Wednesday 12th February, 11am - 5.00pm
(Arrival and registration from 10.30am)
RAL Space, Didcot, OX11 0QX
Curious about how to communicate AI, machine learning, and Quantum computers to your audiences? Come along to this free in-person masterclass, funded by STFC, at RAL Space Labs and National Quantum Computing Centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire.
This professional development programme will not only give you the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge technology from experts and their real-life applications, but also the chance to discuss engagement ideas with colleagues and be inspired by hands-on demos.
The programme includes a series of inspiring lightning talks from STFC scientists, and keynote speech Demystifying AI and machine learning from Mike Wooldridge - previous Ri Christmas Lecturer and Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Oxford. Alongside discussion tables and an opportunity to have a guided tour of RAL Space, it’s set to be a packed schedule. Join us as we explore these new areas of knowledge, and build the best ways to share them, together.
Mike Wooldridge, Professor of Computer Science, Oxford University
Please register for your free place here if you would like to attend (spaces are limited so early registration is advised).
This event is free to attend - Accommodation will be provided and booked by ASDC, and travel expenses will be reimbursed after the event
The masterclass is open to all ASDC members, however if you are applying for an EYU Valuing Inclusion grant, you will have the opportunity to stay for an additional morning for related training sessions. Please notify us if you are able to attend the second day, when registering.
Please register by 30th January 2025.
About Professor Mike Wooldridge
Michael Wooldridge is the Ashall Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Oxford. He has been an AI researcher for more than 30 years, and has published more than 450 scientific articles on the subject, including nine books, translated into eight languages. He is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Association for the Advancement of AI (AAAI), and the European Association for AI (EurAI), and is a member of Academia Europaea. From 2014-16, he was President of the European Association for AI, and from 2015-17 he was President of the International Joint Conference on AI (IJCAI); he is currently co-editor in chief of “Artificial Intelligence” journal. He has received the Lovelace medal from the British Computer Society (2020), the Patrick Henry Winston Outstanding Educator Award from the Association for Advancement of AI (2021), and the Distinguished Service Award from the European Association for AI (2023). In 2023 he was appointed specialist advisor to the House of Lords inquiry on Large Language Models. He has published two popular science introductions to AI: the Ladybird Expert Guide to AI (2018), and The Road to Conscious Machines (2020). He presented the 2023 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, broadcast by BBC TV over December 2023, in the 198th year of the series.
This training event is organised in partnership with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and the Association for Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC).