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LUSTRE/GLOW Workshop 6: Government Records and AI
April 20 @ 9:00 am – April 21 @ 3:45 pm
The workshop is organised as part of the LUSTRE/GLOW initiative, led by Professor Lise Jaillant and supported by Loughborough University, in collaboration with The National Archives and the UK Cabinet Office.
Building on the earlier LUSTRE project, GLOW brings together researchers, government professionals, colleagues from across the GLAM sectors, and AI specialists on both sides of the Atlantic to explore how artificial intelligence can improve access to government records, while engaging carefully with questions of sensitivity, metadata, provenance, and trust.
Across the two days, the workshop will provide space for discussion around current practices and shared challenges, as well as opportunities to exchange perspectives across different institutional and national contexts. Participation will be possible both in person at The National Archives and online.
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Keynote Speakers
We are pleased to confirm the following keynote speakers for the workshop:
- David Canning MBE, UK Cabinet Office
- Dr Kelcey Swain, UK Cabinet Office
- John Sheridan, The National Archives (TNA)
- Professor Jason R. Baron, University of Maryland
- Michael D. Thomas, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- Professor Iadh Ounis, University of Glasgow
- Dr Graham McDonald, University of Glasgow
Programme
Day 1: Monday, 20 April 2026
Venue: The National Archives, London
Time: 09:00 – 15:50
09:00 – 09:30 | Arrival and Coffee
Registration and informal networking
09:30 – 10:20 | Welcome and Keynote
09:30 – 09:35 Project overview, objectives of the workshop, and structure of the day
Speaker: Professor Lise Jaillant, Loughborough University
09:35 – 10:05 David Canning MBE & Dr Kelcey Swain, Cabinet Office
Beyond the Hype: Building Solid Data Foundations for Knowledge Transformation
10:05 – 10:20 Group discussion and Q&A
10:20 – 11:25 | Session 1: Rethinking Access and Interpretation
10:20 – 10:35 Professor Reuben Binns, University of Oxford
De-redacting the Archive: LLM-based Redacted Entity Estimation
10:35 – 10:50 Chris Royds, The National Archives
Machine‑Interpretable Selection Outline (MISO)
10:50 – 11:05 Dr Deblina Bhattacharjee, University of Bath
11:05 – 11:25 Group discussion and Q&A
11:25 – 11:55 | Morning Coffee Break
11:55 – 13:15 | Session 2: From Experimentation to Implementation
11:55 – 12:10 Dr Haibin Cai, Loughborough University
12:10 – 12:25 Robert Bath, Intelogy
12:25 – 12:40 Dr Daniel Chávez Heras, King’s College London
Public AI for Public Archives: Collaborative R&D in UK Screen Archives through the ISSA project
Presentation Slides:
https://slides.movingpixel.net/rendered/ISSA-2026
12:40 – 12:55 Nicholas Smith, NHS Resolution
Smarter Government Records: Using Knowledge Management and AI to Unlock Hidden Value
12:55 – 13:15 Group discussion and Q&A
13:15 – 14:15 | Lunch and Break
Lunch and informal networking
14:15 – 15:00 | Plenary Discussion
Discussion of the GLOW Scoping Study: Sifting the Digital Heap
15:00 – 15:50 | Keynote and Closing Remarks
15:00 – 15:30 Prof Jason Baron, University of Maryland
A Use Case for Agentic AI Enhancing Access to Public Records: Challenges & Opportunities
15:30 – 15:45 Group discussion and Q&A
15:45 – 15:50 Closing Remarks
Day 2: Tuesday, 21 April 2026
Venue: The National Archives, London
Time: 09:00 – 15:45
09:00 – 09:30 | Arrival and Coffee
Registration and informal networking
09:30 – 10:20 | Welcome and Keynote
09:30 – 09:35 Project overview, objectives of the workshop, and structure of the day
Speaker: Professor Lise Jaillant, Loughborough University
09:35 – 10:05 Professor Iadh Ounis & Dr Graham McDonald, University of Glasgow
Balancing Access and Risk: Sensitivity-Aware Search in Sensitive Archives
10:05 – 10:20 Group discussion and Q&A
10:20 – 11:40 | Session 3: Navigating Trust and Authenticity
10:20 – 10:35 Professor John Collomosse, University of Surrey
Media Provenance for Authenticity and Creative Content Exchange
10:35 – 10:50 Dr James Lappin & Piers Walker, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Managing the Digital Heap – Emerging Approaches
10:50 – 11:05 Professor Christopher (Cal) Lee, University of North Carolina
Dualities of AI and Government Records
11:05 – 11:20 Dr Cassandra Kist, University of Strathclyde
Authenticity by Design: Trustworthy Conversational Agents for Government Records
11:20 – 11:40 Group discussion and Q&A
11:40– 12:05 | Morning Coffee Break
12:05 – 13:05 | Plenary Discussion
GLOW-Ready Project: Next Steps for AI in Government Records
13:05 – 14:05 | Lunch and Break
Lunch and informal networking
14:05 – 14:50 | Keynote
14:05 – 14:35 Michael D. Thomas, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
To Publish and Declare – Fulfilling our Foundational Promise of Transparency in Government
14:35 – 14:50 Group discussion and Q&A
14:50 – 15:45 | Keynote and Closing Remarks
14:50 – 15:20 John Sheridan, The National Archives
15:20 – 15:35 Group discussion and Q&A
15:35 – 15:45 Closing Remarks