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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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Computer Science academics partner with Sheffield techno legends The Black Dog to unveil pioneering live coding system at Festival of the Mind

The Black Dog are unveiling a new live coding system, developed with University of Sheffield researchers, for composing and playing music as part of a special public masterclass and performance at the upcoming Festival of the Mind 2024.
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Deluge of abuse sent on X to prominent UK politicians in election period

One of the most comprehensive studies of online abuse in politics by researchers at The University of Sheffield has found that the UK’s most prominent politicians were subjected to a deluge of abuse on X during the general election period.
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Celebrating our 2024 Computer Science Graduates and Prize Winners

Last week, we celebrated the graduation ceremony of our undergraduates, followed by a reception in the Firth Court courtyard, during which Professor Roger Moore handed out prizes to our top-achieving students.
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Put ChatGPT in C-3PO to make AI as intelligent as humans, scientist says

Connecting multiple AIs together and putting them in the body of a robot, similar to Star Wars’ C-3PO or R2-D2, is the most likely way AI will become as intelligent as humans, according to a scientist from the University of Sheffield.
Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft.

Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft, awarded honorary degree from University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield music alumna Jenny Lay-Flurrie, one of the tech industry’s foremost leaders on accessibility and inclusion and currently Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft, has been awarded a Doctor of Engineering by the University.