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By Showny Azar, Newtral Before Siddharth Bhargava had ever heard of HYBRIDS, he was already captivated by a very specific question: how can the structure of human reasoning — the logic behind an argument, not just its words — be captured and modelled by a machine? As a research student working on argument mining, he

By Showny Azar, Newtral Erik Bran Marino grew up in Turin with posters of the European Union on his bedroom wall, tracking its enlargement from six countries to twenty-five. “I grew up considering the EU as my home,” he says. In 2016, Brexit shattered that certainty — and left him with a question he couldn’t

By Verónica García, Newtral Organised by Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) in Trento, Italy, the final events of the HYBRIDS project will bring together leading researchers, AI experts, industry professionals, policymakers, journalists, and social stakeholders to discuss the growing impact of disinformation, online polarization, hate speech, and generative AI on democratic societies. From 22 to 25

By Verónica García, Newtral The University of Caen Normandy is set to host the fifth Joint Research Seminar (JRSV) of the HYBRIDS project that will take place from January 26 to 30, 2026.This week-long intensive program brings together leading researchers, doctoral candidates, and industry partners from across Europe to explore the social, humanistic, and ethical

By Irene Larraz, Newtral The HYBRIDS project is celebrating its fourth joint research event, designed to enhance the professional and personal skills of HYBRIDS PhD candidates with a special focus on transferable and cross-disciplinary competencies in artificial intelligence. The Centro de Investigación en Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (CITIC) at the University of

By Raluca Tomoni, CiTIUS-USC The HYBRIDS Doctoral Network is proud to announce its participation in the upcoming MSCA Lunchtime Conversations event titled “Digital Democracy and Citizenship – What Skills in the Era of Fake News and Disinformation?” This event, organized by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) policy unit of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education,

By Alicia López, Newtral From October 22 to 25, the third meeting organized by the HYBRIDS project will take place in Santiago de Compostela. This week will focus on presenting the progress of the doctoral network and discussing concerns related to hybrid intelligence, culminating in a joint event with IBERIFIER, the Digital Media Observatory for

By Raluca Tomoni, CiTIUS-USC Last week, Pablo Gamallo, the HYBRIDS project’s coordinator, had the honor of presenting the initiative to Spain’s Minister for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service, José Luis Escrivá. The presentation took place during the minister’s visit to CiTIUS (Centro Singular de Investigación en Tecnoloxías Intelixentes) at the University of Santiago de

By María Fernanda Romain, Newtral After one week of intense workshops, lectures, and exchanges among doctoral candidates, the HYBRIDS network concluded successfully the Second Joint Research Seminar in Evora, Portugal. “It was very productive and very interesting being here altogether,” expressed Erik Bran Marino, a doctoral candidate from the network. During these days, the students

By Irene Larraz, Newtral The event will take place from April 9th to 11th, and will explore the new methodologies in hybrid intelligence fundamentals to combat disinformation. Next week the Universidade de Évora will host the Hybrid Intelligence Foundations, an event that will delve into research methods, technologies, and approaches related to the foundations of