9am - 10pm
Tuesday 23 July - Thursday 25 July 2019
AI@Surrey Summer School
A three day Summer School designed as a primer for people considering moving into the artificial intelligence (AI) field, either at work or via a PhD in an AI related topic.
Free
University of Surrey
Guildford
GU2 7XH
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Overview
Are you interested in learning about AI, machine learning methods and applications, and important issues for the economy and society? Then join us at our free Summer School in the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing.
The Summer School will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to machine learning techniques
- Basics of deep learning including a lab session
- AI explainability
- Societal, legal and economic aspects of AI
- Engaging society in your AI project
- Current applications of AI from industry speakers.
The course will be hosted at the University of Surrey, lunch and coffee breaks will be provided. We have a limited amount of on-campus accommodation available and will offer this as a bursary to those who require it.
Collaboration
AI @ Surrey is an interdisciplinary collaboration in AI and machine learning across the University of Surrey, bringing together world-leading expertise in areas such as machine sensing, security, and ethics, to lead the future of research in the challenging and exciting field of AI and its application in society.
About the Centre
The University of Surrey is home to the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP), an internationally recognised leader in audio-visual machine perception research it is one of the largest audio and vision research groups in the UK. CVSSP has teamed up with industrial collaborators and the Departments of Politics, Law and Psychology, to create this interdisciplinary course offering a rounded introduction to AI technology.
Date and deadlines
- The Summer School is running on 23 - 25 July 2019.
- The application deadline to sign up to the Summer School is 5 July 2019.
Enquiries
If you have any enquiries then please email Helen Cooper (helen.cooper@surrey.ac.uk).
Programme
| Tuesday 23 July | Wednesday 24 July | Thursday 25 July |
|---|---|---|---|
9am | Registration and coffee | Basics of deep learning Prof. John Collomosse, Professor of Computer Vision, CVSSP, UoS.
| Applications of AI - audio Dr Sacha Krstulovic, Audio Analytic.
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9:30am | Keynote introduction Prof. Jim Al-Khalili, Surrey Distinguished Chair, Professor of Physics, Professor of Public Engagement in Science, UoS.
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10am | Pushing the boundaries of AI Dr Eng Jon Ong, Research Fellow, CVSSP, UoS. | ||
10:30am | Coffee | Coffee | Coffee |
11am | Introduction to machine learning Dr Shirin Enshaeifar, Senior Research Fellow in Machine Learning and Healthcare Informatics, CVSSP, UoS. Dr Yongxin Yang, Lecturer in Machine Learning, CVSSP, UoS. | Deep learning lab session Prof. John Collomosse, Professor of Computer Vision, CVSSP, UoS. | Applications of AI - vision |
11:30am | |||
12 noon | Applications of AI - Practicalities of creating medical image research databases for AI Dr Mark Halling-Brown, Head of Scientific Computing, Royal Surrey County Hospital. | ||
12:30pm | |||
1pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
1:30pm | |||
2pm | Societal aspects of AI Dr Alex Leveringhaus, Lecturer in Political Theory; Co-Director, Centre for International Intervention, UoS. | AI explainability Dr Chris Russell, Reader in Computer Vision and Machine Learning, CVSSP, UoS. | Engagement of society for responsible research and innovation Dr Lada Timotijevic, Principal Research Fellow, UoS. |
2:30pm | |||
3pm | AI in financial services Prof. Bonnie Buchanan, Head of the Department of Finance and Accounting, UoS. | AI@Surrey poster and demo session | Scenarios session |
3:30pm | |||
4pm | Coffee | Coffee | Coffee |
4:30pm | AI & legal issues Prof. Ryan Abbott, Professor of Law and Health Sciences, UoS. Dr Alex Sarch, Head of School, Reader in Legal Philosophy, UoS. | AI@Surrey poster and demo session | Panel discussion |
5pm | |||
5:30pm |
| Evening drinks and BBQ |
Summer School registration
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