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Professor Dimitra Simeonidou steps down as Academic Co-Director of Bristol Digital Futures Institute
19 September 2024
After five years as Academic Co-Director of Bristol Digital Futures Institute (BDFI), Professor Dimitra Simeonidou is stepping back from this role to concentrate on her large and growing portfolio of research projects and other responsibilities as Professor of High-Performance Networks and Director of the Smart Internet Lab.
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- Holographic technology project captures videos using new wireless rig 19 September 2024 A collaboration between BDFI and Bristol-based Nephelie Technologies is using innovative wireless networking technology to produce high-quality volumetric videos.
- Professor Dimitra Simeonidou steps down as Academic Co-Director of Bristol Digital Futures Institute 19 September 2024 After five years as Academic Co-Director of Bristol Digital Futures Institute (BDFI), Professor Dimitra Simeonidou is stepping back from this role to concentrate on her large and growing portfolio of research projects and other responsibilities as Professor of High-Performance Networks and Director of the Smart Internet Lab.
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- BDFI involvement in BT Leader Lab Scheme helps win award 4 July 2024 Last month BT Group, a partner of BDFI, won highly commended in ‘Leadership Development of the Year’ category at the British Training Awards, for the first BT Innovation ‘Leader Lab’ cohort.
- International Digital Futures Network: BDFI welcomes institutes from around the world 19 June 2024 This June, BDFI hosted 11 institutes from across the globe at a recent International Digital Futures Network meeting.
- Tech regulation and ethics are top of the agenda at BDFI affiliates workshop 17 June 2024 We recently welcomed a cohort of BDFI affiliates to discuss their work on technology regulation and ethics.
- We're hiring! Three technical specialists vacancies are open 12 June 2024 Are you experienced in networks and immersive technologies? Join our growing team.
- Insurance partnership creates blueprint for ‘perfect collaboration’ 6 June 2024 An important part of BDFI’s mission is collaborating with industry and community partners to do digital innovation differently. Over three years, Dr Marisela Gutierrez Lopez and Prof Susan Halford have been collaborating with Allianz Personal Lines Business, Black South West Network and Knowle West Media Centre to produce new pathways forward on explainable AI.
- BDFI Seedcorn Fund 2024 is open 5 June 2024 Our 2024 Seedcorn Funding call is now open to researchers from across the whole University and their current/prospective collaborators.