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Centre for Machine Intelligence

Forging AI research, education, innovation, and training, for the benefit of society.

Research

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Interdisciplinary Research Themes

Having identified areas where research excellence, ambition and opportunity align at Sheffield, the CMI will focus on four interdisciplinary research themes.

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AI Community at Sheffield

The CMI aims to build and sustain a vibrant, inclusive, multidisciplinary environment for AI research at Sheffield. 


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AI Research Engineering (AIRE)

The CMI has founded a AI Research Engineering (AIRE) team, which is pioneering a bold, collaborative approach to AI research software development to maximise the benefits of AI and deliver new AI capabilities and impactful research with global reach.  
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Events

Event
Open Biomedical Multimodal AI

AI Research Engineering Workshop: Open Biomedical Multimodal AI Research

Wednesday 2 July 2025, 1:00pm
Room 205, The University of Sheffield, 211 Portobello, Sheffield, S1 4DP
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Insigneo Showcase 2025

Friday 4 July 2025, 8:00am
The Wave, The University of Sheffield, 2 Whitham Road, Sheffield, S10 2AH
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Dr. Lee Hwee Kuan

ML Group Seminar - Dr Hwee Kuan Lee

Tuesday 8 July 2025, 10:00am
CMI Meeting Room (D203), Central Wing, Engineering Heartspace Building, 3 Portobello St

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News

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AI could accelerate protein engineering – key for developing new medicines

An AI approach developed by the CMI's Professor Haiping Lu and fellow researchers from the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with AstraZeneca, could make it easier to design proteins needed for new treatments.
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Bright Minds Live Highlights CMI Expertise on AI Ethics and Society

The Bright Minds Live event featured the CMI's Fellow in AI and In/equality, Dr. Sarah Moth-Lund Christensen, discussing the ethical and societal aspects of AI.
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Dr Susan Oman appointed as a member of the DCMS College of Experts

The CMI's Dr Susan Oman and Dr Irini Katsirea have been appointed members of the UK Government’s Department of Culture Media & Sport (DCMS) College of Experts to apply innovative scientific methods to support government policy.
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Dr Susan Oman discusses AI, art and public engagement on BBC Radio Wales

Dr Susan Oman speaks to BBC Radio Wales about how the arts, public engagement, and interdisciplinary research are shaping more responsible approaches to AI.

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As part of its mission to power-up research and innovation with AI, the CMI works to bring people and expertise together to develop new partnerships that focus on real world challenges.

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D201-207 Central Wing,
Sir Frederick Mappin Building,
Mappin Street,
Sheffield S1 3JD

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