List of hackathons in Southampton, United Kingdom in 2019

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CCP PET-MR Developers Team is delighted to announce that the fourth CCP PET-MR Hackathon will take place at Univesity of Bath School of Management, 8 West building, Room 2.23, from 13:00 on Sep 23 (light lunch served from 12:00) to 17:00 on Sep 24 2019. In our 4th hackathon, we will go back to extending the functionality of SIRF and CIL for synergistic reconstruction targeting PET/MR. This will involve working on synergistic priors and algorithms, and extending the interoperability of SIRF and CIL. A specific aim is to prepare for the upcoming Training School associated to our Synergistic Reconstruction Symposium, see http://synergimrecon.org/. Please check our web-page https://www.ccppetmr.ac.uk/node/194 for updates and further information. Accomodation on Monday night will be reserved when registration closes. As usual, the hackathon will be free and all travel and subsistence expenses will be reimbursed by CCP PETMR after the event.  

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Poor mental health is a challenge, not only for the individual but for their family and community. As Bristol is our company's home town, we wanted to try to tackle a big problem in a positive way. It's been our experience that when people need help they either face a long wait or don't know where to go - neither of which help in a crisis. As a wellbeing and personal development company, promoting good mental health is a big part of what we do. We start by asking, "What does good look like to you?" So we invite you, the passionate people of Bristol to come together and solve this issue! A Hackathon happens when you pose a question, outline the challenges and come up with potential solutions. We are holding our Hackathon to ask the question: "How can we solve the mental health problem in Bristol?" We don't mean solve so that no-one suffers, we mean solve so that no-one feels alone in their time of need. In particular we would like to focus on men's mental health, student mental health and the problems of isolation and stigma. We would like to use our experiences and that of our attendees, to join up the services that already exist and outline any gaps in the provisions made. This evening will be informative, compassionate and productive, as we aim to document our findings in time for Mental Health Awareness week. Come and join us, your opinion matters. We will be inviting local council members, interested charities and those working in this field. If you or your family have been affected we would like to hear from you too. This is an open event and so if you would like to bring your energy and opinion, we would love you to come along, We hope to learn about what is already in existence and identify any gaps, to include in a report for Mental Health Awareness week. If you would like more background information here is our Press Release: Frustrated Mum Spotlights Mental Health in Heartfelt Battle Cry When Bristol entrepreneur Nicky Marshall received a frantic call from her daughter, little did she know how life would change. Nicky’s daughter Kassi had received the text we all dread when we know someone is suffering with depression. It simply said goodbye. After an afternoon spent looking for Jacob, the police could only lend support when their search went in vain. Luckily, later that evening a distressed Jacob returned. This was when the family realised the complexities of the mental health challenge. Unless Jacob was out in public he couldn’t be sectioned. Unless sectioned, the only help available was after a 6-12 week wait. Thankfully, Jacob is here today with a new job and a brighter outlook. This was in part down to some privately funded hypnotherapy, some Cognitive Behaviour Therapy more than twelve weeks later and the support of family and friends. Sadly this isn’t the case for many families. “This horrible day is one that so many families suffer, with 1 in 4 people facing a mental health challenge and 84 men taking their lives in the UK every day.” Nicky said, “The sad truth is that the services that are available aren’t always known about and if they are there are big waiting lists. The NHS lacks funding and I racked my brains to think of how we could create a change in our city.” Nicky realised that the first step in helping Jacob was the coffee they shared. Offering Jacob her help and saying how she cared meant that he and Kassi didn’t feel alone. The second challenge was navigating the search for the right service and the third step funding help. Nicky runs Discover Your Bounce, who specialise in personal development and corporate wellbeing with business partner Sharon Critchlow. Nicky has over twenty years experience in helping people through holistic therapy, stress management and mentoring. She is an international author and speaker. Sharon previously ran a successful financial planning business, is also an accountant and an ILM Level 7 coach. They realised that their expertise would lend itself to creating change in this area and together they are launching a charity, Discover Your Bounce Buddies, inspired by Jacob. On the 16thApril they are holding a Mental Health Hackathon at the Bristol and Bath Science Park from 6.30 – 8.30pm. They are asking the question, “How can we solve the mental health challenge in Bristol?” and are inviting local charities, councils, businesses and affected individuals and families to come along and lend their energy. “We don’t mean solve as in no-one having a problem.” Says Sharon, “Solve in that people know what’s on offer and don’t feel alone.” From the Hackathon the pair intend to publish an extensive list, signposting what’s on offer in the city. Next the charity will offer anyone suffering from a mental health challenge, however small, the chance of a monthly coffee where they can talk to someone as a friend. In addition the charity will ask local companies to fund resources for their visitors through Corporate Social Responsibility, thus skipping queues and getting help more quickly.  