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The University of Edinburgh: Informatics: AIAI: Foundations and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Automated Reasoning, Agents, Data Intensive Research

Institution The University of Edinburgh View institution profile
Department School of Informatics
Web https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying
Study type Research

Summary

At the Artificial Intelligence and its Applications Institute (AIAI), we enable computer systems to reproduce and complement human abilities, work with people, and support collaboration between humans.

We conduct world-leading research in the foundations of Artificial Intelligence, for example, in:

  • knowledge representation and reasoning

  • emergence of meaning

  • theory and ontology change

  • creativity

  • computer-based proof

We also research its applications to intelligent systems, for example:

  • autonomous and multi-agent systems

  • social computation

  • scientific collaboration platforms

  • web semantics and linked data

Our research methods focus on the development of models of knowledge, reasoning, and interaction that can be used to understand and automate aspects of human and machine intelligence, but are also understandable and usable to the designers and users of AI systems in order to address broader issues such as fairness, accountability, transparency and safety.

To achieve this, we combine theoretical research into AI models, architectures and algorithms with a strong element of applied research. This has led to a strong track record in using our methods to address real-world problems in:

  • healthcare

  • scientific collaboration

  • social computing

  • emergency systems

  • transportation

  • engineering

  • aerospace

You'll find a wide range of research areas within AIAI conducted across themes such as:

  • Interpretable and Explainable AI

  • Neuro-Symbolic AI

  • Autonomous and Multi-agents Systems

  • Mathematical/Probabilistic and Logical Reasoning

  • Formal Modelling and Verification

  • Planning and Activity Management

  • Data-Intensive Research

  • Network Science

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Edinburgh. Extraordinary futures await.

The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 22nd in the 2024 QS World University Rankings.

Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

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