[Fellows-Southampton] Time to vote: Theory and Methods Challenge Fortnights

[Susan Davies]

Dear Fellows

Voting for the inaugural Theory and Methods Challenge Fortnights in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (TMCF) will close on Monday 14 October, 23:59.

Turing researchers will have the opportunity vote on up to two challenges that should be tackled, and to indicate interest in participating in the team tackling them.

Turing researchers can vote on up to two challenges on the form here<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smartsurvey.co.uk%2Fs%2FYKSYK%2F&data=01%7C01%7C%7C5e546450fae4441c49b608d74d910b64%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=EVojljRAKupZ2LBmxl%2BDuy5l3F9kgAkOlcI7dhTV%2B38%3D&reserved=0>.

What is TMCF?

TMCF is a Turing initiative to support, stimulate and promote foundational research within the data science and artificial intelligence ecosystems. It is specifically designed to enable the Turing research community to both propose and select the research challenges to be tackled, and form and lead expert teams to do so.

TMCF will provide the resources to bring together experts from across the Turing university partner network and external institutions worldwide to collaborate during two multi-day research events to be held by Summer 2020. Each event will focus on tackling a specific theoretical or methodological challenge that has the potential to impact data science and artificial intelligence at a fundamental level.

How to vote

Turing researchers can vote on up to two challenges on the form here<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smartsurvey.co.uk%2Fs%2FYKSYK%2F&data=01%7C01%7C%7C5e546450fae4441c49b608d74d910b64%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=EVojljRAKupZ2LBmxl%2BDuy5l3F9kgAkOlcI7dhTV%2B38%3D&reserved=0>. In the call document<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffiles-eu.clickdimensions.com%2Fturingacuk-ap7zg%2Ffiles%2Ftheorymethodschallengefortnightscall_v2.pdf%3F1569832717487&data=01%7C01%7C%7C5e546450fae4441c49b608d74d910b64%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=y3mC7n6aj79%2FD0Z2ZS1p9aHybWmiQEuoSniwpW7mKCk%3D&reserved=0>, the proposers were recommended to formulate proposals that meet the following criteria:

  *   The results are of wide theoretical and methodological importance (a justification and the appropriate supporting literature should be referenced within the proposal) in at least one discipline in the remit of data science and Artificial Intelligence
  *   The challenge should benefit from cross-disciplinary group work, potentially
combining methodological expertise across Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
  *   The results should have clear importance in application areas and can be developed
further to deliver impact in applied streams of work in Turing (e.g. linking with the
Data Study Groups, Special Interest Groups, etc) or elsewhere.

Please refer to the criteria above before voting. The deadline for voting will be on Monday 14 October.

The event

  *   The TMCF events for the two successful challenges will be held at either The Alan Turing Institute or one of the Turing partner universities and must be completed by 25 May 2020.
  *   During each TMCF event, the successful teams will work on their respective challenges.
  *   On the last day of each TMCF event, findings will be presented during an open workshop. This workshop will be an opportunity for a broader discussion on next steps and follow-on projects, and to formulate links with existing structures and activity at the Turing.

For further information on the Theory & Methods Challenge Fortnights, please email TCMF at turing.ac.uk<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmscrmapp-eu.clickdimensions.com%2Feditor%2Fpreviewversion%3FaccountKey%3Dap7Zgv2VytEaUcBE7LONkA%26version%3D4%26orgname%3Dorg653da06a%26userlcid%3D1033%26userid%3D%7B5532AA46-FF3E-E811-811C-70106FAA2291%7D%26id%3D%7BD975BCFB-F3CF-E911-A812-002248078004%7D%26typename%3Dcdi_emailsend%26templateId%3D%7BCA83E987-9CBE-E911-A98D-002248014CD6%7D%26sessionId%3D1a76bcfb-f3cf-e911-a812-002248078004%23&data=01%7C01%7C%7C5e546450fae4441c49b608d74d910b64%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0&sdata=Cil6GpTVmhWD6aAur%2FZKULjOnWCZ%2FfEw8UK6lQJfVYg%3D&reserved=0>.

Best wishes,
Ioannis Kosmidis and Charlie Thomas
(on behalf of the TMCF organising team)

The Alan Turing Institute


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