SAINTS Centre for Doctoral Training
The UK's first multidisciplinary programme focused solely on the safety of AI
Hear about what it’s like to apply for the SAINTS CDT programme from a current UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe Artificial Intelligence Systems (SAINTS) PGR. Prenika Anand is one of the SAINTS CDT’s current postgraduate researchers. She began her journey back in September 2024 as one of the very first cohorts of … Continue reading Applying for SAINTS CDT
What is your role in SAINTS, and what does it involve? Director of Operations and Lead for Partnerships – I lead the professional services team responsible for the day-to-day running of SAINTS. Together, we will be working with our postgraduate researchers to make their SAINTS journey valuable, from recruitment through to graduation and keeping in … Continue reading Meet Dr Ana MacIntosh
Colin Training co-lead and Professional and academic skills lead for the SAINTS (UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe Artificial Intelligence Systems) CDT here at the University of York. Colin plays an important role in SAINTS and the Department of Computer Science at York. He’s helped to rebuild a PGR community since returning to … Continue reading Meet Dr Colin Paterson
Phillip leads the legal aspect of the interdisciplinary training within the SAINTS CDT. He has a particular interest in tort law and contract, and his teaching and research is focused on this area. Philip has published widely, and his academic work has been used in argument before the UK Supreme Court, and cited with approval … Continue reading Meet Dr Phillip Morgan
Meet Helen Poyer Helen joined the SAINTS Centre for Doctoral Training as the Centre Manager in June 2024. She has spent many years working in Professional Support Services (PSS) for several universities in London, and joined the University of York in 2011. Her most recent role was Student Administration Manager (Postgraduate Research), where she had … Continue reading SAINTS welcomes new members of staff to the team
Jenn is the Responsible AI lead and Co-investigator for SAINTS. Her background is in philosophy and social science, and her work focuses on the role of responsibility in science and the public perception of science and technology. Jenn is a member of the Department of Sociology here at the University of York. In this post, … Continue reading Meet Dr Jennifer Chubb
Ibrahim Habli is the Director of the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Lifelong Safety Assurance of AI-enabled Autonomous Systems (SAINTS CDT). Ibrahim’s expertise is in the design and assurance of safety-critical systems, with a particular focus on AI and autonomous systems. He is a member of the Department of Computer Science. We caught … Continue reading Meet Professor Ibrahim Habli