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« Back to NewsNew study shows AI could help locate life on Mars
20 March 2023
AI and data science Research Space
A new study involving Department of Computer Science researchers has found that artificial intelligence could accelerate the search for extraterrestrial life by showing the most promising places to look.
New breakthrough enables perfectly secure digital communications
9 March 2023
AI and data science Engineering
Researchers from the Department of Engineering Science have developed an algorithm that conceals sensitive information so effectively that it is impossible to detect that anything has been hidden.
Satellite imagery reveals that wild African elephants choose paths leading directly to their favourite food
16 December 2022
A study from Save the Elephants and University of Oxford researchers used high-resolution satellite imagery to investigate how plant diversity affects elephant movements.
Oxford joins Schmidt Futures’ $148 million global initiative to accelerate use of AI in scientific research
26 October 2022
AI and data science Funding MPLS
The University of Oxford is one of nine leading research universities around the world selected to deliver a new global postdoctoral fellowship programme to drive the innovative use of artificial intelligence across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research.
From The Conversation: The danger of advanced artificial intelligence controlling its own feedback
24 October 2022
AI and data science Engineering Research The Conversation
'How would an artificial intelligence (AI) decide what to do?', asks Oxford DPhil candidate in Engineering Science, Michael K Cohen, and his co-author Marcus Hutter from the Australian National University, in this article which highlights the potential risks of relying on the 'reinforcement learning' approach in AI research.
Oxford to collaborate with Digital University Kerala on nanotechnology, AI, sustainability, digital health, and innovation
13 October 2022
AI and data science Innovation and Enterprise Materials science Physical sciences underpinning health Research Sustainability & the environment
The University of Oxford has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a new collaboration with the Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology in India (known as Digital University Kerala or DUK).
Chess: how to spot a potential cheat
29 September 2022
AI and data science Engineering The Conversation
Michael K. Cohen, graduate student in the Department of Engineering Science, writes about AI, chess and the difficulty of identifying cheating in an article first published on the Conversation.
AI is not all killer robots. It is far more dangerous - Professor Ursula Martin
26 September 2022
Whatever Hollywood might say, AI is not all about killer robots in a far off future. It is more mundane, more everyday - and much more ubiquitous. And thinking it just belongs in a sci-fi film is dangerous, since this leads to a sense it is not relevant or that it is even unreal. An interview with Professor Ursula Martin of the Mathematical Institute.
Oxford computer scientists develop new AI to help autonomous vehicles adapt to challenging weather
12 September 2022
AI and data science Computer science Research
Researchers in the Department of Computer Science, working with colleagues from Bogazici University in Turkey, have developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI) system that enables autonomous vehicles to achieve safer and more reliable navigation, especially in adverse weather.
Seeing the light: researchers develop new AI system using light to learn associatively
27 July 2022
AI and data science Materials science Research
New AI uses associative learning techniques rather than AI’s traditional neural networks to challenge the conventional wisdom that artificial neurons and synapses are the sole building blocks of AI.
Research winners and commendation announced for MPLS Impact Awards 2022
11 July 2022
AI and data science Award Biomedical engineering COVID-19 Computer science Engineering Innovation and Enterprise Physical sciences underpinning health Physics Public Engagement Quantum Research Space Spin out
Eleven MPLS researchers have been recognised in this year’s MPLS Impact Awards, which showcase research impact across the division and help us to identify examples of impact excellence that will help us to prepare the ground for future Research Excellence Framework (REF) submissions and similar exercises.
Engineering researcher awarded funding to lead international collaboration on machine-learning for cardiac monitoring
22 June 2022
AI and data science Biomedical engineering COVID-19 Engineering Women in science
Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow, Dr Tingting Zhu, has been awarded Royal Society funding to lead an international collaboration that aims to develop an open-source platform for cardiac monitoring, using machine-learning.
From The Conversation: How to investigate when a robot causes an accident – and why it’s important that we do
24 March 2022
AI and data science Computer science Research The Conversation
Keri Grieman, Research Associate in the Department of Computer Science, writes about the 'ethical black box' for robots.
Building safer AI for the next era of transformation
2 December 2021
AI and data science Computer science
An article by Professor Marta Kwiatkowska, Department of Computer Science, for the Capgemini Research Institute.
Machine learning helps mathematicians make new connections
2 December 2021
AI and data science Maths Research
For the first time, mathematicians have partnered with artificial intelligence to suggest and prove new mathematical theorems.
Oxford Robotics and AI push new boundaries with Amazon Web Services
29 November 2021
AI and data science Business and Industry Computer science Engineering Innovation and Enterprise
Oxford’s leading AI and robotics scientists are entering a new, exciting phase of collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
AI used to recognise primate behaviours in the wild
16 November 2021
AI and data science Engineering Research
Method will allow researchers and wildlife conservationists to significantly cut back on time and resources spent analysing animal behaviour in video footage.
Turing Fellowships for over 30 Oxford academics
30 September 2021
AI and data science Award Computer science Earth sciences Engineering Maths Statistics
Thirty-three University of Oxford researchers have been named Turing Fellows for the 2021/22 academic year. 23 of the fellows come from MPLS departments.
Oxford University’s Robotics Institute win prestigious international exploration challenge
29 September 2021
AI and data science Award Engineering
Robotics researchers from the Oxford Robotics Institute in the Department of Engineering Science have contributed to the winning team, Team CERBERUS, at the DARPA Subterranean Challenge - coming away with the top prize of $2m.
Peering into the Moon's permanently shadowed regions with AI
27 September 2021
AI and data science Computer science Research
The Moon’s polar regions are home to craters and other depressions that never receive sunlight. Permanently shadowed lunar craters contain water ice but are difficult to image. An AI algorithm now provides sharper images, allowing us to see into them with high resolution for the first time.