YouTube thumbnail for the sixth episode of Bristol Data Stories. On the left is a headshot of Jeff Clark. On the right is a headshot of Madlen Williams and Leo Gorman.

Bristol Data Stories Episode 6: Technology for social good: the use of AI in medical imagery with @savvyscientist.bsky.social

In this episode, Jeff discusses how AI can be used in medical imagery and talks about his website, 'The Savvy Scientist'.

Listen now: tinyurl.com/a3xn3y55

Enabling fast greenhouse gas emissions inference from satellites with GATES: a Graph-Neural-Network Atmospheric Transport Emulation System Abstract. Atmospheric observation-based “inverse” greenhouse gas flux estimates are increasingly important to evaluate national inventories. A dramatic improvement in “top-down” flux inference is expe...

Our graph-neural-network atmospheric dispersion model emulator, GATES, is now published!
We demonstrate accurate emissions estimates for Brazil, but with a model that is 1000x faster.
This work enables timely, improved evaluations of national GHG inventories.
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/19/...

I've been supervising Josh on this work, it's amazing to think that this is an undergraduate project! He has done some great work so far and I'm excited to see it develop further.

Thank you Sergei for showcasing the project!

PhD Profiles: Harry, PhD Student in Quantum Engineering, University of Bristol Discover key insights on PhD applications and experiences from Harry, University of Bristol quantum engineering CDT PhD student

Many PhD students feel pressure to have their research interests figured out early, but that’s rarely the case.

I’ve published a new PhD Profile with Harry, a @bristoluni.bsky.social PhD student.

www.thesavvyscientist.com/phd-profiles...

❓ Did you know what you wanted to research at the start?

Citations certainly aren’t everything.

Still, a review article citing three papers from your PhD in one go doesn't hurt.

#PhD #PhDSky

I passed my PhD. If I gave my PhD certificate to my stepmother’s cat, that wouldn’t make her a doctor.

P.S. the Royal Society can certainly put on a nice dinner! 😍

@royalsociety.org

As you'd probably expect the Royal Society is an interesting place to explore, with heaps of history. There are frequently public events (I was last there presenting at one of these as part of my PhD!) so I recommend checking it out: royalsociety.org/science-even...

@royalsociety.org

The arrival of AGI | Shane Legg (co-founder of DeepMind) YouTube video by Google DeepMind

Alongside interactive workshops, we heard from tech leaders such as DeepMind co-founder and chief AGI scientist Shane Legg.

We specifically got told to not summarise his thoughts on social media 🤐 but if you're interested I expect this recent podcast is comparable:

youtu.be/l3u_FAv33G0?...

I presented recent @bristoluni.bsky.social work lead by fantastic PhD student, Elena, where we're using AI and satellite data to lead to much faster greenhouse gas emissions estimation. 🛰️🖥️🧑‍🔬

Interested? Full journal paper here: egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...

Recently I was fortunate to attend sessions on the future of AI at the Royal Society with funders, policy makers, tech leaders, and fellow academics.

Thanks everyone for making it a great event!

@theturing.bsky.social @ukri.org @royalsociety.org

Sunny Portugal, a local tram in front of some colourful buildings

Me smiling in front of our poster

This week I've been at ECML in Porto and today at the social good workshop presented our work aiming to gain insights into the decision making process and progression of climate policy through the European Parliament.

The work was led by the excellent Patricia West as an undergraduate project!

Photo of me presenting, stood in front of a large projection screen

Last week at the University of Bristol's AI Summer School, I presented my journey: from academic and clinical research towards deployment of early disease detection AI as a medical device software. Great questions and engagement from the audience — thanks Interactive AI CDT for the invitation!

Biochemistry Focus ECR webinar – Stress Management during a PhD YouTube video by Biochemistry Focus webinar series

Not based at Pittsburgh but want to hear more about stress management during a #PhD? I've got you covered! Earlier this year I gave a similar webinar for @biochemsoc.bsky.social which is available here:

youtu.be/2T6Mgoz04XI?...

P.S. I've not watched it, please don't tell me if it's embarrassing! 🙈

I'm excited to be running a webinar tomorrow for the University of Pittsburgh's School of Engineering all around the topic of managing anxiety and stress in academia!

Today I joined #FastForGaza for the day — a small act, nothing compared to the suffering Palestinians endure daily.

I'm ashamed that publicly I’ve been far too silent for far too long.

While working on projects to save lives, I can’t stay quiet as my government helps enable this ongoing horror.

Cat lying on desk in the garden

My plans to work outside and enjoy the weather have hit a minor hiccup...

#CatsOfBluesky #CatsAtWork #AcademicCats

Improving Local Air Quality Predictions Using Transfer Learning on Satellite Data and Graph Neural Networks Climate Change AI - ICLR 2025 Accepted Work

It's always great to see work from an undergrad project get published rather than being buried on a hard drive!

Today a student I supervised from @bristoluni.bsky.social presented their project at an #ICLR2025 workshop. 🌎🥳

Paper & poster: www.climatechange.ai/papers/iclr2...

Thanks @ebibristol.bsky.social for funding our AI in Health work, it's great to be leading one of these projects!