AI Institute recruitment

Join our truly innovative and cross-disciplinary environment putting people at the heart of AI. You will pioneer the future of trustworthy, responsible and inclusive AI for education, healthcare, wellbeing, social interaction, entertainment, work and sustainability. We are looking for the next generation of inspiring research leaders with a passion for shaping AI to create a brighter future for everyone.

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Putting people at the heart of AI

Taking a different approach to much AI activity in the UK, the Institute puts the needs of individuals and society at the very heart of everything it does: we believe that the starting point for AI should be people rather than technology. This people-centred approach drives our research and enables us to design AI technologies and systems which are ethical, responsible and inclusive.

The Institute will be truly cross-disciplinary, drawing on AI and domain expertise across all of the faculties and encouraging the creation and sharing of innovative ideas and approaches to foster new research directions and collaborations. The Institute research agenda will centre on the people and societal AI ‘grand challenges’ identified by UKRI, AI Council, Society 5.0 and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Cross-cutting AI grand challenges for people and society will link Surrey areas of excellence in AI and domain expertise focused on:

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Trustworthy AI

How can we ensure AI is of benefit to all?

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AI for education, information and entertainment

How can AI improve learning and access to trusted information?

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AI for health and wellbeing

How can AI improve health and wellbeing?

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Human-AI interaction

How can AI systems understand, interact and communicate naturally with people?

AI for society

How can AI transform business and the workplace for the benefit of society?

The pan-University Institute brings together Surrey’s core AI-related expertise in vision, speech and signal processing, computer science, and mathematics, with its domain expertise across engineering and physical sciences, human and animal health, law and regulation, business, finance and the social sciences.

Breaking down the traditional barriers of academic research, the Institute is a home for research leaders with a strong interdisciplinary ethos and a shared vision of shaping AI responsibly for the public good. As an academic within the pan-University Institute, you will become a catalyst for driving this transformation, playing a pivotal role in building the University’s activity in AI, as well as nurturing and inspiring the next generation of AI specialists.

AI research at Surrey

Number one in the UK for computer vision and audio-visual AI research, we have 30 years of leadership in both fundamental AI theory and world-leading applications of people-centred AI, and a strong track record of partnership with industry leading to successful commercialisation of our research.

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