LIV.INNO student awarded Alan Turing PhD Enrichment scheme placement
LIV.INNO student Andrea Sante, who is studying ‘Reconstructing the assembly history of our Galaxy using neural networks’, at the Astrophysics Research Institute at Liverpool John Moores University has been awarded an Alan Turing PhD Enrichment scheme placement.
The Enrichment scheme is designed to give students the opportunity to enhance, refresh, and broaden their research with the Turing’s community and in recognition of their place within the UK’s growing data science and Artifical Intelligence research community. Placement Award holders receive funding to physically access the Institute’s facilities whilst also building both online communities and facilitating other activities such as attending training courses, going to conferences and visiting collaborators.
Enrichment students have the opportunity to find new collaborators for their research or related work. Enrichment Awards allow students to join a cohort from across the UK, as well as the range of researchers already active at the Turing. Collaboration and networking are encouraged at the Institute through interest groups, seminars, events and workshops and engagement with the Turing’s research programmes.
Andrea said, “I feel very privileged to have the opportunity to spend part of my PhD in the national centre for data science and AI. I am looking forward to join the Turing community and to delve deeper into the applications of machine learning to the study of galaxy formation. I strongly believe it will be a huge formative experience.”
The Alan Turing Institute offer a wide variety of training for PhD students who are using data science and Artificial Intelligence in their studies. LIV.INNO students are encouraged to take up these opportunities where they are relevant to their particular project.