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The Web Science Trust is a UK charity which brings together world class thinkers and research in Web Science.

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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Announcing the upcoming WSTNet International Seminar Speaker Series Webinar, taking place on Friday, September 11th. Featuring two distinguished speakers, Prof. Steffen Staab and Farane Jalali Farahani. Register Here: rensselaer.webex.com/weblink/regi... @noshir.bsky.social
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
🎉 Congratulations to our Chair, Dame Wendy Hall, on receiving the Sir Frank Whittle Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering! The award recognizes her extraordinary contributions to computer science and decades of leadership shaping the web and AI. Read more: raeng.org.uk/news/sir-fra...
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
We would like to draw your attention to the Call for Papers for the Digital Humanism – 2nd International Interdisciplinary Research Conference 📍 Munich, Germany 📅 March 10–12, 2027 Please find more details about the conference and submission process here: en.bidt.digital/dighum-confe...
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Digital Humanism – 2nd Interdisciplinary International Research Conference
The “Digital Humanism – 2nd International Interdisciplinary Research Conference” will take place from March 10 to March 12 2027 at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Last week, the global Web Science community gathered in Braunschweig, Germany, for the 18th ACM Web Science Conference to explore the evolving relationship between the Web and society. Thank you to everyone who made #WebSci26 a success! 📸: Rosanna Harm & Jonas Meissner
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
James Hendler kicked off the 18th #WebSci26 today with his #keynote, “Web Science at 20, is it still needed?” 👉Answer: YES websci26.org?page_id=643 #WebScience #WebScienceAt20 #JamesHendler #WebSci #SemanticWeb #DigitalSociety #InternetResearch @tu-braunschweig.de
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Brave Conversations is coming to WebSci’26 in Braunschweig. As part of the 18th ACM Web Science Conference (May 26–29), this session invites participants to engage with one of the defining questions of our time: 👉 What does it mean to be human in the age of smart machines? websci26.org?page_id=821
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Brave Conversations
This year, the 32nd edition of Brave Conversations will take place in conjunction with the 18th ACM Web Science Conference. The core topic will be: How can we help Humans become Smarter in a world where the machine is becoming rapidly smarter? Brave Conversations invites minds to get curious and explore selected questions about how …
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
We would like to remind you that the 5th ACM Europe Digital Humanism Summer School will take place from July 6th to 10th, at TU Wien, Austria! Please find details about the program and the application process here: caiml.org/dighum//summ...
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Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems @unistuttgartiris.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Final CfP: WebSci'26 Workshops & Tutorials 🗓 Deadline Jan 9 📍 Workshops Day: May 26 @tu-braunschweig.de 🎉 Theme: 20 Years of Web Science Interdisciplinary proposals on Web, AI, society, methods & ethics welcome. websci26.org?page_id=79 @websciencetrust.bsky.social #WebSci2026 #CFP #WebScience
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Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems @unistuttgartiris.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
📣 #CallforParticipation — #WebSci’26 18th ACM #WebScience Conference, May 21–26, 2026 📍TU Braunschweig, Germany. 🌐 Theme: Managing Risks in the Era of Generative AI 📄 Paper submissions due today (Dec 17, AoE) 🛠️ Workshops & Tutorials: Jan 9, 2026 📌 Posters & PhD Symposium: Feb 18, 2026 🔗 websci26.org
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Brave Conversations Sri Lanka was a success! Led by Anni Rowland-Campbell, Trustee of the Web Science Trust, with support from Dr. Oshani Seneviratne, Deputy Director of the Web Science Trust Network Labs, and Fernando Spadea, Computer Science PhD student at RPI.
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Brave Conversations UCSC Colombo 2025: Helping to Create Smarter Humans Facilitated by WST Trustee Anni Rowland-Campbell, WSTNet Deputy Chair Oshani Seneviratne, and RPI Web Science PhD student Fernando Spadea, they will discuss what it means to be smart in a digital world.
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
🌐 The Fall 2025 kickoff meeting for the Web Science Trust Network of Laboratories (WSTNet) took place yesterday and outlined plans for community growth.
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Announcing the WebSciX 2025 community-building workshop on October 14-15, 2025, in Bengaluru, India, featuring a plenary panel discussion on Preserving Indian Knowledge Systems in the Age of AI! Date: October 14–15, 2025 Venue: J N Tata Auditorium, IISc Bangalore Register: tinyurl.com/yetu4tb4
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Register Now – Symposium on Data for Public Good 2025 | IISc Bengaluru
Register for the Symposium on Data for Public Good 2025 today! Avail our early-bird offer. Certificates await all participants.
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
📢The Call for Papers is now open! We invite submissions on a wide range of topics relating to #webscience. 👉 Full details: websci26.org?page_id=77 Spread the word and submit your work by Dec. 10! #websci26 @websciencetrust @TheOfficialACM
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Call for Papers
Call for Papers - Web Science 2026   Important Dates December 10, 2025 Paper submission  February 4, 2026 Notification February 28, 2026 Camera-ready versions due  May 26-29, 2026, Conference dates About the Web Science Conference Web Science is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to understanding the complex and multiple impacts of the Web on society and vice …
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
📢 Save the Date: May 26-29, 2026! 📅 We’re excited to announce the 18th ACM #WebScience #Conference 2026 🎉 📍 TU Braunschweig 🇩🇪 ➡️ websci26.org Mark your calendars — we can’t wait to welcome you! #WebSci26 @websciencetrust @tuBraunschweig @TheOfficialACM
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Registration is now open for the 17th ACM Web Science Conference 2025 (WebSci’25), which will be held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, USA from May 20-23, 2025. web.cvent.com/event/2e093a... is open until 21 April. Learn more about WebSci’25 at www.websci25.org.
