About
The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society (WASP-HS) is Sweden’s largest initiative on how artificial intelligence and autonomous systems impacts humanity and society and vice versa.
Research
Research within WASP-HS investigates the wide-ranging impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems. In addition to funding research projects, the program has helped build environments for research on agentic AI, culture and memory, learning, international regulation, power and politics, robotics, synthetic data, welfare state vulnerabilities, and work and structural change. Through the assistant professor and guest professor initiatives, scholars in communication and law, among other topics, have also been recruited to universities in Sweden, enriching the local research environments.
Competence Building
WASP-HS trains promising young researchers, enhancing Sweden’s capacity to understand the challenges and implications of autonomous systems and AI in society. The Graduate School builds the theoretical and methodological competence of its over 100 PhD students from 15 Swedish universities and offers ample opportunities for networking within Sweden and internationally. Through the postdoctoral scholarship program, WASP-HS fellows grow into independent investigators and experience new research environments.
Interaction with Broader Society
WASP-HS hosts several events throughout the year to facilitate networking among the private, public, and nonprofit sectors and academia. Research findings are additionally shared through WASP-HS channels and traditional media outlets, contributing to the broader public discourse.
Contact the Program Office
The Program Office manages the day-to-day administration of the program.
- For general inquiries about the program, please contact: contact@wasp-hs.org
- For questions regarding the Graduate School, please contact: graduate.school@wasp-hs.org
For specific matters, you are welcome to reach out directly to the members of the Program Office.
Christofer Edling
Program Director
Catherine Jo
Program Coordinator
Eva Sjöstrand
Graduate School Coordinator
Hanna Nordin
Communication Officer
Jenny Källström
Financial Officer
Lina Persson
Administrator
Lisa Hermansson
Event Coordinator
Board of Directors
Kerstin Sahlin
Chair of the WASP-HS Board, Professor, Uppsala University.
Tora Holmberg
Professor, Vice-Chancellor of Umeå University
Carolina Brånby
Director Digital Policy, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre
Professor, Deputy Dean Humanities, Stockholm University
Kjell Asplund
Professor, COB, National Board of Health and Welfare
Lars Nielsen
Professor, Linköping University
Per Mickwitz
Professor, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Lund University
Pernilla Jonsson
PhD, Head of Consumer and Industry Lab Ericsson Research
Sven Strömqvist
Professor, Centre for Languages and Literature
Management Team
Ericka Johnson
Graduate School Director, Deputy Head of the Department of Thematic Studies, Linköping University
Francis Lee
Associate Professor in Technology and Social Change at Södertörn University
Helena Lindgren
Professor at the Department of Computing Science, Umeå University. Member of WASP-AI
Ingar Brinck
Professor of Theoretical Philosophy, Lund University
Catherine Jo
PhD, Program Coordinator
