Ulster University embraces power of AI to improve patient outcomes & cultivate new start-ups

Ulster University engaged with Dell Technologies and global partner NVIDIA to implement a high-speed computing power platform required to train AI models on ever-larger datasets. This is the first Dell Tech AI Ready Solution deployed in the EMEA region and represents a significant investment from the University. By putting in place next generation servers, high performance computing (HPC) software and other supporting infrastructure, researchers at Ulster University will be able to apply AI to predict illnesses before they emerge and put in place preventative measures that help to treat patients from the comfort of their own homes. The data scientist team at Ulster University's School of Computing are planning to use the transformative power of AI in detecting early signs of diabetic foot disease, enabling suffers to effectively manage the condition without hospitalisation. There are currently over 81,000 adults and 1,000 young people with diabetes in Northern Ireland and over 400 million adults globally.