Artificial intelligence (AI) Advancing world-class research into AI, its applications and its implications for society, building on our academic network’s wealth of expertise
Data science at scale Building upon advances in high-performance computer architectures, through algorithm-architecture co-design, with applications including health and life science
Data science for science and humanities Ensuring that research across science and the humanities can make effective use of state of the art methods in artificial intelligence and data science
Data-centric engineering Bringing together world-leading academic institutions and major industrial partners from across the engineering sector, to address new challenges in data-centric engineering
Defence and security Collaborating with the defence and security community to deliver an ambitious programme of data science and artificial intelligence research
Finance and economics Fostering financial innovation and deepening our understanding of the economy, to benefit society at large
Health and medical sciences Accelerating the scientific understanding of human disease and improving human health through data-driven innovation in AI and statistical science
Public policy Working with policy makers on data-driven public services and innovation to solve policy problems, and developing ethical foundations for data science and AI policy-making
Tools, practices and systems Building open source infrastructure to empower a global, decentralised network of people who connect data with domain experts
Urban analytics Developing data science and AI focused on the process, structure, interactions and evolution of agents, technology and infrastructure within and between cities