CDT AI Digital Media Inclusion
The CDT AI in Digital Media Inclusion is an 8 year PHD programme jointly run by Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI at University of Surrey and StoryFutures at Royal Holloway, University of London.
The Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in AI for Digital Media Inclusion combines the world-leading expertise of the Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI at the University of Surrey, a pioneer in AI technologies for the creative industries (vision, audio, language) and StoryFutures at Royal Holloway, University of London, leader in creative production and audience experience (arts, psychology, design).
Digital media inclusion is essential for equality across society
Our vision is to deliver unique cross-disciplinary training embedded in real-world challenges and creative practice, and to address the industry need for people with responsible AI, inclusive design and creative skills.
The CDT is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) as part of the government’s strategy to ensure the country has the top global expertise and fosters the next generation of researchers needed to seize the transformational benefits of AI technology.
What makes our training programme unique?
The CDT will train a new generation of over 80 industry-ready PhDs to lead the transformation to responsible AI-enabled inclusive media. This will forge a ground-breaking challenge-led model, co-designed and co-delivered with creative industry and end-user partners to remove significant real-world barriers to media inclusion.
Working in multi-disciplinary cohort teams, we aim to develop comprehensive multi-faceted AI solutions combining creative, technical, behavioural, linguistic, social and legal expertise, designed with inclusion for all at their heart.
Our partnership with the creative industry
Creating digital media content and services that are inclusive for all is essential for societal equality and a business necessity to increase engagement for diverse audiences.
Our challenge-led training will foster a responsible creative AI ecosystem partnering with 50+ organisations ranging from big-tech corporations to creative SMEs and user organisations to address real-world inclusive media challenges and realise the impact on society and the UK economy. Our inaugural industry partners include:
Access Entertainment
Activate Learning
Ada Lovelace
Anagram
Atos
Bang & Olufsen
BBC
Blesma
British Screen Forum
Creative UK
Darkfield
Digital Catapult
Disguise
Dock10
M3 LEP
English Heritage
Figment
Final Pixel
Gideon Reeling
iLife Media
ISO Design
Lord David Puttnam
MKAI
NetMC
Netmind.ai
Nexus Studios
NVIDIA
Open Inclusion
Samsung
Sir Peter Bazalgette
Sony Europe
Surrey Heartlands ICS
Surround Vision
Synthesia
Target3D
Tetralogical
Marshmallow Laser Feast
TechUK
Surrey County Council
Ofcom
IBM
Blessed Foundation
Pact
NFTS
AudioScenic
Aspierations
Arwen
Osborne Clarke
Orbit RRI
Open Education AI
Channel 4
Framestore
Ukie
For more information, please contact: storyfutures@rhul.ac.uk