AI, Information Overload, and What Comes Next

AI, Information Overload, and What Comes Next3 December 2026 Technology & Innovation Centre (TIC), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Registration from 08:30 | Workshop begins at 09:00 Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the way information is created, discovered, filtered, interpreted and shared. At the same time, information overload is becoming an increasingly important challenge for individuals, organisations, researchers and the systems we design. AI, Information Overload, and What Comes Next is a one-day research workshop hosted by the University of Strathclyde, with the University of Wolverhampton and the University of Southampton as co-organisers. The workshop will bring together internationally renowned researchers from the OMINO — Overcoming Multilevel INformation Overload project to present and discuss findings, ideas and research developed over the project's four-year programme, while looking ahead to the challenges and research opportunities that come next. OMINO brings together researchers working across disciplines to understand information overload at multiple levels. Its work explores how information overload can be measured, modelled and mitigated, with research spanning areas including information retrieval, recommendation, artificial intelligence, social science, neuroscience, journalism, computing, data mining and complexity science. The workshop will provide an opportunity to explore work emerging from OMINO alongside other related research across Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Retrieval (IR) and neighbouring disciplines. We hope to create a space where researchers and practitioners can exchange perspectives, identify connections between different areas of work and collectively discuss future directions for research into increasingly complex information environments. What to expect The day is expected to include: • Research presentations from researchers involved in the OMINO project • A keynote contribution • Findings and perspectives emerging from the four-year OMINO collaboration • Research relating to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Retrieval (IR), information overload and related areas • Discussion across different disciplines and research communities • Opportunities to identify connections between different areas of research • Informal conversation and networking • A broader discussion and brainstorming session around emerging challenges, future research directions and opportunities for continued collaboration Who is this workshop for? We welcome anyone with a research or professional interest in the topics explored through the OMINO project and related areas. The workshop may be particularly relevant to researchers, scholars, PhD students, academics, industry practitioners and others working in or around areas such as: • Artificial Intelligence • Information overload • Information Retrieval (IR) • Information science • Human–AI interaction • Human-centred AI • Search and recommender systems • Digital behaviour and digital media • AI-mediated information environments • Social sciences • Neuroscience and cognitive science • Journalism and media studies • Data mining and data science • Complex systems and network science • Statistical and computational modelling • User modelling • Chemistry • Physics • Multimodal and interactive information access • Related interdisciplinary research If your work overlaps with these areas — or if you are interested in how people, organisations and technological systems interact with increasingly complex information environments — please register your interest and join us for the discussion. Indicative programme The final programme and speakers are still being developed. The day is expected to include: 08:30 — Registration, coffee and arrival 09:00 — Welcome and opening Morning — Keynote, research presentations and discussion Mid-morning — Coffee break Late morning — Research presentations and discussion Lunch — Lunch and informal conversation Early afternoon — Research presentations and discussion Mid-afternoon — Coffee break Late afternoon — Further contributions and discussion Towards the end of the day — What comes next? A broader discussion and brainstorming session Around 17:00 — Close and informal networking Where will the event take place? The workshop will take place in Conference Room 8 at the University of Strathclyde's Technology & Innovation Centre (TIC): Technology & Innovation CentreUniversity of Strathclyde99 George StreetGlasgowG1 1RD Registration will open from 08:30, with the workshop beginning at approximately 09:00. Places are limited and advance registration is encouraged.