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Journal article
Colonial discourse, Indian Ocean Trade and the Urbanisation of the Western Deccan
A plethora of data attest to the importance of connections across the Indian Ocean during the first millennium BC. Literary and archaeological evidence indicate that an Indian Ocean trade network had been established that facilitated the exchange of diverse goods between East Africa, Egypt, Arabia, South East Asia and South...Rees, Gethin
trade, urbanisation, early historic, Indian Ocean, and Western Deccan
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Book
Buddhist Rock-Cut Monasteries of the Western Ghats
This guidebook focuses on the rock-cut Buddhist monasteries near Nashik and Junnar, and at Karla, Bhaja, Bedsa, Kondane and Kanheri, all in western Maharashtra. These magnificent shrines and dwellings, known as chaityas and viharas, were cut into the basalt cliffs of the Western Ghats more than 2,000 years ago. They...Michell, George ; Rees, Gethin
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Policy report
Academic Libraries of the Future: Scenarios for 2050 (Final Report)
The academic libraries of the future project (LotF) has developed three scenarios which describe possible futures for teaching, academic and research libraries in the UK at some point beyond 2020, particularly in the context of the changing academic and technological landscape. The scenarios will help Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and...Curtis, Geoff ; Davies, Claire ; Hammond, Max ; Hawtin, Rob ; Ringland, Gill …
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Presentation
Cyber Attacks: Is Artificial Intelligence the New Defence?
From drones and ransomware to disinformation, new technologies are enabling new kinds of conflict. Is a cyber attack an act of war? With artificial intelligence poised to revolutionise the speed and impact of attacks, how can we prevent cyberspace turning into a battleground? Our expert panel discusses these and other...Taddeo, Mariarosaria ; Finkelstein, Anthony ; Pogrebna, Ganna ; Leeming, Cal
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Conference paper (unpublished)
The AI will see you now
There are serious concerns about the rise of automation and robots taking our jobs. But AI entering the workplace also presents a unique opportunity to rethink how we live and work. Are we headed for a utopia in which intelligent machines do many tasks, enabling us to spend more time...Clayton, Naomi ; Grimes, Keith ; Hester, Helen ; Moore, Phoebe V ; Ojanpera, Sanna
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Presentation
Data and Inequality
Data is a powerful tool that could help reduce inequality, enabling us to better understand and quantify key global issues. But machines are inheriting the same biases that exist in the offline world and faulty algorithms, when applied at scale, risk making things less fair than ever. A recording of...Berkeley, Robert ; Mayer, Catherine ; Salt, Karen ; Wachter, Sandra ; Shah, Hetan
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Presentation
Social Media Data – What’s the use?
With over 2.72 billion users, social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook generate vast quantities of data every day. Analysis of this data can help us try to understand how people think and act. Social media analysis played a key role in guiding Obama’s 2012 election campaign and some...Margetts, Helen ; Bailey, Jefferson ; Vincent, David
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Presentation
Freedom to troll?
Should we be able to say what we want online? Politics, cyber-bullying and hate speech. The balance between free speech and online abuse is getting harder to define and police. What can and should be done to tackle it? In this Data Debate we will discuss trolling: the practice of...Ali, Nimco ; Kelley, Brittany ; Procter, Rob ; Wood, Roisin