The VIEWS team recently convened in Uppsala for an internal workshop from November 30 to December 1. Here’s a brief rundown of the key events:

On day 1, operational teams engaged in break-out sessions, focusing on brainstorming, planning, and ongoing/future projects. A joint session with colleagues from the Department of Peace and Conflict, Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), and the Peace Science Infrastructure (PSI) explored the intersection of AI and peace during an “AI for Peace” discussion.

The second day featured presentations centered around the operational aspects of VIEWS. Topics included model developments related to forecasts, addressing issues like monthly to annual prediction outcomes, measurement uncertainty, data mining conflict events from newspaper articles, and handling missing data. Additional presentations covered specific projects such as VIEWS-People in Need, Fatalities003, and Conflict and Child Development. An academic guest, Annika Isfeldt, shared insights into her PhD project on Algorithmic Aid.

We thank our organisers and funders for helping to host our workshop (ERC for ANTICIPATE, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and Uppsala University for Societies at Risk)!