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The goal of the RAixB initiative is to bring together existing research and innovation activities and engagements across the fields of HCI and AI, creating a platform for conversation and dialogue about responsible design and equitable adoption of emerging technologies across cultures.
The goal of the RAixB initiative is to bring together existing research and innovation activities and engagements across the fields of HCI and AI, creating a platform for conversation and dialogue about responsible design and equitable adoption of emerging technologies across cultures.
Our objective is simple: to BRIDGE the fields of HCI and AI with the politics and ethics of emerging technologies through interdisciplinary research and practice united by a common focus.
Founders
Founders
Dr Muhammad Adamu is a Research Fellow in Responsible AI for Health within the Responsible Digital Future group at the University of Nottingham, UK. His current research focuses on establishing the AI in/from Africa theme via responsible research and innovation, health data ethics and governance, and responsible digital futures. He was a Senior Research Associate for the ImaginationLancaster Lab at Lancaster University, UK, affiliated to the Design for Digital Good theme. His research work has been funded by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Nigeria, UKRI Research England, and the EU EDCTP/UKRI Horizon.
Recently, Dr Adamu was selected as the UK Foundation for Science and Technology Future Leader 2026 cohort; BOT Member, Green STEAM Educational and Charitable Foundation; and appointed to the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Peer Review College.
Currently a faculty member at the University of Greenwich, London, Dr Makuochi S. Nkwo has demonstrable interdisciplinary research and teaching experience in the UK and Africa. His research focuses on Human–Computer Interaction, Responsible AI, and Persuasive and Social Computing, developing innovative strategies and solutions that improve quality of life and support the UN Sustainable Development Goals. As a Postdoc Research Fellow at the University of Namibia, Windhoek in 2022, Dr Nkwo led a Google-funded project titled RHAI-AFRICA, which was recognised as one of the 19 Excellent AI Research Projects Worldwide by the IRCAI UNESCO Global Top 100 2022 Report.
Dr Nkwo has published 50+ impactful research articles in A-listed journals and conferences, including ACM CHI, CSCW, UMAP, AfriCHI, JCSS, IEEE SeGAH, etc, and has won multiple research grants and awards, including from the Alan Turing Research Institute, London. He is the Guest Editor, Special Issue in COMPUTERS titled “Innovative Research in HCI”, Co-Chair: Publication, Technical Programme, Full Papers, and Workshop @AfriCHI 2027/2025/2023/2021.
Dr Nkwo has a Postgraduate Diploma in Education. His dedication to excellence in teaching and learning has also been recognised with the prestigious Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) from Advance HE, London, UK. He is also a Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS), British Academy Early Career Research Network (BA-ECRN), among others. Dr Nkwo is an external examiner to UK and overseas universities and was recently appointed to the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Peer Review College.
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