A Festival of Data Science & AI
Mark your calendars!
Dates: October 27 - 29, 2025
Location: Advanced Research Centre
The Centre for Data Science & AI is delighted to announce an exciting three-day celebration, with a vision of bringing together vibrant research and creative practice across the fields of data science and artificial intelligence. With a blend of interactive workshops, stimulating talks, creative performances, installations, provocative debates, and more, the festival invites us to explore where we are—and where we could go next.
The Data and AI Festival will showcase current and future research happening at the University, but will also invite discussion, debate and provocation whilst providing space for developing potential new research collaborations, and exploring how the Centre can support that development.
The Festival's objectives are to:
⮚Celebrate vibrant research at UofG
⮚Build and strengthen community in Data and AI research
⮚Foster innovative, cross-disciplinary, creative collaborations
⮚Inspire thought-provoking discussions
Submissions to the festival will centre around seven themes:
⮚ AI for Everyday Life
⮚ AI for Smart Technologies
⮚ AI for Social Purpose
⮚ AI for Creativity
⮚ AI Governance, Risk, and Responsible Innovation,
⮚ AI for Infrastructure and Foundations
⮚ AI for Discovery
Who is the target audience?
The festival is intended to be for everyone - those who are already working with AI and data science, those who are interested in working with Data Science and AI and those who are skeptical about these evolving fields and how they embed into a higher education context.
Our aim is to both showcase current research, and to spark meaningful dialogue, debate, and new collaborations that shape the future direction of our work.
We encourage you to apply to engage with data science and AI in creative ways!
Why should I take part?
This is a unique and valuable opportunity to share your work with a wider audience, build interdisciplinary collaborations, and contribute to a growing community committed to responsible innovation. The festival provides a dynamic platform to showcase research, exchange ideas with experts from different sectors, and explore real-world applications of data and AI. By participating, you can help shape conversations around emerging technologies while forging new connections that can lead to future partnerships and impact.
Types of activities you can apply for:
- Tabletop display
- Data Science and AI images exhibition
- Propose your own creative idea: workshop, interactive panel discussion, performance, installation - we welcome your creativity!
Application forms will be provided here soon - watch this space! In the meantime, sign up to our mailing list and join our Teams Channel (by using code n5vrouh) to be the first to know!