FAIR-PRESONS
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Description:


The FAIR-PERSONS project aims to develop an unbiased AI system for predicting recidivism, with a focus on gender equality and compliance with EU non-discriminatory AI legislation. The project will conduct a gender analysis and collect, digitize, and document data from prisons and criminal justice organizations.
The project focuses on the collection and digitization of data from prisons and offense management systems (OMS) across participating countries, Greece, Portugal and Bulgaria, structuring this data into knowledge graphs, and making it accessible via a dedicated data portal.
A preliminary gender analysis will be conducted to identify and address gender biases in recidivism prediction systems. The project employs advanced algorithms and integrates knowledge graphs with artificial neural networks (ANNs), aiming to enhance the accuracy and explainability of predictions. This holistic approach to fair AI aspires to support unbiased decision-making, thereby assisting judges and legal practitioners in their effort to make unbiased/fair decisions and mitigate gender stereotypes.

Activities:

 
  • The project will collect data from prisons and criminal justice organizations
  • The project will digitize and document the data with appropriate metadata/semantics following EU standards
  • The project will conduct a gender analysis to map the potential impact of the project and its activities on women and men
  • The project will train users and evaluate the developed system
  • The project will develop a bias-free AI system for the fair prediction of recidivism

Results:

 
  • A bias-free AI system for the fair prediction of recidivism,
  • A gender analysis report,
  • A code of conduct for legal professionals on how to use AI tools,
  • Training materials for end-users,
  • Research papers.

Partners:


  1. University of the Aegean (Greece)
  2. Research Innovation and Development Lab Private Company (Greece)
  3. Democritus University of Thrace (Greece)
  4. Athens Lifelong Learning Institute (Greece)
  5. Center for the Study of Democracy (Bulgaria)
  6. Qualify Just – IT Solutions and Consulting LDA (Portugal)
  7. Iotam Internet of Things Applications and Multi Layer Development LTD (Cyprus)

More Information

Date of the Project:

2024 - 2025

Funding programme:

Co -funded by the European Union under the Justice Programme

Tags:

Criminal Justise System, Digital Transformation, Human Rights

Contact:

kkarzis@athenslifelonglearning.gr

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