School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh

Our 3rd-year Informatics students have showcased their incredible assistive robotics projects at the annual Student Design Project Trade Fair. A diverse array of projects were on display, from pool-playing robots to Rubik's Cube solvers. The System Design Project is an undergraduate course involving the construction of a system of significant complexity under conditions designed to give insights into real- world teamwork. Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science students, Aagoon Chakraborty and Sai Vaishnavi Chundru were both exhibiters at the trade show. Here's what they had to say about their SDP experiences: "The course pushed us to step outside our comfort zones, apply our learning in real-world scenarios, and adapt quickly when things didn’t go as planned. SDP was a great experience that not only strengthened technical skills but also gave us a new level of confidence in working through complex challenges as a team." - Aagoon Chakraborty, part of the SDP team behind CarromBot "SDP was a challenging and rewarding experience that taught us how to take an idea from concept to reality. Winning the Peer Vote and Best Pitch prizes at the Trade Fair was a proud moment that made all the late nights worth it!" - Sai Vaishnavi Chundru, part of the SDP team behind PiggyBank+ 🏆 Read more and see the list of SDP 2025 Prize winners here: https://edin.ac/4jonDhY

This #WorldQuantumDay, we congratulate Dr. Joschka Roffe, Senior Researcher in the Quantum Software Lab, on being awarded the EPSRC Quantum Technology Career Acceleration Fellowship. The aim of Joschka’s project is to advance theory and a practical methods of quantum error correction to enable reliable quantum computation despite errors in individual components (fault-tolerant quantum computer architecture). The Quantum Technology Career Acceleration Fellowship are part of £121 million backing the UK Government is announcing today for quantum technology research and innovation. Read more: https://edin.ac/4czM35O #WorldQuantumDay #QuantumTechnology #EPSRC #Informatics Happy World Quantum Day!

Yuvraj Patel, Lecturer in Computer Science at the School of Informatics, has been nominated for Teacher of the Year in the Edinburgh University Students' Association 2025 Teaching Awards. This nomination highlights the pivotal role our staff play in enhancing the student experience at Edinburgh. The winners will be announced on 23 April during the Teaching Awards Ceremony at Pleasance. 🔗 See the shortlist: https://lnkd.in/exhghPii

Deep tech semiconductor company Neuranics, a joint spinout between the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, has raised $8 million to accelerate global growth and commercial adoption of its magnetic sensing technology. The company was co-founded in 2021 by Kia Nazarpour, Professor of Digital Health at the School of Informatics - "Neuranics brings together Edinburgh’s AI strengths with Glasgow’s semiconductor expertise, and it’s a great example of how combining our skills, supported by both universities, along with vital backing from the Scottish Government through Scottish Enterprise, can lead to breakthrough AI-on-chip solutions for the future of gesture recognition and XR hardware." https://lnkd.in/esXVKxHz 🔗 Read more: https://edin.ac/42r3PU6

Vivek Iyer, a PhD student at the School of Informatics supervised by Alexandra Birch-Mayne, was awarded the Apple fellowship in Machine Learning and AI. Vivek’s research tackles the 'long tail' of languages and cultures in NLP. One strand focuses on multilinguality, adapting NMT, speech models, and LLMs for low-resource settings, while the other explores multimodal, multicultural applications like personalization and transcreation, with publications in top ACL venues like EMNLP, EACL and NAACL. The Apple Scholars in AIML PhD fellowship programme supports emerging leaders in academic research through funding as they pursue their PhDs, mentorship with Apple researchers, and internship opportunities. Scholars are nominated by their universities and are selected for the program based on their innovative research, leadership, and commitment to advancing their fields. Now in its sixth year, the fellowship program has supported more than 100 emerging leaders in computer science and engineering at the graduate and postgraduate levels. During Apple internships, Scholars have co-authored more than 50 publications, resulting in acceptances at top venues around the world and several spotlight paper awards. 🔗 Read the 2025 Apple Scholars in AIML announcement: https://lnkd.in/gh4Y29qX

Life-spans across the world are increasing, but this often overlooks the health-span: the period of life spent healthy and disease-free. So how do we ensure that later life is a healthy life?   Tonight, Professor Jacques Fleuriot, Personal Chair of Artificial Intelligence at the School of Informatics, will join a panel of experts at the sold-out Edinburgh Science Festival event "Who Wants to Live Forever?" at the Bayes Centre.   The panel includes Prof Gillian Mead (Elderly Care), Daria Ihnatenko (Patient and Public Involvement), Dr Emily Adrion (Global Health Policy), and Prof Neil Mabbott (Immunology). They will discuss what healthy ageing means, the societal challenges we face, and how science and AI can support a healthier future.   Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ejWFGXJs

Professor Barbara Webb led the research that developed a prototype ‘hairy robotic gripper’ that mimics ants’ hairy jaws in an attempt to make robotic systems much more effective at picking objects up and moving them around. "Now we can see how their antennae, front legs and jaws combine to sense, manipulate, grasp and move objects." 🔗 Read the full story: https://edin.ac/4iTe9v0

We're hiring! Apply for a role in the School of Informatics today. Explore our vacancies: https://lnkd.in/e_HYH96C We’re ranked #1 in the UK for research power in Computer Science and Informatics (REF2021) and consistently ranked in the top 30 world University rankings for computer science. Our staff are central to our success. #JobVacancy #Careers #WorkInInformatics #UniversityOfEdinburgh #Informatics

Professor Michael O'Boyle, Chair in Computer Science at the School of Informatics, is among thirteen new Royal Society of Edinburgh fellows from the University of Edinburgh. "I am delighted that the compiler research at Edinburgh has been recognised. I am honoured to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and would like to thank my colleagues in ICSA and Informatics more broadly, for their generous support over the years." Read more: https://edin.ac/4hYwBBt

ML Systems CDT Company Networking Day 📅 Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 10:00 - 16:00, Informatics Forum Join Edinburgh Innovations for an exclusive opportunity to engage with world-leading academics, the first cohort of students from the CDT and other AI students, as well as the wider AI/ML ecosystem at the University of Edinburgh. Hear directly from students and supervisors as they showcase the latest advancements in ML Systems research, offering invaluable insights into how your organisation’s AI and ML innovation goals can benefit from collaboration with the CDT. Attendees will have the chance to: - Network and hear the latest ML and AI insights from cutting- edge researchers and emerging PhD talent - Explore collaboration opportunities to drive future innovation - Present your organisation for internships, studentships and future job opportunities 🔗 Register your interest: https://eil.ac/MLsys-CDT/L