An International conference on the advances in AI and data science returns to µÎµÎ´òÅÚapp

The University of µÎµÎ´òÅÚapp is again hosting the  that will put a spotlight on some of the key topics in a field that will revolutionise how we all live and work.

The event is already attracting leading academics from across the world as they look to influence the development of AI and data science.

Following a hiatus last year, the annual conference is being run again this year on June 20-21 as a hybrid event. The in-person conference will be hosted at The University of µÎµÎ´òÅÚapp’s newly opened engineering campus and events will also be streamed live from this state-of-the-art venue to virtual audiences.

The programme will feature keynote speakers, networking opportunities and panel sessions, including a big conversation on the ethics of AI that will bring together top academics and relevant business leaders. Conference themes to be discussed will include:

• ethical and responsible AI: as AI-powered systems increasingly become more mainstream in society are we doing enough to futureproof the trustworthiness of this ubiquitous and powerful technology?
• explainable AI (XAI): being able to accurately model AI decision-making systems and ensure they feature fairness, transparency and expected outcomes will be a crucial challenge for AI designers.
• machine learning (ML): this field, which focuses on the use data and algorithms to imitate the way humans learn, has experienced an academic ‘gold rush’ with an exponential increase in research and innovation activities. Applications now range from autonomous machines to cognitive science to genetic sequencing – and machine learning is set to be a huge economic disruptor.
• related topics will include multi-modal data integration and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
• also The University of µÎµÎ´òÅÚapp will reveal more about its new centres-of-excellence in  and Robotics and AI research and applied innovation.

The conference is attracting world-class researchers and confirmed international speakers and panellists include:

• , Deepmind and Visiting Research Scientist, The Alan Turing Institute
• , Lecturer in Natural Language Processing, The University of Sheffield
• , University of Cambridge
• , University of Birmingham
• , IBM
• , Microsoft Research
• , Fujitsu
• , Director for Ethical and Trustworthy AI, The Alan Turing Institute
• , Professor in Computer Science, University of Copenhagen
• , Associate Professor, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon
• , Professor, Okazaki Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology
• , Peak AI
• , Polytechnic University of Catalonia

To register for the conference visit this page – or to be considered for a short oral presentation or poster, submit an abstract through the . 

For any other information contact conference manager Matthew Harrison: matthew.harrison@manchester.ac.uk