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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · 6d

#AI4CI, #A&DS and #EFI are delighted to be hosting a #PublicForum on ‘AI in the City’ in historic #Edinburgh

📆 30th Oct 🕰️ 6pm-7.30pm 🏰 Edinburgh Futures Institute

Join us for a broad and rounded discussion between expert panellists

Get your FREE tickets here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-in-the-...

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · 16d

🎇 SPOTLIGHT: Meet Dr Eva Christodoulaki

Since joining the team Eva has been using bond market transaction data from our industry partner #Propellant.digital identifying & categorising reporting errors & market anomalies

Read the full article on our website👉 lnkd.in/et-VGWUp

#FinancialStability

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · 26d

🦄 #TeamSmartCityDesign🦄

Prof. Alison Heppenstall gave a keynote talk at the European Colloquium of Quantitative and Theoretical Geography in beautiful Tallinn, Estonia.

Alison's talk was on 'Learning the City: AI-Driven Approaches to Complexity'. A great event!

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · 26d

🦄 #TeamSmartCityDesign🦄

Prof. Alison Heppenstall & Dr. Yahya Gamal attended the Social Simulation Conference at TU Delft, Netherlands

Presenting research on agent-based model of housing & advances in methods for quantifying spatial uncertainty.

Big thanks go to Delft University of Technology!

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · Aug 8

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · Aug 8

🎇 SPOTLIGHT: Meet Dr Yahya Gamal, Research Associate, Smart City Design

Yahya joined Prof. Alison Heppenstall at
@uofglasgow.bsky.social in 2024.

To learn more about what he's been up to click through these slides or read the full article on our website 👉 ai4ci.ac.uk/category/news/

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · Jul 25

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · Jul 25

🎇 SPOTLIGHT: Meet Dr Thomas Griffith, Research Associate, Human-Centered Design

Thom joined Prof. Philip Morgan at @cardiffuni.bsky.social back in 2024.

To learn more about what he's been up to click through these slides or read the full article on our website 👉 ai4ci.ac.uk/category/news/

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · Jul 7

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · Jul 7

🎇 SPOTLIGHT: Meet Dr Beatrice Taylor, Research Associate, Smart City Design

Bea joined Prof. @adamdennett.bsky.social at
@ucl.ac.uk back in Oct 2024.

To learn more about what she's been up to click through these slides or read the full article on our website 👉 ai4ci.ac.uk/category/news/

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · Jul 2

AI4CI Rapid Response Funding recipients!🥁

👉 Understanding Bias for Organisational ESG Behavioural Profiling.
Lead: Dr R. Arthur #UniversityOfExeter

👉 WARM-AIR: Wearable Assisted Respiratory Monitoring for Integrated Recognition of COPD Exacerbations
Lead: Prof. J. Dodd #UniversityOfBristol

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · Jun 27

AI4CI Rapid Response Funding recipients!🥁

👉 Using collective intelligence to model the cryptocurrency circular-economy.
Lead: Dr P. Corcoran #CardiffUni

👉 Embedding EDI in the Distribution of Research Funding: An AI-assisted Collective Intelligence Approach.
Lead: Prof. E. Pournaras, #UniofLeeds

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Jun 25

Harnessing AI and Data Science in Congenital Heart Disease

📆 09:30–15:30, 9 July, Wills Memorial Building
📝 Registration: tinyurl.com/4jvs9u7w

Collaborators: @ebibristol.bsky.social, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, @leap-dh-hub.bsky.social, and University Hospitals Bristol & Weston

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · Jun 20

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · Jun 20

🎇 SPOTLIGHT: Meet Dr Ensor Palacios, Research Associate, Healthcare Ecosystems

Ensor joined Dr. Theresa Smith @uniofbath.bsky.social back in Sept 2024.

To learn more about what he's been up to click through these slides or read the full article on our website 👉 ai4ci.ac.uk/category/news/

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · Jun 3

#TeamSmartCityDesign

Dr Beatrice Taylor at #UCL has written a great blog: London’s permanent accommodation crisis

Bea breaks down:
- What happened to all the state owned housing
- What analysing the planning applications has revealed
- Comparing local authorities

Check it out! 👇
lnkd.in/extVJFQc

AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · May 29

We've (begrudgingly) released AI4CI Director Seth Bullock to join the Collective Intelligence Assembly hosted by sci.um6p.ma

We're delighted (and not at all jealous) that he will be meeting with other experts within the topic of AI, democracy, governance and group decision-making.

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LEAP Digital Health Hub @leap-dh-hub.bsky.social · May 23

📢 Bookings are now open for the Festival of Digital Health!

The Festival will run from Monday 30 June - Friday 4 July with events taking place in Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter. View the full programme here: leap-digital-health-hub.github.io/festival/

Keep reading for some regional highlights 👇

Text graphic: Festival of Digital Health, South West England and Wales. 30 June - 4 July 2025

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · May 27

Join our celebration event to honour @bristoluni.bsky.social recent win as AI University of the Year with a keynote talk from ‪@sanakb.bsky.social‬

🗓️ 17:00 - 20:00, 4 June, Victoria Rooms

Open to all interested in data science and AI.

Get your free ticket now: tinyurl.com/2s3tv6jy

AI for Good event graphic featuring text about the event and headshots of Conor Houghton, Sana Khareghani, Simon McIntosh-Smith, Genevieve Liveley, Sidharth Jaggi, Agnes Nairn, Colin Gavaghan, and Seth Bullock

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · May 21

🎇 SPOTLIGHT: Meet Dr Hailun Xie, Research Fellow, Environmental Intelligence

Hailun joined Prof. Hywel Williams @University of Exeter back in October 2024.

To learn more about what he's been up to click through these slides or read the full article (with links) on our website 👉 lnkd.in/et-VGWUp

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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Apr 18

We are hosting the SCRIBE Hackathon, a collaborative event aimed at developing the Strategic Rapid Integrated Biothreat Evaluation data tool.

🗓️ Kick-off workshop: 17 June, 9:30am–4pm
🗓️ Half-day review workshop: 1 July, 2–4pm

Info: jgibristol.github.io/scribe-hacka...
Register: tinyurl.com/39e2vrma

SCRIBE Hackathon

The SCRIBE Hackathon is a biothreat datathon to explore access, nature, and integration of data relating to biothreats in complex environments. Working with expert partners from across life sciences, ...

jgibristol.github.io

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AI for Collective Intelligence @ai4cihub.bsky.social · Apr 17