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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.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Credit: NAID

Can new drugs be tested with computers? EU-funded team explores the future of tuberculosis drugs testing

Researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Departments of Computer Science, and Maths are part of a consortium which has published the technical report “A modelling framework to simulate the dynamics of the human immune system”.

A blue lock and data

Dr Achim Brucker joins panel of experts at the Sheffield City Regional QER

Dr Achim Brucker was part of a panel of experts at the recent Sheffield City Regional Quarterly Economic Review (QER) breakfast.
Virtual representation of Sheffield Castle

Augmented reality experience brings Sheffield’s lost medieval castle to life

One of the most powerful castles in medieval northern England can now be viewed for the first time since it was erased from the face of its city hundreds of years ago. Developed in collaboration with Sheffield-based creative agency Human and a team of computer scientists at the University led by Dr Steve Maddock, the AR experience is based on research by University of Sheffield archaeologists on material uncovered from excavations at the castle in the 1920s and 1950s that is currently curated by Museums Sheffield.
Abstract image depicting computer neural networks

Ahead of the curve

Our MSc in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence has been mentioned by the Financial Times as leading a new era in cybersecurity training.
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MP Twitter abuse increased between 2015 and 2017 general elections

Abuse of politicians online increased substantially in the snap 2017 general election compared to the 2015 general election, according to new research by the University of Sheffield.