HUMI Lab
Human-Centered Machine Intelligence
We study machine intelligence in human contexts — language, intelligent agents, and digital health — at Reykjavík University, with a recurring focus on Icelandic and low-resource settings.
Research
We study intelligent systems that are interpretable, trustworthy, and aligned with human values in critical contexts, across four connected areas.
Natural Language Processing & Language Technology
Language models and NLP for real-world text, with a focus on Icelandic and low-resource settings.
Conversational & Intelligent Agents
Agents that interact through natural language — counseling, behavior-change, and virtual agents — designed for expressivity, safety, and trust.
Digital Health & Wellbeing
Human-centered AI for healthcare and mental health: triage, screening, self-management, and digital interventions.
Human-Centered & Trustworthy AI
Making intelligent systems interpretable, dependable, and genuinely complementary to people.
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Research areas
27
Theses supervised
50+
Alumni
Mission
To advance machine intelligence as a human-centered scientific discipline — building systems that engage with people and their language, and studying how they behave once deployed in real human settings.
Vision
Intelligent systems that are transparent, trustworthy, and aligned with human needs — supporting people's wellbeing, decisions, and autonomy rather than replacing or obscuring them.
Interested in working with us?
We welcome collaborators, prospective students, and visiting researchers.
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