Introduction
The Alan Turing Institute works with academic and industry partners on a diverse range of research projects. Below is a selection of stories demonstrating their far-reaching, real-world impact.
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Impact stories
The Turing works with a range of partners with far-reaching, real-world impact across sectors
Optimising the world’s first underground farm
In the heart of London there is a farm like no other. It’s subterranean, sustainable and energy smart. It also has a digital twin looking out for its every need
Ensuring quality in AI healthcare technologies
A project co-funded by the Turing has developed the first international guidelines for clinical trials involving AI
Helping organisations to explain decisions made with AI
The Turing’s public policy programme and the Information Commissioner’s Office have co-produced a first-of-its-kind guidance document
Bridging the gap between physical and digital
The Turing’s data-centric engineering programme and its collaborators are unlocking insights into the world-first 3D printed steel bridge, using innovative data science techniques and ‘digital twin’ technology
Supporting innovation in the fintech sector
The Turing evaluated the synthetic data used in the Financial Conduct Authority’s Digital Sandbox Pilot
Helping London to navigate lockdown safely
Project Odysseus monitors activity on the streets of London, allowing authorities to make interventions to keep people socially distanced
Turing and Roche: Towards tailor-made lung cancer treatment
The Alan Turing Institute and Roche have been working to develop models that will predict how cancer patients are likely to respond to cutting-edge treatments
Streamlining jet engine design and manufacture
Algorithms developed at the Turing will allow aerospace companies to build engines that waste less fuel and have a lower carbon footprint
Working with the NHS in Scotland
Using the latest advances in machine learning and data science to predict emergency hospital admissions in Scotland
Supercharging sustainable development
A bold new approach to development economics, championed by the Turing and the United Nations Development Programme, could boost government-backed sustainable development all over the world
Predicting conflict – a year in advance
Ground-breaking technology developed at The Alan Turing Institute could revolutionise the prediction of global conflict, boosting peacekeeping efforts and saving lives
Putting the AI in air traffic control
The UK’s leading air traffic control provider, NATS, has teamed up with the Turing to explore how the industry can evolve with machine learning
Dynamic forecasting with British Airways
Predicting demand for flights is central to airline business strategy, and enormously complex. In collaboration with British Airways, the Turing has developed novel machine learning techniques to tackle the challenge
