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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.

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University of Sheffield celebrates its impactful research

The University of Sheffield is today (12 May 2022) celebrating its pioneering research which is addressing some of the biggest global challenges and making a real-world impact.
Cars on a tree-lined suburban road in the UK

Company born from University of Sheffield collaboration sold for $69 million

A company created with the support of academics and alumni from Computer Science, whose cutting edge technology is helping to keep road users safe and bring down the cost of insurance, has been acquired in a deal worth approximately $69 million.
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Transforming Defence: Six Science and Tech Trends Set to Change the World

Opteran, a University Spinout led by co-founders Professor James Marshall and Dr Alex Cope, is mentioned on page 21 of the Transforming Defence: Six Science and Tech Trends Set to Change the World report for their work on biomimicry.

| Published by Wired
Student winning an award

Undergraduate student wins award at the FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards 2022

Congratulations to undergraduate student, Lea Button, who has received the One to Watch Award at the FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards 2022 for her work encouraging girls to study STEM subjects at school.
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Professor in Text Analytics Awarded Membership to DCMS College of Experts

Professor Kalina Bontcheva from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Sheffield has become a member of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports’ (DCMS) College of Experts.