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Informatics shines in the 2023 QS world subject rankings | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[23/03/2023] The School of Informatics is ranked 15th in the world in the QS ranking for Data Science, a new subject addition to QS annual subject rankings. The School has also improved its standing in Computer Science and Information Systems moving
Hakan Bilen’s work with a naval architecture firm Tymor Marine brings deep learning to ancient art of weighing ships | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[25/04/2023] A consortium of researchers in Scotland has developed new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that will modernise the way shipping vessels are weighed and checked for stability, a process still based on principles formulated by
Informatics study into emoji skin tone finds no negative effect on user perception | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[2021] Alexander Robertson led a study exploring the connection between identity signals and beliefs when considering the skin tone of an emoji against factual truth. The research is a continuation of previous work showing that Twitter users use
Informatics student wins an award for founding global waste reduction startup | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[13/06/2022] Informatics PhD student Jonathan Feldstein, founder of Bennu.ai, won the Growth Innovation Award at the Inspire Launch Grow Awards which celebrate the ambition, resilience and accomplishments of the University of Edinburgh entrepreneurs.
Informatics Undergraduate Comes Runner Up in Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards 2015 | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[2015] Marija Pinkute, a final year MInf student, whose project is aimed at the automatic generation of Tweet messages for news articles, came second in the prestigious award.
Informatics-founded startup wins UKRI Agentic AI Pioneers Prize | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
A startup founded on research from the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh has won the UKRI / Innovate UK “Agentic AI Pioneers Prize”, securing both the Life Sciences category award and the overall Grand Prize. The award
AI tools could boost social media users' privacy | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[06/01/2023] Smart AI tools could protect social media users’ privacy by tricking algorithms designed to predict their personal opinions, a study by the School of Informatics researchers suggests.
Contact tracing tool supports supplies during pandemic | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[07/09/2022] Aggelos Kiayias contributed to Roslin Institute-led project with collaborators in Uganda to create a digital, open-source system that targets the haulage sector as a key source of Covid-19 infection spread.
Edinburgh students install UK’s first Hyperloop test track | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[28/09/2022] The University of Edinburgh students launched the first Hyperloop test track in the UK at the King’s Buildings campus. The Edinburgh team – HYPED – is the University’s student society dedicated to advancing Hyperloop, and the
Hands Off! Barbara Webb and colleagues report that human hands are not required to do clever things | School of Informatics | School of Informatics
[2021] Professor of Biorobotics Barbara Webb collaborates with University of St Andrews colleagues to find out how animals perform skillful tasks.