START AI Talk Series

Seminar Talks on Applications for Research and Teaching with AI
(START AI)

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Aim: to support responsible and ethical engagement with AI by featuring specific examples of AI applications in research and teaching.  

Specific examples: for information and inspiration

• specific examples demonstrate responsible use of AI
• participants are encouraged to adapt the examples for their own practice

This model is based on previous workshops on teaching applications in April 2024 and research applications in June 2025.  

Upcoming talks

Padlet for questions

• Wednesday 4 March: 3:15-5pm (Week 6, Belfast campus)
  Dr Usman Hadi, Lecturer in Engineering – School Engineering
  Teaching in Engineering
  
  
• Wednesday 22 April: 3:15-5pm (Week 11, Belfast campus)
  Bayan Natsheh, PhD Researcher – School of Communication and Media
  Enhancing AI Assessment Literacy for Palestinian EFL teachers

Format

Each 1 hour 45 minute talk will include 2 elements:

• A 45-minute presentation on the specific AI application from research or teaching
• A 60-minute hands-on tutorial on an element of the application, designed for staff without a background in AI.
  Attendees should bring a laptop to participate in the tutorial

Locations

The talks will be held in person, with tea/coffee provided.  

Previous talks

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• Tuesday 2 September: 10:30 – 12:00, BD-02-033 (Belfast campus)
  Using AI responsibly – Ethics and Resources 
  
  • Dr Julie McCarroll, Head of Research Governance and Integrity
    • AI and Ethical Research
  • Tadhg Hickey, Head of AI and Digital Ethics Policy, AICC
    • Responsible AI in industry and connecting research opportunities
  • Mary Rose Holman, Campus Subject Manager
    Eimear Evans, Open Research Manager
    • Navigating GenAI Ethics: The Library’s Role in Responsible Teaching and Research
      
      
• Tuesday 14 October: 10:30 – 12:00, Collab Lab M102 (Coleraine campus)
  Dr Eoin McElroy, Senior Lecturer in Psychology – School of Psychology
  Using AI for the Pooling and Harmonization of Survey Data 

• Tuesday 2 December: 10:30 – 12:00, MU207 (Derry~Londonderry campus)
  Dr Brian McGowan, Lecturer in Higher Education Practice & AI CoP co-lead – Centre For Prof Practice Enhancement
  Using AI to Build Better Assessment Rubrics with SOLO Taxonomy

• Wednesday 21 January: 3:15-5pm (Week 0, Belfast campus)
  Dr Juliana Gerard, Lecturer in Linguistics – School of Communication and Media
  Automatic Speech Recognition for text analysis, and AI troubleshooting

START AI organisers

• Dr Juliana Gerard, School of Communication and Media
• Dr Connie Gerrow, Research Performance
• Cara McShane, Research and Innovation
• Lisa Thompson, Doctoral College

This series is supported by Research & Innovation and the Doctoral College