We certainly don’t have all the answers!” says Nicky, “We know through our wellbeing programmes that when you call people together and ask what would be better than this people are amazing and capable of creating massive change.” “It broke my heart to see Jacob suffering and I vowed to do something to help. Wouldn’t it be great if we could reach out to someone in their darkest hour and make a difference?” Ends The Mental Health Hackathon is being held at Bristol and Bath Science Park on Tuesday 16thApril from 6.30 – 8.30pm. Free places can be booked on our website: www.discoveryourbounce.com. Nicky: 07760 483851/nicky@discoveryourbounce.com Sharon: 07775 930157/Sharon@discoveryourbounce.com

Develop new drone algorithms and artificial intelligence in a joint UK-US hackathon

Quantum Computing Hackathon for the Space Sector  Networked Quantum Information Technologies (NQIT), the UK quantum computing hub, and the Satellite Applications Catapult are excited to be hosting a Quantum Computing Hackathon on 15th March 2019 in Oxford. The hackathon will offer participants the opportunity to look into the ways in which quantum computers can be used to address challenges within the space sector and encouraged to apply their coding skills to propose potential solutions. While you don’t have to have any prior experience of hackathons, the popularity of this event means we have to ask that you have a background in a relevant field (the space sector, mathematical or physical sciences or quantum information processing) while being from an academic, industry or government background. Most importantly however, we ask that you bring your knowledge, creativity and energy to the day. As a free event, the day will kick off at 9am through until 5pm and will include free lunch, followed by beer and pizza (!) but please note that we cannot cover your travel or accommodation costs. This is a great chance to work in a friendly collaborative atmosphere, to learn new skills and to help to develop a road map for an industry-relevant application. Please note: Space is limited and due to the popularity of the Quantum Computing Hackathon, we are committed to ensuring that attendees represent a cross section of backgrounds and experience. The registration form will allow you give us a brief description of your background and knowledge and we will then confirm your attendance via email by Monday 11th March 2019 at the latest. 

36h hackathon in the beautiful south of England. Come hack with us on your craziest ideas! Mighty hackers and tech lovers, the time has come to prove the world who's the best hacker in South England! This is the moment that all HackaSotoners have been waiting for since the beginning of the academic year. If you've attended a hackathon before, you know how much fun they are. If you haven't, come and we'll show you! HackaSoton and Fish on Toast are inviting you to the biggest hackathon of the year: Hack The South! We're calling out for people with ingenious thinking, rockstar programming skills, curious beginners, designers, or even business heads, to join us for an entire weekend of hacking. Here's how it works: if you have an idea, you come over and pitch it to form a team; if you don't know what to work on, join others and lead your team to glory (i.e. winning the hackathon). If you're a pro, you'll surely find something challenging to work on. However, even if you're just starting or only know Java (hey, if that's what they teach at uni...) don't fear—people with no prior coding experience managed to deliver awesome results in past hackathons.We know, we know: "hacking" the world is not an easy job. FOOD and REFRESHMENTS will be provided throughout the weekend, as always. There's that quote... Stay Hungry Stay Foolish... well, not at our hackathon ;)We are very excited about this and we are expecting to see some amazing ideas come to life by the end of the hackathon. Our amazing Gold sponsors are Deutsche Bank, American Express, and Hunter Bond. We also have ASV (Bronze Sponsor), MLH, Sticker Mule, GitHub, and The University of Southampton on our side. TICKET TYPES Hacker: Participants who can code, design, build, hack, crack, or otherwise do everything they can to complete a project. Designer: Participants whose main skillset is in design and would like to focus on that at the hackathon. Entrepreneur: Participants whose main skillset is in business / entrepreneurship and would like to focus on that at the hackathon. General Admission: Anyone who would like to see the final presentations on Sunday. This does not include participation at the event. INFO There is more information on our website at hackthesouth.co.uk. For any questions please email us at hack@soton.ac.uk. After you buy a ticket, we will send you regular reminders and more informations closer to the event date. FAQ Q: What is a hackathon?A: During a hackathon you have 24 to 48 hours to work with a small team on something new and exciting. You will compete with other teams, but