UKAIS Doctoral Consortium and Conference 2025

The National Edge AI Hub was thrilled to support the UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS) Doctoral Consortium and Conference that took place in Newcastle on April 22-24, 2025. UKAIS aims to foster a better understanding of the Information Systems field within the UK. The UKAIS Conference is the leading event on Information Systems within the UK, and attracts scholars from the UK and overseas. They provide a forum for discussing issues in Information Systems teaching and research and lobby professional/policy bodies on behalf of the field.

The Hub hosted a session led by Professor Savvas Papagiannidis, who shared the Hub’s strategies for engagement and long-term impact. He spoke on the importance of embedding research within real-world contexts and encouraged attendees to think beyond their current projects, stressing the value of interdisciplinary collaboration and the need to develop soft skills in parallel with research skills. He also offered practical guidance on how early career researchers can begin building experiences that will have a positive impact on the course of their careers. He emphasised the importance of developing a deep understanding of deployment environments, forming relationships with industry partners, and contributing to a broader ecosystem of innovation.