Human and Artificial Intelligence
AI promises to augment human capabilities, automate complex tasks, and spark unprecedented progress across nearly every field.
Our goal is to shape a responsible, collaborative AI landscape that amplifies human creativity, intelligence, and societal impact while ensuring human empowerment.
Through our convergence approach and mindset, the Human and Artificial Intelligence theme will augment the intelligence of humans and machines to help humanity thrive.
Guiding our theme are four interdisciplinary Co-Directors whose collective expertise, networks and experience are driving a new era of innovation, where humans and machines work in partnership to unlock transformative possibilities.
Meet our co-directors
Professor Payam Barnaghi
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Professor Payam Barnaghi
School of Human and Artificial Intelligence Co-Director
Professor Will Branford
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Professor Will Branford
School of Human and Artificial Intelligence Co-Director
Professor Aldo Faisal
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Professor Aldo Faisal
School of Human and Artificial Intelligence Co-Director
Professor Alessandra Russo
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Professor Alessandra Russo
School of Human and Artificial Intelligence Convenor and Co-Director
Meet the operations team
The School of Convergence Science is supported by one operations team.
To get in touch with a colleague in a specific function or theme, please visit the team page.