Objective

The overarching objective of WARA Media and Language is to bridge industry and academia in order to advance artificial intelligence for media and language, in the service of society.
To achieve this, the arena builds strong partnerships through collaborative projects in Media AI.

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Research Focus and the Media AI Hub

The research conducted within WARA M&L is centered around the generation and analysis of media data, as well as understanding its broader societal impacts. The main focus areas are Graph based models, Multimodal foundation models, and Interactive and Creative AI. Many arena projects include elements of more than one of these areas.

WARA M&L has developed the Media AI Hub, a digital platform, which serves as the common denominator for most arena activities. The Media AI Hub can host models and datasets, assist with benchmarks, and several other functions. The platform is available to the larger WASP community and supports projects, project courses, and new initiatives.

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The WARA M&L community

WARA Media & Language strives to develop and maintain a vibrant, inclusive, and collaborative community for representatives from various industries, academia, and PhD-students. To foster collaborative innovation and an environment open to diverse perspectives and the exchange of ideas across sectors, the WARA hosts a variety of events throughout the year. Examples include the WARA Media & Language Community Days, Research Retreats, and a Summer School for PhD students. The core team is always open to new ideas regarding collaborations, project courses, and events and welcome input from community members.

Collaboration opportunities

WARA Media & Language welcomes collaboration opportunities with organizations and individuals dedicated to advancing AI in Media and Language. The network includes large companies like Ericsson, EA Games, and Bonnier, along with startups like Parsd and AllEars.

To join the WARA Media & Language community, discover what collaboration opportunities are available and how you can benefit from the WARA Media & Language resources, register to the list serve and reach out to discuss suitable options (contact info below). More information about the arena and current initiatives are found at waraml.org.

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The Core Team

Johanna Björklund, Project Manager, Umeå University & Codemill AB

Sandor Albrecht, Co-project Manager, KAW

Anastasia Varava, Data Scientist and Research Lead, SEBx

Konrad Tollmar, Research Director, EA Games / Associate Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Gustav Eje Henter, Assistant Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Jonas Unger, Professor, Linköping University

Alexandra Kafka Larsson, CEO, Parsd

Xuan-Son (Sonny) Vu, CEO, DeepTensor AB / Asst. Professor, LTH Lund University of Technology

Åsa Burlin, Umeå University