This year’s IT Futures conference, ‘The Future of AI at the University of Edinburgh’, will be held on Tuesday 10 December at the Informatics Forum.
The conference, which will be hosted by Professor Michael Rovatsos with an introduction by the Principal, Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, is the largest University-wide IT and technology event. It aims to foster engagement, future thinking and provocative discussion across the University community and beyond.
The line up of speakers and sessions include:
- Professor Burkhard Schafer on AI Ethics and the regulatory environment
- Students talking about their aspirations and expectations in an AI enabled world
- Professor Siân Bayne speaking about AI Education futures
- Speakers on the impact that AI is having on research as well as the support, platforms, training and emerging ideas to help you use AI.
The conference is open to all staff and students, please sign up to attend below:
| 09:30-10:00 | Registration in person (refreshments provided) |
| 10:00-10:05 | Welcome Professor Michael Rovatsos – Personal Chair of Artificial Intelligence |
| 10:05-10:15 | Opening address Professor Sir Peter Mathieson |
| 10:15-10:35 | Keynote: The Future of AI in the HE Sector Professor Michael Rovatsos – Personal Chair of Artificial Intelligence |
| 10:35-10:55 | AI Ethics and Regulatory Environment Professor Burkhard Schafer – Professor of Computational Legal Theory |
| 10:55-11:15 | Refreshment break (refreshments provided) |
| 11:15-11:30 | Life as a Student in an AI Enabled World Dylan Walch – EUSA Vice President: Education |
| 11:30-12:10 | Five 5-Minute Lightning Talks |
| 12:10-13:10 | Lunch break (refreshments provided) |
| 13:10-13:30 | Summary AI and Education Futures Professor Siân Bayne – Professor of Digital Education |
| 13:30-13:50 | AI in Internal Operations Vice Principal Gavin McLachlan – Chief Information Officer and Librarian to the University |
| 13:50-14:10 | AI in Biodiversity Research Simon Chapple – Head of Data Technology |
| 14:10-14:25 | AI Tools and Resources Anne Robertson – Director of EDINA |
| 14:25-15:10 | Speaker panel event Delegates have the opportunity to join a virtual question and answer session with Professor Michael Rovatsos, Professor Burkhard Schafer, Dylan Walch, Professor Siân Bayne, Vice Principal Gavin McLachlan, Simon Chapple & Anne Robertson |
| 15:10-15:30 | Closing remarks Professor Michael Rovatsos – Personal Chair of Artificial Intelligence |