An Introduction to Diffusion Models in Generative AI

The Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery, based in the Department of Computer Science and Technology, offers support for researchers across the University to use AI in their research. We are pleased to announce that our AI training courses & workshops for this term are open for booking!

Join us for courses exploring key topics in AI as well as hands-on workshops to apply your AI skills. 

An Introduction to Diffusion Models in Generative AI 

With the increase in AI-generated imagery using models such as Dall-E, Midjourney and Sora and research applications such as AlphaFold, there has been a surge in workflows incorporating models like Stable Diffusion. These models have potential in research applications including drug discovery, weather forecasting, synthetic speech and medical imaging.

The aim of the session will be to equip you with knowledge of how generative AI and diffusion models work and to share an overview of research applications. The workshop will include short talks from researchers already deploying diffusion models in their research.

Much of the workshop content is conceptual and high-level, and by the end of the day participants will have a firm grasp on how diffusion models work. We won’t be coding during the session, but will share code with you for you to work with after the session.

Open to all postgraduate students and staff, our courses are designed to support you at all stages of implementing AI in your research. 

Registration is required to attend. Lunch will be provided with the opportunity for networking during the breaks.