in the end everyone is a winner! Q: What can I make?A: Anything! A website, an application or you can work with hardware as well! See below about hardware hacks. Q: Does this cost money?A: Nope. It is completely free! Q: Do I have to know how to code?A: No, as long as you want to work with others to help develop yours, or someone else’s idea! Generally, we need developers, designers and entrepreneurs. Q: Is food provided?A: More food will be there than you can imagine. Q: Can I sleep there?A: There will be a sleeping area, but you should bring a sleeping bag if you really wish to sleep. Q: Can I do hardware hacks?A: Yes of course! We will have some hardware on the day to hack on. We are also able to provide a variety of tools and other equipment. If there's something you particually want, get in touch after registration so we can try to get hold of it! Q: Can I bring _____?A: Probably, yes. For rather obscure, large or potentially dangerous items please get in touch first to check as we don't want to dissapoint on the day. Q: Do I need to have a team to join? A: It's up to you if you'd like to form a team before or at the event. We're happy either way, in fact it might be better for you if you already have a team as you'll already know each other. Q: How big are the teams going to be? A: We'd like teams to have 4-6 participants. Q: Are there any rules?A: To make sure everyone feels safe and welcome, all attendees, including hackers, volunteers, organizers, sponsors, judges, mentors, and MLH staff are required to follow the MLH Code of Conduct. For any problems please contact the organisers. Q: What are the judging criteria?A: Our judging criteria are Technical Innovation, Technical Difficulty, Design, Execution, Pitch. Q: Can I get an invitation letter for my visa application?A: Yes, please fill in this form and we'll reply in a few days. Q: Do you give any travel reimbursements?A: Unfortunately no, we do not have a budget for travel reimbursements this year. Q: Do I have to be a student to attend?A: We only accept students, to keep the competition fair for all participants. You can still join if you've recently graduated or haven't gone to university yet but are 18 or over. There are more FAQs on MLH's website.

Description The representation of molecules as connected graphs and the application of graph theory has been very useful in defining aspects of molecular structure, molecular energy levels and identifying unique topology features. In the workshop we seek to explore the ways in which molecular graphs can be used to drive property and other predictions using Machine Learning and other AI techniques.  All ideas welcome – come and discuss and debate and come up with new plans! There will be two keynote talks, and a chance for participants to present their areas of research and ideas. Lunch will be provided, and the day will end with networking drinks.  Keynote Speakers There will be three keynote talks from experts in this field.  Professor Mahesan Niranjan - Professor of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton & AI3SD Co-Investigator. Nirajnan works in the area of machine learning, and his research interests are in the algorithmic and applied aspects of the subject. He has worked on a range of applications of machine learning and neural networks including speech and language processing, computer vision and computational finance. Currently, the major focus of his research is in computational biology. Some of his work (e.g. the SARSA algorithm in Reinforcement Learning) have been fairly influential in the field. He has held several research grants from the Research Councils in the UK, and the European Union. Currently, his main focus is on architectures and algorithms for Deep Learning and inference problems that arise in computational biology. Professor Sophia Yaliraki - Sophia is a Professor of Theorerical Chemistry at Imperial College London.  Professor Patrick Fowler - Patrick has been a Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Sheffield since 2005. Prior to that he had worked at both the University of Durham as a Senior Demonstrator, the University of Cambridge as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and the University of Exeter where he became a professor. His research focuses on molecular properties, ring currents, aromaticity, fullerenes, molecular electronic devices, symmetry and discrete mathematics in chemistry, and he has published extensively in these areas. He was also elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2012. Keynote Abstracts Inference from Outliers – Professor Mahesan Niranjan: Classic machine learning is largely about classification and regression problems. However, many practical problems of interest in genomics, condition monitoring, medical diagnostics and security are better posed as problems of detecting novelty. In this talk, I will describe two applications of extracting useful information from novel data, in problems relating to modelling cellular protein concentrations and the solubility of synthetic chemical molecules. The algorithmic framework poses a robust support vector regression problem and the resulting non-convex optimisation problem is solved using a difference-of-convex formalism. (Part of this work is supported by grant EP/N014189/1, "Joining the Dots: From Data to Insight" from the EPSRC). Unsupervised, multiscale learning through atomistic graphs: From molecules to systems - Professor Sophia Yaliraki: We have derived an all-scale graph partitioning approach that preserves atomistic physico-chemical detail and by using diffusive processes on the graph (both on the node and the edge space), we have shown that we can obtain the behaviour of biomolecules and biomolecular assemblies at different timescales without the need of any reparametrisation or a priori selection of relevant timescales. The approach is computationally efficient and general and can be applied to molecules, molecular assemblies as well as data.  