A Welsh university has secured funding to look at how artificial intelligence (AI) could improve food safety in workplaces and at home.
The Smart Hygiene Intelligence project, led by Dr. Issam Damaj from Cardiff Metropolitan University, has received £176,000 ($240,000) from Behavioural Research UK. The award is part of a wider £1.3 million ($1.7 million) Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) initiative to strengthen behavioral research across the United Kingdom.
The project will use behavioral science and AI to develop ways of improving food hygiene habits and food safety compliance. Researchers will investigate how AI-powered systems could encourage safer food handling and help reduce the risk of foodborne illness.