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AI and AI Assurance at NPL

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK's national metrology institute. It develops and maintains the country's primary measurement standards and provides the measurement science, calibration, testing, and scientific expertise that underpin industry, innovation, and public services - helping ensure measurements are accurate, comparable, and trustworthy. In this online talk, Chris Barnes (Head of Science for AI, NPL) will give an overview of NPL's AI activity and how it supports the UK's ambitions for trustworthy and deployable AI across industry.
Speaker:
Professor Chris Barnes
Date/Time:
Thursday 27th August 2026 @ 4:00 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
Venue:
Online via Microsoft Teams
Hosted By:
IET Solent
Online

Introduction to Railway Signalling

Considering a career in rail, expanding your engineering knowledge, or curious about railway safety? This presentation offers a practical introduction to the signalling systems and technologies that keep modern railways moving safely.
Speaker:
Mr. Ivan Ristic
Date/Time:
Thursday 3rd September 2026 @ 12:00 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
Venue:
Online via Microsoft Teams
Hosted By:
IET Manchester
In-Person

Discovery to Tie-Back: The Future of North Sea Gas

Presentation on the future of North Sea gas.
Speaker:
Doug Mackay
Date/Time:
Wednesday 16th September 2026 @ 5:30 PM
Location:
UHI Inverness Inverness Campus, Inverness, IV2 5HS
Hosted By:
IET Scotland North
In-Person

Digital Hearing Aid Technology

Hearing is the detection and interpretation of pressure waves. It attempts to answer the what and where questions, as well as interpreting the sound. Human hearing is complex and very sophisticated. The talk will review how hearing works from the outer ear to the auditory cortex. Complex systems like hearing can fail in many different ways and hearing aids can help for some of these. The speaker will discuss the basics of digital hearing aids and which hearing impairments they can and cannot help with.
Speaker:
Professor Leslie Smith
Date/Time:
Wednesday 16th September 2026 @ 2:00 PM
Location:
Napier University Craiglockhart campus, Edinburgh, EH14 1DJ
Hosted By:
IET Scotland South East