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13 September 2023

Unlocking the secrets of bladder dysfunction: $3.2 million digital twin project aims to combat global health issue

Pioneering technology aiming to uncover the mysteries of a bladder dysfunction that affects millions of people is being developed thanks to a partnership between the University of Sheffield and the University of Pittsburgh.

15 November 2023

Congratulations to Dr Maksim Zhukovski who has had their paper accepted to a top algorithmic conference

The Foundations of Computer Science research group celebrate continued success as Dr Maksim Zhukovski has his paper accepted by the ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms.

14 November 2023

Haiping Lu listed in Top 100 AI Leaders in Biomarkers Technology

Professor Haiping Lu has been recognised by the Aging Analytics Agency as a leader in the field of AI Biomarker Technology.

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25 October 2023

Security threats in AIs such as ChatGPT revealed by researchers

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT can be tricked into producing malicious code, which could be used to launch cyber attacks, according to research from the University of Sheffield.

24 October 2023

South Yorkshire leads the UK’s digital healthcare revolution

Researchers from the Department are part of an ambitious new digital healthcare hub in South Yorkshire which is set to lead the UK’s digital health revolution and address inequalities in patient care.

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26 September 2023

The UK just passed an online safety law that could make people less safe

Cybersecurity Lecturer Dr Benjamin Dowling explains how the government's new online safety law could potentially leave UK users of end-to-end encryption less safe online.

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20 September 2023

Researcher wins ‘Best Paper’ award at European Symposium on Algorithms

A researcher from the Foundations of Computation (FOX) research group is celebrating after winning the ‘Best Paper’ award at the recent European Symposium on Algorithms.

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