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We are fully booked for this weekend's @doorsopendays tours of School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Bayes Centre, and Inspace, but you can still join the waiting list: edin.ac/4encRpA Visitors will get to explore our spaces, where world-leading research, innovation and creativity meet.

Celebrate #AdaLovelaceDay with us by exploring the remarkable journey of Dr Sreedurga Gogulapati, a Google DeepMind Academic Fellow School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh. Discover how she overcame societal expectations and academic challenges to excel in computational social choice. 🔗edin.ac/3XX1Apl

Yao Fu, a third-year PhD student in Computer Science School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, has been awarded the Rising Star in Machine Learning and Systems by the MLCommons Committee! His work is paving the way for more efficient and accessible large language model technologies. 🔗 edin.ac/4eHk8Bm

Prof Geoffrey Hinton, who graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a PhD in Artificial Intelligence in 1978 has been awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on machine learning. 🔗 edin.ac/4dHVtuS [Image credit: Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach]

Dr Mohsen Khadem School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh is taking on the role of Industrial and Translational Lead for Edinburgh-led MicroTex Hub UK Research and Innovation. This multi-million-pound initiative aims to accelerate the development of new treatments for lung infections and inflammation. 🔗edin.ac/407oVr9

Are you looking for funding to support your project? Alumni-funded #StudentExperienceGrants annual round is open for applications and the good news is you are probably eligible to apply! Deadline 7 Nov 2024 student-experience-grants.ed.ac.uk

Join us online 12-14 November 2024 for our Postgraduate Virtual Open Days if you're interested in studying your Masters degree, PhD or at one of our CDTs. 🔗Learn more about our events and how to register: edin.ac/4f8H6kn #StudyInformatics #OpenDays #UniversityOfEdinburgh

Final chance to apply for 2025 Martingale Scholarships! Martingale Foundation supports a new generation of postgraduates to become STEM leaders! This year, they are offering Scholarships for Masters and PhD students. 🔗 Learn more and apply online by Oct 27: martingale.foundation

Our next Undergraduate Open Day takes place on-campus this Saturday, 26 Oct! This is a great opportunity to find out about studying with us from the people who know it best: our staff and students. Book your place: edin.ac/2HT0gzi #StudyInformatics #ExtraordinaryEdinburgh

Yesterday we had a pleasure of hosting Lord Patrick Vallance, Minister of State for Science. The minister received a warm reception & heard from the next generation of talent in quantum, with researchers from School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, EPCC, Heriot-Watt University, Quantum Software Lab & Edinburgh spinouts.

Professor S Ramamoorthy from School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh was awarded the The Alan Turing Institute AI World-Leading Researcher Fellowship. The £6m grant will establish a bold new research centre that will aim to put human experience at the heart of #AI and #robotics research. Read more: edin.ac/4dYRBG0

Do you have an innovative idea that could enhance Edinburgh students’ social, academic, sporting or cultural development? You could receive a grant of up to £5,000 for your project! #StudentExperienceGrants are open for applications until 7 Nov 2024 student-experience-grants.ed.ac.uk

Congrats to Aggelos Kiayias Aggelos Kiayias, Chair in Cyber Security and Privacy and the Director of the Blockchain Technology Laboratory Blockchain Technology Lab, on being awarded the @BCS Lovelace Medal for outstanding contributions to the advancement of computing. 🔗 edin.ac/40nguId

Calling all students and staff! Up to £5,000 to support your innovative project! #StudentExperienceGrants annual round is now open for applications! Apply before this Thursday, 7 November 2024 🔗 student-experience-grants.ed.ac.uk

Interested in studying your Masters degree, PhD or at one of our CDTs? Join us online next week, 12-14 Nov 2024, for our Postgraduate Virtual Open Days. 🔗 Learn more about our events and how to register: edin.ac/4f8H6kn #StudyInformatics #OpenDays #ExtraordinaryEdinburgh

A paper on the early years of AI at Edinburgh by Chris Williams, Vassilis Galanos and Xiao Yang was presented at WHAI@EU in October. The paper is an outcome of a project led by Chris Williams that followed on from #EdinCSandAIat60 celebrations in 2023. 🔗edin.ac/3YLQrJF

Scotland’s tech showcase, EIE25, started by the School of Informatics in 2008, will co-host the Tech Tour’s Growth Deeptech event next year, bringing later-stage companies and investors from across the EU to Edinburgh in May. Read more: edin.ac/3ACBsIT

Professor Chris Heunen from School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh discussed the potential of quantum for financial services with Tobi Schneider, the fintech lead at Edinburgh Innovations - Find us on Bluesky 🦋 and Phoebe Choi, strategy and innovation associate at NatWest Group. Listen here: edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/case-studies/q…

An interview with School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh alumnus Alessandro Palmarini is available to watch as part of the Machine Learning Street Talk podcast series. Alessandro graduated with a BSc in Artificial Intelligence in 2023. He wrote his thesis project on better Bayesian program learning ▶️youtube.com/watch?v=3ZTNps…

In The Conversation, Pasquale Minervini, Edoardo Ponti & Nikolay Malkin discuss the risks associated with OpenAI's Strawberry model which employs “chain-of-thought reasoning” mimicking human problem-solving by breaking down complex tasks into simpler sub-tasks. 🔗 edin.ac/4i83DjS