A research team at The University of Edinburgh has launched a fictional, speculative magazine, set in 2030, which explores possible futures for the development of digital technologies and data-driven innovation with festivals in Edinburgh and South East Scotland.
A research team at The University of Edinburgh has launched a fictional, speculative magazine, set in 2030, which explores possible futures for the development of digital technologies and data-driven innovation with festivals in Edinburgh and South East Scotland.
This year, EFI funding has supported the development of Onboard.ID, a new digital identity system which makes managing online identity verification easier and more secure.
Researchers are strengthening Scottish Gaelic resources – using automatic speech and handwriting recognition to advance Gaelic language technology.
Professor Shannon Vallor has joined the AI100 Standing Committee where top scientists look to study how AI will shape our lives, now and in the future.
Take a look at some of the student work from our first Currents course which gives undergraduates an opportunity to explore a current challenge facing the world from the perspective of different disciplines.
Experts from University of Edinburgh have partnered with Visit East Lothian to create a new tool to help visitors and residents enjoy its coastline and avoid overcrowding and queues.
The New Real brings a new project to the Edinburgh Science Festival this year with The New Real Observatory – an interactive climate AI platform for artists. The first output of the platform is featured in an exhibition, The Overlay, by artist Ines Camera Leret.
abrdn and University of Edinburgh have formed a £7.5m industry-academic partnership to deliver innovation in the investment sector. Based in the Edinburgh Futures Institute, the partnership will establish a new Centre for Investing Innovation.
The Alan Turing Institute and University of Edinburgh launch a new project, The New Real Observatory, during a special session of AIUK.
Edinburgh Futures Institute’s Director and Deputy Director of Research are two of four University of Edinburgh academics recently appointed to the new College of Experts for The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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