Civil servants work with Brunel experts to learn from latest knowledge
Government officials will collaborate with Brunel University London’s top-flight academics in artificial intelligence to help produce research papers designed to feed into AI policy discussions.
Leading researchers from Electronic and Electrical Engineering and from Brunel Business School will support Whitehall workers by sharing their leading research on AI.
For the first time, Brunel joins the Open Innovation Policy Fellowship Scheme. The scheme pairs officials from across Whitehall with academics to generate analysis to feed into Whitehall discussions on future government policies.
Brunel is participating in the scheme along with the Universities of Surrey, Essex and York. The Fellowship is coordinated by the Open Innovation Team (OIT), a cross-Government unit set up in 2016 that works with external experts to generate analysis and ideas for policy.
“It’s wonderful to welcome the two fellows to Brunel,” said Brunel Public Policy director Prof Justin Fisher. “It plugs Brunel research expertise right into Whitehall policy discussions, helping to deliver impact, and building even stronger relations between Brunel and Government.”
An analyst, from the Government Office for Science, will join creative computing expert Prof Marios Angelides to look at using game theory to find new ways to regulate AI.
Brunel Business School and the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering will also host a Policy Advisor from the UK Border Strategy and Innovation team in the Cabinet Office. Advised by Profs Ashley Braganza and Tatiana Kalganova, they’ll be investigating automated trade advisory services into current trade practices.
Working alongside the two fellows, research students can also hope to get a glimpse into the workings of Whitehall.
“This is an important opportunity for our world-leading research to inform and enhance policy and public life and Brunel is proud to be part of it,” said Prof Hua Zhao, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research.