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Andy Miah<\/h1>

Chair of Science Communication & Future Media<\/h4>

University of Salford, Manchester<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t
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Speaker Biography<\/h3>

Professor Andy Miah, PhD (@andymiah), is Chair of Science Communication & Future Media, at the University of Salford, where he is also Principal Investigator for the Innovate UK UKRI funded MediaCity Immersive Technologies Innovation Hub. In his University role, he is also the Ethics in Artificial Intelligence Champion and leads its Metaverse Special Interest Group. Professor Miah\u2019s research investigates the ethical, legal, social and cultural questions concerning technological change and his publications draw on ideas from science, technology, art, and media culture. <\/p>\n

Author of 10 books and over 150 academic articles, Professor Miah has been at the forefront of debates about how humanity is moving beyond conventional evolutionary processes and towards evolution by technology. His recent works have focused on artificial intelligence, esports, digital health, and the metaverse. He regularly interviews for a range of major media companies and has appeared in over 300 outlets, including Fortune, Vogue, BBC, and regularly published with The Conversation.<\/p>

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