Open Tech Calendar

Annual Conference of the UKRI CDT in Speech and Language Technologies (SLT) and their Applications

This in-person conference will be held on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th June 2022 and is hosted in the University of Sheffield's Diamond Building. Register now (registration fee covers morning and afternoon refreshments, buffet lunch on both days, as well as refreshments during the poster session).

The UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Speech and Language Technologies (SLT) and their Applications is a flagship collaboration between UKRI (the UK’s national academic research funder), the University of Sheffield, and an ever-growing number of industry partners.

Our second Annual Conference will showcase the research being undertaken by our CDT’s three cohorts of PhD students as well as those in the Department of Computer Science’s long-established Speech and Hearing (SpandH) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) research groups who, together, constitute one of the largest groupings of speech and language researchers in the UK with world leading research publications and impact.

As well as our student research, you can find out more about the CDT’s unique 4-year Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) training programme which prepares students to take up R&D and / or leadership roles in industry.

This 2-day event is an opportunity for our students, academics, current and potential industrial partners, and other academic groups in the UK to meet and see first-hand the innovative work going on in our CDT. The event will feature:
- Keynote talks from leading international academics and industrial practitioners
- Talks from our students describing their PhD research
- Panel discussion covering technical and ethical topics.
- Training programme spotlights including the exciting work our students have been doing with a national UK charity
- Networking opportunities with industry and academics
- Poster exhibition

Register now! We look forward to seeing you at the conference!

https://slt-cdt.sheffield.ac.uk/conference-2022

https://slt-cdt.sheffield.ac.uk/conference-2022

Tue 7th Jun 2022 9:00am (Europe/London)

Wed 8th Jun 2022 4:45pm (Europe/London)

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Research Seminar - Martin White, Visiting Professor and Managing Director of Intranet Focus Ltd

Enterprise search research – status, opportunities and challenges

Seminar abstract

Despite the ubiquitous use of search applications within organisations there are perhaps fewer than 30 peer-reviewed research papers published on this topic. In this seminar I will outline the key features of enterprise search, present the outcomes of research on user satisfaction, comment on the current extent of published research, identify opportunities for future research and consider the challenges that researchers might face in taking full advantage of these opportunities.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-enterprise-search-research-tickets-89581684229

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-enterprise-search-research-tickets-89581684229

Tue 18th Feb 2020 2:00pm (Europe/London)

Tue 18th Feb 2020 3:00pm (Europe/London)

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DisCOVER: Information School Research Symposium

Do you want to know more about what we do in the Information School? Come and hear about our current research...
About this Event
Do you want to know more about what we do in the Information School? Come and hear about our current research ..

• Introduction from the Information School Director of Research

Dr Andrew Cox

• The data annotators: How to improve labour conditions for AI’s crowdworkers?

Dr Alessandro Checco & Dr Jo Bates

• Exploring views on Open Scholarship in Africa using Rwanda as a Case Study

Dr Pamela Abbott & Dr Andrew Cox

• Southern Theories for ICT4D

Dr Sukaina Ehdeed, Dr Andrea Jimenez & Dr Efpraxia Zamani

• Product linked data for automated product categorisation

Dr Ziqi Zhang

• Mobile Phone Affordances and Social Inclusion of Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria

Dr Salihu Dasuki

• MapMyHeritage: Building Narratives from Community Archives

Dr Suvodeep Mazumdar & Sebastian Jones (Historic Environment Records Assistant at Surrey County Council)

• Communicating handwashing: What adding images to handwashing messages does

Dr Sophie Rutter & Mr Marc Bonne

Date and time: 3rd December 2019, lightning presentations 12:00 to 13:00, networking and refreshments 13:00 to 14:00

Location: Diamond workroom 2

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-information-school-research-symposium-tickets-78608689707

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discover-information-school-research-symposium-tickets-78608689707

Wed 4th Dec 2019 12:00pm (Europe/London)

Wed 4th Dec 2019 2:00pm (Europe/London)

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Global Diversity CFP Day - Sheffield

Global Diversity CFP Day is an opportunity to get more involved in the tech community through networking with others, receiving exciting tech talks from those in the industry, or by giving your very first public talk.

There’ll be a variety of talks given at this workshop, which is open to all, by complete beginners to experienced speakers, on topics like coming up with talk proposal ideas and improving your confidence that’ll help you work on your own speaking skills but also all kinds of tech talks telling you about the latest and greatest new technologies and frameworks! Speakers and talks are yet to be confirmed, so keep your eye out for updates.

If you’re interested in giving a talk yourself, please submit your proposals at https://goo.gl/forms/6Y26HElgsevQg40C2!

There’ll also be the chance to sign up for lightning talks at the beginning of the workshop if you have a last minute wave of inspiration!

https://www.globaldiversitycfpday.com/events/106

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-diversity-cfp-day-sheffield-tickets-53914847761

Sat 2nd Mar 2019 3:00pm (Europe/London)

Sat 2nd Mar 2019 5:00pm (Europe/London)

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https://www.globaldiversitycfpday.com/code-of-conduct

Startup Weekend Sheffield June 2017

The 10th Startup Weekend Sheffield - that's more than 500 hours of starting up in Sheffield!

Being an entrepreneur is about taking control of your own destiny. Whether you're working in a boring day job, graduating and have no idea what your next step is, or just need to focus and be creative for a weekend, Startup Weekend Sheffield is for you!

3 days to learn how to be an entrepreneur!

Learn how to validate assumptions, design products that have value to your customers, and build scalable companies. All this without having to write a pointless business plan or sit through another 'advice session'.

No matter what your skill-set, you're guaranteed to find your creative spark at Startup Weekend Sheffield. Come and be a part of this global movement right here in Sheffield.

http://communities.techstars.com/uk/sheffield/startup-weekend/10694

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-weekend-sheffield-june-2017-tickets-32867613918

Fri 2nd Jun 2017 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Sun 4th Jun 2017 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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