Name: The trust problem: Understanding AI for applications in healthcare
Start: 2026-05-20T19:30:00
End: 2026-05-20T21:30:00
Location: Leith Depot

Explore how emerging technologies are helping us make sense of complex systems and our world. From gaining new insights into how large language models work to wearable devices that quietly monitor our health, this event highlights innovations that enhance understanding, awareness, and everyday life.

Popping up the hood of AI

Neel Rajani (PhD student at the Centre for Doctoral Training in Designing Responsible NLP, University of Edinburgh)

Large Language Models are everywhere, but often considered to be opaque and uninterpretable. In this talk, I use 3D visualizations to open up the black box, and explain how this much-discussed technology works on the inside.

Monitoring Health 24/7

Encarna Micó Amigo (Assistant Professor, Heriot-Watt University, School of Engineering & Physical Sciences)

This talk explores how the wearables revolution is transforming healthcare through continuous, real-world monitoring beyond the clinic - all day, everyday. It highlights how these technologies are enabling an “invisible clinician” that supports earlier detection, more accurate monitoring, and more personalised care.

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