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AI & Technology
Artificial intelligence and technology are reshaping how we learn, work, create and care for one another. Our researchers and students explore AI’s impact across healthcare, education, sport, ethics and accessibility.
Big data, big solutions
These stories explore how ATU students and researchers are responding to some of the biggest questions about our technological future.
Student develops AI tool to transform accessible learning
Emanuel Covasa won the AIB Student Impact Award 2026 for developing an AI solution to support students with dyslexia, ADHD and other learning needs.
Can AI match human empathy?
Aisha Mohamed is exploring how university students perceive empathy in responses generated by AI compared with those from human therapists.
Can tiny wearable devices transform healthcare?
Researchers are developing intelligent wearable technology that could help monitor health and improve independent living.
AI in Conversation
Hear our researchers discuss some of the biggest ethical, social and human questions surrounding artificial intelligence.
Is ‘AI Here for Good’?
In this four-part series, cyberpsychologist Máire Carr explores the growing influence of AI on ethics, education, society and mental health.
AI-powered smart glasses for children?
Dr Frances O’Donnell shares why next-generation AI smart glasses raise urgent questions around privacy, safety, ethics and children’s digital rights.
AI in the Real World
From hospitals to courtrooms, these stories show how AI is being developed to support professionals in their work.
Will AI take over our everyday lives?
As tools like ChatGPT draft emails and plan holidays, Dr Valerie McTaggart uncovers what ethical concerns remain underexplored.
Read her ATU Policy Brief
Teaching Tomorrow
As AI becomes part of everyday education, ATU researchers and faculty explore how it is changing the way we teach, learn and prepare for work.
The future you can wear
ATU researchers are developing wearable technology that harvests energy from human movement, opening new possibilities for continuous health monitoring and independent living.
Mind Over Machine
These researchers explore how technology can support athletes, improve patient care, and enhance manufacturing production.
Changing the game
Luke Canavan Dignam is helping improve player safety by detecting potential head injuries using AI tracking.
Rehabilitation reimagined
Ali Al Abbas is investigating how ‘cobots’ could support rehabilitation therapists to expand patient care.
Missing in manufacturing
Dipshikha Das is teaching robots to support human inspectors in identifying hidden defects in medical devices.
Enhancing the ‘vision’ of robots
A robot designed to perceive, respond and solve unfamiliar challenges took first place at the Robothon Grand Challenge 2025.
Reducing bias in cancer diagnosis
Research recognised at the National AI Challenge explores how AI can reduce bias in cancer diagnosis.
