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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.
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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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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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CognoSpeak team recognised for efforts to build AI tech without bias

The team behind a new AI tool that could help doctors spot the early signs of dementia more quickly and efficiently has been recognised for its partnership efforts to build AI technology without bias.
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Students vote Computer Science as number one for ‘student voice’ among Russell Group universities

The University's Computer Science subject has been ranked among the best in the Russell Group by students, featuring in the top three in several categories in the latest National Student Survey (NSS).
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Professor Heidi Christensen announced as new Head of the Department of Computer Science

We are delighted to announce that Professor Heidi Christensen has been appointed Head of the Department of Computer Science, with her tenure to commence on 1st September 2023.
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AI brain imaging technology given funding boost to help revolutionise healthcare research for patients with chronic nerve pain

Department of Computer Science researchers are collaborating on an innovative AI project which can identify new biomarkers, and could lead to more effective chronic nerve pain treatments.

AI helps create soundtrack for breathtaking Mercury flyby

An extraordinary new film showing the planet Mercury appear from the shadows is soundtracked with the help of state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) tools developed at the University of Sheffield.
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Foundations of Computation research group has paper accepted at highly selective FOCS 2023

A researcher in the Department’s Foundations of Computation research group has had a paper accepted for one of the most prestigious and selective conferences in theoretical computer science.
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Groundbreaking speech technology could speed up dementia diagnosis

A new AI tool that could help doctors assess the early signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s more quickly and efficiently has been developed by Department of Computer Science and Department of Neuroscience researchers.
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Honeybees make rapid, accurate decisions and could inspire future of AI, study suggests

New research revealing how honeybees can make fast and accurate decisions, which could help to design more efficient robots and autonomous machines, has been published by Department of Computer Science researchers.
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AI unlikely to gain human-like cognition, unless connected to real world through robots

Connecting artificial intelligence systems to the real world through robots and designing them using principles from evolution is the most likely way AI will gain human-like cognition, according to research from the Department of Computer Science.