Inaugural AI conference a hit in UK universities

Nightingale HQ (NHQ) continues to ramp up attendance at tech and AI conferences across the UK and Ireland this summer with the first-ever AI conference by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Advanced Computing (AIMLAC UKRI)

NHQ Cloud Software Engineer Richard Jackson was there to learn from AI use cases and the impact, application and future of emerging technologies. A highlight was the keynote from Roger Whitaker praising the virtues and progress of the Wales Data Nation Accelerator consortium. The session illustrated the nationally increasing adoption to new technologies across Wales and setting out a vision for how further technological integration can be achieved.

A wide range of papers were presented, covering topics such as conversational AI and the metaverse, AI as a cloud commodity service, Machine learning from Quantum Field Theory and Grammatical Neuroevolution. Papers were followed by talks on medical imaging, social media predictions and much more. A link to the abstracts is share on our further reading below.

The presentations were made by current participants in the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) program, which brings academics from Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth, Bangor and Bristol universities together to collaborate. For their first conference, it was a strong demonstration of progressive research with diverse application. We look forward to many more.

Further Reading

• Abstracts: http://cdt-aimlac.org/pdfs/AIMLAC-event-June-2022-abstracts.pdf
• Agenda: http://cdt-aimlac.org/pdfs/AIMLAC-event-June-2022.pdf
• Details: http://cdt-aimlac.org/cdt-events.html

AIMLAC = UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Advanced Computing: http://cdt-aimlac.org/

UKRI = UK Research and Innovation: https://www.ukri.org/councils/nerc/career-and-skills-development/nerc-studentships/directed-training/centres-for-doctoral-training-cdt/

STFC = Science and Technology Facilities Council: https://www.ukri.org/councils/stfc/

CDT = Centres for Doctoral Training: https://www.ukri.org/councils/nerc/career-and-skills-development/nerc-studentships/directed-training/centres-for-doctoral-training-cdt/