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Or Meir

Welcoming Professor Or Meir to the School of Computer Science

Professor Meir joins us in his role as Professor of Algorithms.
AI For Math Fund

Sheffield to lead $1M project on AI-powered theorem proving, funded by Renaissance Philanthropy and XTX Markets

Titled ‘Copilots for Isabelle: Learning Logical Structure for a Better Proving Experience’, will advance the foundations and technology of interactive theorem proving, developing next-generation methods for proof assistants.
Bei and Amir

Meet our new academics

We are delighted to be welcoming Bei Peng, Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence & Applications of AI, and Amir Ghalamzan, Associate Professor, to the School of Computer Science.

Academics from the University of Sheffield's Centre for Machine Intelligence being presented with an award on stage at the UKAIRS symposium
Academics from the University's Centre for Machine Intelligence have won an impact award at the UK's first national conference for AI research. The award recognises their research that is driving the responsible use of AI. Credit: UK AI Research Symposium

University of Sheffield researchers win UK first national AI prize

A new award recognising the strength and impact of the UK’s AI research, has been awarded to academics at the University of Sheffield.

Haiping Lu

Newly-formed Turing Interest Group strengthens ties with The Alan Turing Institute

The University of Sheffield is strengthening its connections with The Alan Turing Institute with another success in leading one of nine newly-formed Turing Interest Groups, by Dr Haiping Lu from the Department of Computer Science. 
Cyberselves collage

Spin-out Cyberselves pushes technology to exciting new spaces in global competition

A Department of Computer Science spin-out company, whose avatar system allows people to teleport into and control a robot from a vast distance, pushed their technology further than ever before in the finals of a prestigious international competition.
Tony Prescott profile photo

Do robots have a role in care?

The Department of Computer Science's Professor Tony Prescott discusses the future role of robots in care settings.

| Caring Times
A woman checking her phone at night

New report reveals link between online and offline violence against women journalists

A groundbreaking report into online violence against women journalists draws on Department of Computer Science research to call for urgent action by UK policymakers to protect lives, livelihoods and press freedom.
Ola Olayinka and Grace Lim podcast

Protect your Tech - stay safe online with our new cybersecurity podcast

The Department of Computer Science has stepped into the podcasting arena with its new offering, Protect your Tech.