We will showcase the theory with examples from predictions and experimental verification of mutations that control protein dynamics at different scales (AdK), prediction of allosteric sites for drug design and communication and signalling in multimers and assemblies (ATCase, Rubisco). Finally, the application of this unsupervised learning approach to trajectories and free text will be briefly discussed. Source-and-sink models for molecular conduction - Professor Patrick Fowler: This talk describes recent progress in Sheffield in describing ballistic molecular conduction with the Ernzerhof source-and-sink-potential (SSP) model. SSP gives a broad classification of conduction behaviour at the graph theoretical level. We have been able to derive selection rules, classifications and intuitive descriptions that remain useful at higher levels of theory. This talk is based on joint work with Barry Pickup (Sheffield), Irene Sciriha (Malta) and Martha Borg (Sheffield). Programme The programme for the day is as follows: 10:00-10:30: Coffee & Registration 10:30-10:45: Welcome Introduction – Professor Jeremy Frey 10:45-11:15: Unsupervised, multiscale learning through atomistic graphs: From molecules to systems - Professor Sophia Yaliraki  11:15-12:00: Inference from Outliers - Professor Mahesan Niranjan  12:00-12:45: Presentations from Participants to initiate discussions  12:45-13:45: Lunch 13:45-14:15: Source-and-sink models for molecular conduction - Professor Patrick Fowler14:15-14:45: Initial Discussions to form Working Group Topics 14:45-15:15: Coffee Break 15:15-16:30: Working Group Discussions 16:30-17:00: Report back and form Action Plan  17:00-18:00: Drinks reception  Mailing List To become part of the AI3SD Network+, join our mailing list by sending an email to: listserv@jiscmail.ac.ukSubject: SubscribeMessage: SUBSCRIBE AI3SD Firstname LastnameOr go to https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/AI3SD  Network Social Media Email - info@ai3sd.orgTwitter - @AISciNetLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ai3sdLinkedIn Interest Group - AI3 Science Network Interest Group FAQs 1. Who should attend? Anyone with an interest in Molecules, Graphs, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning. We welcome members from academia, industry and government. We are always looking to grow our Network+ and bring in people with a wealth of experience in the many different subject areas that are needed so that we can form interdisciplinary partnerships and work together to further the field of Scientific Discovery.  2. What will I get out of it? You will be able to network with likeminded people who have research interests that complement yours. There will be two keynotes around the topics of Molecules, Graphs and AI to spark discussion and ideas. There will be an opportunity to present your own research interests/areas of expertise briefly, with plenty of opportunity to have general discussions and some specific topic based discussions in smaller groups. Members of the Network Executive Group will also be in attendance so you will be able to find out more about our Network and the opportunities we have available including funding opportunities and the types of events we will be running (e.g. workshops, conferences and hackathons).   3. What are the aims of the workshop? This workshop is aiming to help the Network+ to drive progress in this area and facilitate collaboration by introducing people to make new interdisciplinary teams, and to produce new grant applications. To achieve this we may commission literature reviews, papers, or small scale investigations to test out new ideas. We welcome ideas and suggestions about how to go forward in this area and how best to achieve our aims.   4. What are the main themes of the workshop? Molecules are often represented by connected graphs showing in some sense the bonding between the atoms.  These graphs can serve as the input in the quantum chemistry packages to determine the 3D molecular geometry and with high level and time-consuming calculations obtain the electron density and electric fields surrounding the molecules and with even greater difficulty the interactions between molecules obtained and used as the basis for simulation for collections of molecules.   In this workshop we wish to explore how the graphs themselves can be used to generate molecular properties, predict drug activity, suggest crystal structures, without going through the QM route.  Can the graphs be the input to Machine Learning models?  What fundamental properties of the graphs directly relate to molecular behaviour? How do these relate to the topology of the systems?  Can we predict drug solubility, drug binding or the nature of molecular assemblies and crystals structures?  For example graph theory predictions of Huckel Molecular orbital energies give very fundamental predictions about the nature of some molecules. The graph approach is very useful when considering similarity between molecules and the transformations between molecules  and we seek to explore how AAI can play a role in these areas too.