals and ethical standards. The midterm, work-in-progress results are the first review of the academic literature review, the identification of relevant experts, and the preparation phase of the detailed research design and ethics.

Impact of the Fellowship

At midterm:

  • Sound Scientific Validation – in progress
  • Strengthening research collaboration with Canada – in progress
  • Strengthening innovation collaboration with Canada – in progress
  • Preparing solid connections and partnerships in Europe and Canada – in progress
  • Accelerated contacts/engagements with R&D partners for future collaborations – in progress
  • Reinforced integration of social sciences and humanities in the project
  • Paper submission: already published by EU author(s), under preparation jointly with the host organization
  • Conference attendance with presentations and poster
  • Career advancement and upskilling