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Research Themes

Gillian Sinclair,

N8 CIR runs training and community events and provides resources for N8 researchers within three key themes: Digital Health, Digital Humanities, and Machine Learning.

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Machine Learning

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Machine Learning sits at the heart of a large number of modern data processing models and the N8 CIR is building a community of researchers to share experiences and methodologies.

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Child of the North Data Showcase

Emma Finch,

Child of the North, in partnership with the N8 Centre of Excellence for Computationally Intensive Research (N8 CIR) and the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA), will host a one-day workshop in Manchester focused on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and the power of connected data.

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N8 CIR Event Resources

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Links to resources from events, training, and seminar series run by the N8 CIR for our key research themes and research support are provided here.

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Machine Learning for Humanists

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Across four dates in June 2021 Michael Falk, then based at the University of Kent, ran four separate workshops exploring Machine Learning in the Humanities.

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Ethics for Computational Research

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Links to videos and resources from a series of workshops organised by N8 CIR exploring ethics in computational research.

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AI brain surrounded by computer chips

R for Text Analysis

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This page contains resources from Leah Henrickson's introduction to R for text analysis, including links to sample texts and the workshop slides.

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Machine Learning Resources

Emma Finch,

A collection of resources provided for the N8 CIR Machine Learning community from workshops and meetings.

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Neural Networks with Pytorch

Emma Finch,

This five-week workshop series was held at the University of York in April and May, 2025. It introduces participants to PyTorch and its applications in deep learning. Designed for researchers and students interested in machine learning, the sessions provide hands-on experience with neural networks, from basic tensor operations to training custom models on real-world data.

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Online training resources

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Here the N8 CIR brings together links to online training and resources that people may find useful to access for self-managed learning.

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Jenelle Bankas

Emma Finch,

Jenelle Bankas is a computer science student at the University of Leeds.

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Jenelle Bankas presenting at the 2025 intern showcase
Jenelle Bankas presenting at the 2025 intern showcase

Mysha Zaman

Emma Finch,

Mysha Zaman is a second-year undergraduate studying for a BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Leeds. She has a strong interest in mental health and is keen to better understand the challenges faced by individuals in mental health settings.

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Tom Reece

Emma Finch,

Tom is studying for a BSc Honours in Computer Science at Newcastle University. He joined the N8 CIR smmer internship after completing a 12-month placement with Lloyds Banking Group.

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Zichen Yang

Emma Finch,

Zichen received a first class honours degree in Computer Science at the University of Liverpool in 2025 and completed his internship following graduation.

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Zichen Yang presenting at the 2025 intern showcase
Zichen Yang presenting at the 2025 intern showcase

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Kiran Pooni

Emma Finch,

Kiran is studying Physics at the University of York.

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Kiran Pooni presenting at the 2025 intern showcase
Kiran Pooni presenting at the 2025 intern showcase

Internship Showcase 2025

Intern Presentations

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Here you can find links to intern presentations on our YouTube site.

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Case Studies

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These case studies describe work done by our N8 Researchers and how they have benefitted from collaboration and working with the centre. We have categories for all our research and cross-cutting themes.

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Toby Breckon

Emma Finch,

Tony discusses the work of his research team, which focuses on computer vision and robotic sensing.

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Paul Richmond

Initial publication date: February 2021,

Paul talks about FLAME GPU 2, a development of the original open-source FLAME GPU software for agent-based modelling in complex systems.

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Marta Camps Santasmasas

Initial publication date: January 2021,

Marta discusses her use of GASCANS, the GPU version of the open-source Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) code LUMA, to model turbulent air flows around a building.

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Machine Learning Case Studies

EF,

Find out more about how the N8 CIR has helped Machine Learning researchers in furthering their work.

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Best Practices in AI Workshop

EF,

We are excited to collaborate with the University of Sheffield on their Best Practices in AI Workshop

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18 JUL
2025

FTorch: a library for coupling PyTorch models to Fortran

Registration is NOW CLOSED  1 day event   SR 8.11c, Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, University of Leeds, LS2 9NL

A presentation by Dr Jack Atkinson, co-hosted by N8 CIR and Leeds Institute for Data Analytics' (LIDA) Scientific Machine Learning (SciML) group. This event is HYBRID and available in-person and online (MS Teams).

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11 NOV
2025

Best Practices in AI

Registration is NOW CLOSED  1 day event   Design Studio 01 (D05), Pam Liversidge Building, Broad Lane, Sheffield, S1 3JD.

We are excited to collaborate with the University of Sheffield on their Best Practices in AI Afternoon

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