Spotlight on Turing Fellows 2021-22 cohort

The University of Birmingham is proud to welcome 38 new Turing Fellows, appointed by the Alan Turing Institute as part of its 2021/22 cohort. In the videos below, a selection of our fellows introduce their work and the challenges they will tackle over the coming year.

Improving our understanding of brain disorders

Professor Ole Jensen on brain oscillations and improving understanding of brain disorders

Keeping people safe from the cyber bio-security threats

Dr Nicole Wheeler on the emerging field of cyber biosecurity

Making global supply networks more sustainable

Dr Yufeng Zhang on sustainability and digitalisation in complex global network operations

Unlocking the secrets of the universe

Dr Matt Nicholl on using machine learning to unlock the secrets of the Universe

Advancing responsible innovation in the Internet of Things

Professor Lee Chapman on promoting responsible innovation in the Internet of Things

Improving how we protect and make use of personal data

Professor Sylvie Delacroix on the benefits of personal data trusts

Developing analytical techniques to help decarbonise energy systems

Dr Grant Wilson on developing analytical techniques to help decarbonise energy systems

Using machine learning to discover the secrets of the Universe

Professor Alberto Vecchio on using machine learning to discover the secrets of the universe

How computational modelling supports the study of language and communication

Dr Petar Milin on how computational modelling supports the study of language and communication

Developing algorithms to solve real-world, complex problems

Dr Miqing Li on developing algorithms to solve real-world, complex problems

Using mathematics to develop more effective treatments for diseases

Dr Fabian Spill on using mathematics to develop more effective treatments for diseases

Using machine learning to study large data sets

Dr Xiaocheng Shang on using machine learning to study large data sets

Using Artificial Intelligence to improve health outcomes

Dr Jinming Duan on using Artificial Intelligence to improve health outcomes

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The University of Birmingham welcomes new Turing Fellows (news story)