Through a series of panel debates and talks, this virtual event will showcase some of our exciting, leading research in Engineering and Computer Science.
Book a place on the sessions of your choice to join leaders in their fields of research, and learn more about how we are responding to some of our biggest challenges and the opportunities for collaboration. Each day will demonstrate examples of our research capability in particular areas, with the final day focussing on successful academic and industry collaborations, with a panel discussion on our Prosperity Partnerships.
Programme of talks
Monday 19 April
| Transport and Infrastructure | ||
| Talk | Time | |
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Urban resilience: a climate impact perspective |
10.00-10.45am | Book |
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The new UKCRIC National Facility for Soil-Foundation-structure interaction: research challenges and business opportunities |
11.15am-12.15pm | Book |
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How can we deliver a greener future for aviation? (Panel discussion) |
1.30-2.45pm | Book |
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Heavy-duty automotive electrification: Challenges and opportunities |
3.15-4.00pm | Book |
| Health and Living | ||
| Talk | Time | |
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Co-designing crossmodal education technologies with and for visually impaired and sighted children |
10.00-10.45am | Book |
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Soft robotics technologies for improved quality of life |
11.30am-12.15pm | Book |
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How will digital technologies change the way people live in the future? (Panel discussion) |
1.30-2.30pm | Book |
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Accessing the actual use of personal health, care and wellbeing devices and apps in the wild |
3.15-4.00pm | Book |
Tuesday 20 April
| Energy and Environment | ||
| Talk | Time | |
|---|---|---|
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What are the challenges to reaching net zero? (Panel discussion) |
10.00-11.15am | Book |
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Energy and the Sustainable Development Goals |
11.45am-12.30pm | Book |
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Nuclear energy innovation bites |
1.15-2.00pm | Book |
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Understanding and mitigating the environmental impact of digital services |
2.00-2.45pm | Book |
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Better handling of uncertainty in mathematical models: applications in the water and (re)insurance sector |
3.15-4.00pm | Book |
| Networks and Security | ||
| Talk | Time | |
|---|---|---|
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Intelligent approach to zero touch edge and cloud networking |
9.15-10.00am | Book |
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Machine-checked cryptography: increasing trust through formal methods |
10.00-10.45am | Book |
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How will digital technologies help us to deliver a more sustainable and resilient future? (Panel discussion) |
11.30am-12.45pm | Book |
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National Research Centre on Privacy, Harm Reduction and Adversarial Influence Online (REPHRAIN) |
2.00-2.45pm | Book |
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Physical layer security in wireless networks |
3.15-4.00pm | Book |
| 4.00-5.00pm | Book | |
Wednesday 21 April
| Materials and Manufacturing | ||
| Talk | Time | |
|---|---|---|
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How is research from Bristol advancing our materials and manufacturing future? (Panel discussion) |
10.00-11.15am | Book |
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Safety, integrity and efficiency: supporting net zero from a materials perspective |
11.45am-12.30pm | Book |
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Finding fibres, counting cracks & beating bacteria: applications in electromagnetic sensing |
2.00-2.45pm | Book |
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Designing and manufacturing the future: an introduction to the Design Manufacturing Futures Lab |
3.15-4.00pm | Book |
| Robotics and Autonomy | ||
| Talk | Time | |
|---|---|---|
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What is the future of robotics? (Panel discussion) |
10.00-11.15am | Book |
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Anthropomorphism in medical robotics and beyond: dexterity and haptics |
11.45am-12.30pm | Book |
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Swarm robotics into the real world |
2.00-2.45pm | Book |
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Drones in dangerous places: the use of unoccupied aerial robotics in volcanic and nuclear environments |
3.15-4.00pm | Book |
Thursday 22 April
| AI and Data Science | ||
| Talk | Time | |
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New horizons for machine learning and big data |
10.00-11.00am | Book |
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Neuroscience through the lens of machine learning |
11.30am-12.15pm | Book |
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Sousveillance meets machine learning: The EPIC-KITCHENS project |
3.15-4.00pm | Book |
| Quantum Technologies and Advanced Computing | ||
| Talk | Time | |
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What is the future for quantum technologies? (Panel discussion) |
10.00-11.00am | Book |
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Post-quantum cryptography |
11.30am-12.15pm | Book |
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Quantum photonics for scale |
2.00-2.45pm | Book |
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Quantum networking: advances in building large quantum networks and running several application/protocols on these networks |
3.15-4.00pm | Book |
Friday 23 April
| Talk | Time | |
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Prosperity Partnerships panel event: Successful academic and industry collaborations |
10.00-11.30am | Book |
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A guide to the Cyber Security Body of Knowledge (CyBOK) |
2.00-3.00pm | Book |
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What does the cosmos tell you about soil hydrology? (GW4 Water Security Alliance Webinar) |
2.30-3.30pm | Book |
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REPHRAIN - Understanding the online harm landscape |
3.00-4.00pm | Book |
Other events for Industry
Our speakers
Here are some of the speakers for this event.
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Professor Valeska Ting
Smart Nanomaterials -
Professor Ian Craddock
Digital Health -
Professor Chris Preist
Sustainability and Computer Systems -
Professor Dimitra Simeonidou
High Performance Networks -
Professor Bruce Drinkwater
Ultrasonics -
Professor Jonathan Cooper
Aerolasticity and structural dynamics -
Professor Kate Robson-Brown
Director of Jean Golding Institute -
Professor Mahmoud Mostafavi
Structural integrity -
Professor Awais Rashid
Cyber Security -
Professor Janice Barton
Experimental Mechanics
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Assistant Professor Sabine Hauert
Swarm Engineering -
Professor Peter Flach
Artificial Intelligence -
Dr Andy Collins
Quantum Technology -
Professor Jonathan Rossiter
Soft Robotics -
Professor Dave Bull
Signal Processing -
Dr Josh Silverstone
Quantum Photonics