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Elham Kashefi named Margaret Intrapreneur Europe in prestigious awards | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[2021] Professor in Quantum Computing Elham Kashefi has won a les Margaret Award, an honour that recognises women who are changing the world and is supported by French President Emmanuel Macron.
E-voting protocol developed by Myrto Arapinis' team used in election experiment | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[2020] Reader in Computer Security Myrto Arapinis led a team to develop a self-tallying e-voting protocol, named E-cclesia, which is being implemented on the TEZOS blockchain in an international cross-university election experiment run by the
Informatics students and staff give their time to the Turing Trust | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[2021] This year students and staff in the School of Informatics celebrated Volunteer’s Week by helping our official school charity, the Turing Trust, to pack computer kits to be sent to students in Malawi.
AI algorithms find trio of drugs that could fight effects of ageing | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[16/06/2023] Informatics researchers lead a breakthrough study that suggests that three drugs could help stave off the effects of ageing. The drugs have been discovered using artificial intelligence (AI).
Mirella Lapata will teach machines to reason | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[2021] Mirella Lapata was appointed one of the first Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellows to conduct ground-breaking work on Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) biggest challenges. The fellowship comes with £3.9 million from UKRI to set up
Smart home systems must switch to better security, study finds | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[2019] The security of smart domestic appliances that can be managed remotely must be improved to better protect users’ privacy, research suggests.
Nobel Prize in Physics for the ‘godfather of AI’, Geoffrey Hinton | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[08/10/2024] Professor Geoffrey Hinton, who graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a PhD in Artificial Intelligence in 1978 has been awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on machine learning. He shares the 2024 award with Professor
Informatics work towards drought prediction model accepted for ICML workshop | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[2021] Pavlos Andreadis and three 4th year students: Calum McMeekin, Christoph Minixhofer, Mark Swan, authored a paper which takes a significant step towards a global drought prediction model and enables future such research by creating the first
Edinburgh Hoppers celebrate International Women’s Day | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[08/03/2025] International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on 8th March that honours the achievements of women and promotes women’s rights. Every year, Edinburgh Hoppers, the Gender Diversity in Informatics Society marks the
Tanya Shreedhar in the final of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Rising Talents Awards | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[03/05/2023] Dr Tanya Shreedhar, a postdoctoral researcher in Mahesh Marina’s Networked Systems Group, was among the 2023 finalists for L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK and Ireland Rising Talents Awards.