Individual Research Project

Information about the course objectives, learning and teaching activities and assessment.

The course is an individual research project where the students will work independently on an application of Artificial Intelligence to a biomedical problem. All projects will give students an opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary environment and be embedded within the application. A particular feature of this course will be its attention to the societal and ethical aspects of the proposed research.

Assessment

The course assessment will consist of a written dissertation to be independently marked by two examiners, in line with standard MSc requirements. The dissertation will address the following:

  • motivation: why is the problem tackled important?
  • background: what are the necessary AI and biomedical knowledge?
  • originality: what is different in what is proposed?
  • implications: what is the impact of the research, both scientifically and more broadly in terms of its societal implications?

For formatting and submission instructions see MSc Project Guide

Timeline

Early February 2020 - project proposals are released to students for review

24 February 2020 - projects fair

2 March, 11am - Q&A session

6 March - deadline for individual project selection

30 March -August 2020 - project work

14 August 2020, noon (provisional) - assessment submission deadline

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