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The Steering Committee of ACM WebSci is seeking statements of interest from organizations or consortia interested in hosting the 19th ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci 2027). Please contact us (info@webscience.org) for more information webscience.org/websci27-sta...
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WebSci'27 Statement of Interest - Web Science Trust
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Registration is now open for the 17th ACM Web Science Conference 2025 (WebSci’25), which will be held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, USA from May 20-23, 2025. web.cvent.com/event/2e093a... is open until 21 April. Learn more about WebSci’25 at www.websci25.org.
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Katherine Ognyanova @ognyanova.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Friends, the 2025 ACM Web Science conference is coming up at #Rutgers this May. We have fantastic presenters and keynote speakers lined up. The schedule and registration just went live on www.websci25.org. Do come and join us! cc @websciencetrust.bsky.social @shugars.bsky.social
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Web Science Institute Director, Dame Wendy Hall, joined the BBC Newsnight panel to share her take on the UK Government's plans to use AI to modernise the Civil Service. Watch the full episode on BBC iPlayer here 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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European Citizen Science project @ecs.ngo · 12/03/2025
EMPOWER YOUR INNOVATION JOURNEY Open call to #citizenscience projects and #industries: Join our pilots to solve #innovation challenges through citizen science and the co-design of new business models. More info on our eu-citizen.science platform: eu-citizen.science/ecs_project/... When: 1-15 April
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Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Free Webinar: Data-Centric AI #8 – Optimizing AI for Sensitive Industries, Wed 19 March Join Pierre-Carl Langlais (Pleias) & Elena Simperl as they discuss how small, optimized LLMs can be designed for regulated industries. 🔗 Register now! theodi.org/news-and-eve...
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Data-centric AI webinar #8: optimising AI for sensitive industries
Join us for a deep dive into how AI can be used for industries with strict data regulations at our Data-centric AI webinar!
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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 28/02/2025
🚨 UPCOMING EVENT: Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms, April 10-11 at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social & online. In collaboration with Senior AI Advisor @sethlazar.org & co-sponsored by the Knight Institute and @columbiaseas.bsky.social. RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/artif...
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Fil Menczer @fil.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
IU's Observatory on Social Media defends citizens from online manipulation – the opposite of censorship osome.iu.edu/research/blo...
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IU's Observatory on Social Media defends citizens from online manipulation – the opposite of censorship
When thousands of fake accounts controlled by an unknown actor flood social media with some story, and platform algorithms amplify these messages, real...
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Brewster Kahle @brewster.kahle.org · 03/03/2025
"Bringing Collections to Life" in our libraries the Stichting Internet Archive held a meeting in the beautiful WAAG in Amsterdam to find how to help New foundational LLM model for a small language was demonstrated Look at the fabulous room! @stichtinginternetarchive.nl stichtinginternetarchive.nl
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Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
If you missed our webinar on data scraping, catch up now. Watch Lee Tiedrich and @esimperl.bsky.social discuss the current data scraping legal and policy landscape and potential approaches for encouraging responsible and legally compliant behaviours. #AI
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Data-centric AI webinar#2
Join us for this free webinar with Lee Tiedrich, a widely recognized leader in artificial intelligence, data, and emerging technologies, in conversation with...
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 04/03/2025
NEW: Researchers at @oii.ox.ac.uk have found employers in the artificial intelligence sector are increasingly prioritising skills over formal education, with practical expertise commanding higher salaries than university degrees alone. More info ⬇️
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Skills-based hiring driving salary premiums in AI sector as employers
Employers in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector are increasingly prioritising skills over formal education, with practical expertise commanding higher salaries than university degrees alone,
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 04/03/2025
Check out the No Way Out podcast interview with Mark Graham, director of Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. It’s a must-listen for anyone eager to understand how web archiving works & why it matters. 🎧 ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/4zP5... #digitalpreservation #archives @mark.bsky.social
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The Wayback Mission: Mark Graham on Preserving the Past with the Internet Archive
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NetScience @netscience.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
From trust in news to disagreement: is misinformation more controversial? arxiv.org/abs/2401.12053
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From trust in news to disagreement: is misinformation more controversial?
The growing prevalence of fruitless disagreement threatens social cohesion and constructive public discourse. While polarised discussions often reflect distrust in the news, the link between disagreem...
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Professor James Hendler has been awarded the prestigious 2025 AAAI Feigenbaum Award for his groundbreaking contributions to knowledge representation, planning, and the Semantic Web.   Based at RPI in the US, he is a current trustee and former chairman of the Web Science Trust.
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Web Science Trust @websciencetrust.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
WebSci'25 Call for PhD Symposium ACM WebSci’25 17th ACM Web Science Conference May 20-24, 2025 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA www.websci25.org/call-for-phd...
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Call for PhD Symposium – 17th ACM Web Science Conference 2025
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damewendydbe.bsky.social @damewendydbe.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
My first post on BlueSky. Is anybody out there. If you know me and see this please repost.
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