Last session of our industry day. On the importance and reality of robust and reliable AI from Tom Coates from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social.
"AI is not magic! AI is normal technology, we should treat it as such."
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Our speakers today are from @ofcom.bsky.social, @capgeminiglobal.bsky.social, The Durham Institute of Research, Development, and Invention, @oxforddrugdesign.com @ox.ac.uk, @durham.ac.uk and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social. We welcome their research and insights to drive progress.
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We are live at our Industry Day at @ox.ac.uk today. Thank you to Peter Grindrod, Professor of Mathematics at University of Oxford for opening the conversation today.
A full day of ideas, insights, and conversations around AI starts now.
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AI is advancing fast, but understanding is lagging.
Mathematics is a big part of the answer.
We are bringing people together to explore this at the Mathematical Foundations of AI conference (Oxford, 1–3 Sept).
Early bird tickets available:
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Really great to see Erlangen Hub colleagues at our Fundamental Skills Workshop. Building strong foundations, and technical skills to complement their research.
New Expert Comment article from Erlangen Hub Co-I Professor Peter Grindrod, CBE. Returning Maths to its central place in understanding and advancing AI systems: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-02...
Erlangen Hub expertise cuts across specialisms. In this Q&A we talk to Professor Tom Coates Co-Investigator and Theme Lead, who's work is directly engaging policymakers at the heart of the UK government:
We've collectively had over 20 papers accepted at this years ICLR! An excellent outcome, and one which continues to lend our voice to the global conversations taking place across the AI research landscape. Read about some of work here: erlangenhub.ox.ac.uk/over_20_hub-...
Hub Co-I Christoph Reisinger has been elected as inaugural Fellow of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences, a body established to advance the science and influence of mathematics across the UK. Congratulations Christoph!
A new year, a new newsletter.
Please enjoy this January of the Erlangen Express. We've got plenty of new Hub updates, including a new researcher spotlight video series, conference news, and more.
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Wonderful to be here at the @mplsoxford.bsky.social Researcher Conference, sharing how our hub is leveraging the creative power of pure mathematics, to understand and advance AI systems
#AIethics #Mathematics #AIsystems #Oxford
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A great morning of talks at the MPLS Researcher Conference on AI & Ethics – with more to look forward to this afternoon 👏
A new approach to representing loop-shaped data, combining Möbius band geometry with tools from topology to extract stable features.
Join Ambrose Yim on 23 Jan at 3.00 PM for the Erlangen AI Hub's first virtual seminar open to the public: erlangenhub.ox.ac.uk/event/erlang...
The December edition of The Erlangen Express is out now.
This month we highlight research at NeurIPS and CDC, celebrate three PhD defences, welcome new colleagues, and share upcoming events for 2026.
Read it here: tinyurl.com/2psa9zms
#AI, #AIMathematics, #NeurIPS2025
Our latest issue of The Erlangen Express has landed, with a wide range of exciting news, updates and research for November. Find out all the latest from the Erlangen AI Hub: tinyurl.com/pkazs48w Not on our mailing list? Sign up at: tinyurl.com/yrbd3udy #mathematics #AI
An exciting new MSc in AI for Business has launched at Oxford! It's designed for industry professionals and fuses world-leading academic foundations in AI with real-world business application. Find out more 👇
The October issue of The Erlangen Express is here! This month’s issue has a focus on our fantastic people, and we are also excited to share a date for our second major conference next year! tinyurl.com/y6fx5ecb Not on our mailing list? Sign up now: tinyurl.com/yrbd3udy #Mathematics #AI
The September issue of The Erlangen Express has landed! 💥 Get up to speed with all the latest developments at the Erlangen AI Hub: tinyurl.com/bdf3uz6a Not on our mailing list? Sign up to receive future issues: tinyurl.com/yrbd3udy #Mathematics #AI
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Recruiting:
We're hiring for the role AI Hub Coordinator (Part-time), to play a vital role in a fast-paced, world-leading AI Hub. @erlangenai.bsky.social
Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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📣 Are you highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and experience of managing successful events? We need you! 🌟🤝 AI HUB COORDINATOR £35,681 - £40,514 pa pro-rata, P/T (0.4 FTE). Find out more and apply: tinyurl.com/2c53536x
📣 Could you join our team and help us shape the Erlangen AI Hub? We have a fantastic opportunity for an outstanding communicator to help us inform, engage and unify our diverse stakeholders. Find out more and apply below 👇
The August issue of The Erlangen Express is here! This month's newsletter is again full of all the latest news, events and research in and around the growing world of the Erlangen AI Hub. Take a look: tinyurl.com/yyjnejsc Not on our mailing list? Sign up: tinyurl.com/yrbd3udy #Mathematics #AI
Do you have, or are you working towards, a PhD in Mathematics or related field? We are recruiting for an exciting 3-year Research Fellowship within the University of Southampton School of Mathematical Sciences. Find out more and apply at tinyurl.com/55zfyh2v #mathematics #AI
📣 The July issue of The Erlangen Express has landed! It's a bumper issue showcasing the growing activity and buzz around the Erlangen AI Hub. Not on our mailing list? Read the July issue: tinyurl.com/2u889894 Sign up to receive future issues: tinyurl.com/yrbd3udy #Mathematics #AI
📣 The July issue of The Erlangen Express is coming soon 💥Our bumper second newsletter is packed with the latest news, events, research, and lots more! Don't miss out. Sign up now to receive The Erlangen Express direct to your inbox erlangenhub.ox.ac.uk/sign-up/ #mathematics #AI
The Erlangen AI Hub is well into its second year, and what a journey it has been! 🙌 🌟 Hot on the heels of our first major conference, we have lots to digest and even more to be excited about. Join us as we take a look back over our story so far 👇 erlangenhub.ox.ac.uk/exponential-...
Did you miss our first newsletter? You can read the June issue of The Erlangen Express at tinyurl.com/4efkn72j Get future issues to your inbox! Join our mailing list at tinyurl.com/yrbd3udy #mathematics #AI
Time for a quick look back over a hugely successful conference and a major step for the hub as we build our interdisciplinary community and unify the maths field to break new ground in AI: tinyurl.com/56reyk5e Don't miss out on developments: sign up to our newsletter at erlangenhub.ox.ac.uk/sign-up/
And that’s a wrap! 👏 We enjoyed the final day of our conference with key talks from Arnaud Doucet (Google DeepMind), Mark Sandler (QMUL) and Lek-Heng Lim (Uni of Chicago). We are delighted to have brought together leading minds working together to transform #AI through #maths. Here's to next time!
Day 2 of the Erlangen AI Hub Conference was focused on industry partnerships with talks from Michael Bronstein @compscioxford.bsky.social and Marco Cuturi of CREST-ENSAE / Apple, an industry panel of Ofcom, BBC, Capgemini, and Microsoft, and dinner at QMUL's stunning Queens' Building. One day to go!