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Seminar Talks on Applications for Research and Teaching with Artificial Intelligence (START AI)
START AI is a talk series designed to help colleagues upskill in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for research and teaching. The series builds on the AI Applications for Research Contexts workshop hosted by the University’s Researcher Network in June 2025 and the AI Applications for Teaching workshop in April 2024.
Format
Each 90-minute talk will include 2 elements:
- A 20-minute presentation on the specific AI application from research or teaching
- A 60-minute hands-on tutorial on an element of the application, designed for staff without a background in AI
- Attendees should bring a laptop to participate in the tutorial
Dr Eoin McElroy, School of Psychology
Using AI for the Pooling and Harmonization of Survey Data
Description:
Pooling data from different survey studies can enhance statistical power, enabling more precise estimates of trends and associations. This approach also facilitates cross-national and cross-cohort comparisons, revealing how demographic, policy, and environmental differences influence outcomes over time. However, harmonizing variables across surveys often presents challenges, including differences in data collection methods and instruments.
This workshop will discuss these challenges and provide guidance on how developments in AI, specifically Natural language processing (NLP), can be used to facilitate the harmonization of questionnaire data.
Workshop objectives:
- Outline common challenges when harmonizing data
- Demonstrate different approaches to data harmonization
- Provide a demonstration of Harmony, an open-source NLP tool for harmonizing questionnaire data
Target audience:
Researchers from across the social and health science, particularly those who routinely use questionnaire data in their research. Basic understanding of data management, and multivariate analyses will be useful. A basic knowledge of R code would be useful, but not essential.
For further information, visit START AI Seminar Series – AI Applications for Teaching and Research
Coleraine Campus
Cromore Rd, Coleraine, BT52 1SA
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