[Cmi-steering] Centre for Machine Intelligence Update+Request for input

[Sarvapali Ramchurn]

Hi all,

Thanks to those who responded to my email.

If you haven’t, could you please give me an idea of your availability. I’m planning to hold a meeting mid-June.

Regards,

Gopal


> On 21 May 2018, at 17:20, Sarvapali Ramchurn <cmihog at soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> Dear members of the CMI steering committee
> 
> It’s been a busy four months since we started the Centre for Machine Intelligence. During that time we’ve organised a number of events and engaged in a number of community building initiatives. These include:
> 
> Setting up of the CMI website: www.cmi.ecs.soton.ac.uk <http://www.cmi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/>
> Launch event on AI and Blockchain: over 100 attendees, with £700 sponsorship by Oxford Innovation. Half the attendees were from Industry as well as half the speakers.
> PhD evening event on AI and MAchine Learning: over 30 attendees with many follow up meetings and resulting Phd applications by UK/Eu students.
> Evening on AI and Ethics: three guest speakers from Ordnance Survey, Dundee University, and MoD. Over 60 attendees.
> Evening on Robots and their use in Warfare: over 80 attendees (with 140 signed up), mostly from across the university. Speakers included Prof. Enemark (International Relations) and Dr. Rauxloh (Law), and Dr. Munafo (NOC).
> Proposal for joint GDPs with FEE: this is being actively pushed by the Dean and Prof. Scanlan from FEE.
> Proposal for modifications to AI and Computer Science UG/PGT courses: to be discussed soon at the Education committee (led by JSH2)
> Received £15K from the Faculty to support our activities.
> CMI Promotional Video produced by an ex BBC producer (see link here:  https://vimeo.com/user2051960/review/267428993/7d4c0d68b1 <https://vimeo.com/user2051960/review/267428993/7d4c0d68b1>, password: ims). 
> 
> We now need your help and advice on the following:
> 
> Feedback (however minimal) on the video.
> Ideas on the following:
> We are proposing to organise a showcase event on AI and Machine Learning at the end of September. The plan is to have our best work promoted through lectures, poster session, demos, over the course of a day in Garden Court.
> We are proposing to develop a membership programme that will charge Industry actors for access to our students and researchers (e.g., 1 or two speaking spots during our events to promote their internships or job opportunities or to advertise positions on the CMI website).
> We are proposing to organise a sandpit event that will tap into existing projects’ funding to develop new cross-cutting ideas from different faculties and departments (e.g., health, law, engineering, etc..) to generate closer collaborations across research groups going beyond the faculty and spark off new grant applications.
> Collect all AI and Machine Learning/Robotics relevant project descriptions under the CMI website or newsletter and to do so in a sustainable way.
> 
> It would also be great if you could let me know if you have any availability over the coming weeks  (w/c 21st or 28th or even later) for a meeting with all of you of no more than an hour to get everyone's views and for you to meet our board. I’ll then send a doodle that covers your availability.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Gopal
> 
> 
> 
> —
> Dr. Sarvapali D. (Gopal) Ramchurn
> Associate Professor
> Director, Centre for Machine Intelligence,
> Electronics and Computer Science,
> University of Southampton, UK.
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> w: http://www.sramchurn.com <http://www.sramchurn.com/>
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