We work to increase opportunities for companies to interact with researchers from the University – a conversation can often spark new innovative ideas.
Throughout the year we organise a wide range of workshops, events and activities for companies can find out more about the latest research from the University. We also run a busy calendar of events for University of Edinburgh students and staff.
Embeddings are continuous vector representations of entities, such as words or nodes, perhaps most widely known for their role in modern AI systems such as large language models. In this webinar from December 2024, Professor Patrick Rubin-Delanchy, Chair of Statistical Learning at the University of Edinburgh, will consider a different goal, which is facilitating statistical analysis, and the creation of knowledge.
An embedding is an instrument which allows us to observe complex, unstructured, or otherwise intractable data, in a way that we can use. In embeddings, classical (e.g. Gaussian) statistical models are tenable; concepts like similarity, or trend, have a ‘shape’; abstract notions such as political opinion, the health of a patient, the function of a cell, can be made geometric and measurable; and we can uncover truths that could have seemed completely absent from the unprocessed data. He will illustrate these points with a new theory connecting statistical models, embeddings and the manifold hypothesis, and with motivating problems in science, security, and recent work with Southmead Hospital at Bristol.
AI, data science and digital technologies are unique areas of strength for the University of Edinburgh. The University was the first place to conduct AI research in Europe and today hosts one of the largest Computing departments in Europe and the UK’s leading centre of supercomputing and data science expertise.
In this webinar from October 2024, Professor Themis Prodromakis, Regius Chair of Engineering, and Emily Lekkas, Program Director in AI at Edinburgh Innovations, share some of the leading developments in this field, with a deep dive into AI and semiconductors. Dr Robert Nicol from STMicroelectronics shares his experience of partnering with the University.
Almost 200 people from industry and academia came together on 13 June 2024 for Edinburgh Innovations’ annual Industry Showcase and Dinner, on the theme of health technologies.
The Digital Frontiers Showcase celebrates the fact that 2023 marks the sixtieth anniversary of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence activities at the University of Edinburgh.
The Sustainability and Circular Economy Showcase highlighted the University of Edinburgh’s world-class expertise. Keynote speakers presented the latest research from across the Schools of Engineering, Chemistry, Biological Sciences and the Business School. Here are the highlights of the day!
