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description: TRIC-DT Fortnightly
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* **Date**: 2023-10-17
* **Time**: 10:00
* **Join via**: Teams
* **Call recording**: not available
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## Agenda


### Apologies
> *Please add your name below if you are not able to attend the meeting.*
* Cass
* Chris

## Attendees
* Sophie
* Kalle 
* Kirstine 
* Steven
* David
* Janine
* Karen

### Notes
#### Review of [actions](https://thealanturininstitute.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/sites/TRICDTLeadershipteam/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B935BDFCD-225B-4E0A-820A-36C300C6F7EF%7D&file=TRIC-DT%20Meetings%20action%20log.xlsx&action=default&mobileredirect=true&DefaultItemOpen=1)
* PDRA recruitment, Steve has interviews today. Top candidate pulled out
* visiting researcher status: Janine got a list together and ciruclated with Scott & Steve, Janine made use of Hub peoples list on sharepoint
* Comms for AIUK, Janine, Kalle & Sophie met to discuss lightning talks. Steve got info about demonstrator link. 
    - [name=Kalle] demonstrator for TEA? +1 
        - Janine says we need to apply for this. We are wondering what is the timeline? Janine & Kalle will catch up on this over email.
        - Network+ as well?
        - ==[ACTION] Kalle and Janine to discuss this via email==
    - Lightning talks: Martin Stoffel + David's Ziah and Xiaoxhen's titles + Mohamad ([name=Kalle] to follow up)
        - David suggests Rebecca for a CROP stand / lightning talk?
            - ==[ACTION] Sophie to follow up with Rebecca==
        - Zack: interested to proposing a lightning talk as well - on his physics-informed ML work
            - ==[ACTION] Kalle to follow up with him again about urgency==
                - [name=Sophie] for Martin I plan to just propose a title to him and ask him to sign off so we have something to put on the list, we can get more info later.
                - [name=Kalle] I'll do something similar with Zack (although I think he needs to do a bit more work for the title as he just mentioned to me something different from what we've worked on)
    - Steve to propose a demonstrator (are we doing one with the TRIC?)
        - "one of my postdocs" (I think that might be Cristobal or Jose)

- Janine: what are the talks or panels going on?
    - Kalle shared [draft schedule](https://thealanturininstitute.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/sites/ee/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B4B6A13F7-2049-445D-9634-1F53FDE46136%7D&file=AI%20UK%202024%20working%20draft%20programme%20v.1.xlsx&action=default&mobileredirect=true)
- David: AI safety and as an extension DT safety might be an interesting upcoming topic (something discussed in a meeting with Mark G or so?)
- We should have a TRIC-DT stand for TEA platform lead by Hub
    - [see action point above]
- David will email Keith to check if he wants to put something forth
- Steve asking if we still need a Health specific one, given that we might have two TRIC-DT specific ones anyways. > general consensus on if people want to do something they should be able to.

- David wants to develop Theory of Change framework.
    - Kalle points out there is a meeting on Friday for discussing in-person day setups. We could discuss how to move forward ToC as well.
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#### Theme updates

#### Operations
- 6 month reporting period. Karen has been working on it and will share a form to feed into programme & project updates.
- Yesterday internal advisory board meeting which brought in feedback:
    - We need communications up and running in more visible way. Particular they want to see activity on social media [name=Kalle] :eyes: 
    - Janine: we need to sort some background work
    - David: maybe we should include this as a point in our weekly catch-up so that directors can make suggestions what should be highlighted
    - How does the integration between Hub & co-directors is linking up?
    - Vision & strategy documents were good at what we will do but not what the expected outocmes are and what we want to achieve, David will take that up and
    - in the end there was some discussion on priorities. Directors have limited bandwith, what should the priorities be? Conversations with partners are very time consuming, do we want more funding or focus on working with pdras?
    - David saying we need to figure out what the directors want to prioritize actions but we need to be clear on how we split responsibilities
    - "we are the masters of our own destiny" 

##### Health
- asked to apply fo rsomething, talking to people in australia for some partnership??
    - [name=Kalle] I didn't pick it up either
    - australia developing DT for health, Steve had chat with Hughe Wyat? south walte chief scientist officer to talk about what links could be
- won BHF image competition
- putting togetgher Isaac Newton meteing

##### Natural Environment
- Tomorrow's stakeholder engagement workshops with NOC, BAS, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). takes place at churchhouse. Kirstine hopefull to make scope a way forward on community of practice & asset register
- David, Kirstine, Scott & Janine had a good chat about PDRAs appointment 

##### Infrastructure
* nothing massive to report
* Ziad & Xiaoxen are here now
* in Sheffield: Jack (under UA) & Chris Lindley

#### Hub
- David: yesterday Qs about working together, 
    - Kalle + Cass + Sophie: who will be in the meetings in lieu of Chris for the time being
- Sophie presenting Seminar Series
    - getting conversation started across themes and researchers
    - call to reiterate in group meetings: please participate in proposing topics
- davidjwagg is David's GitHub name [name=Sophie] have added to github :tada: 
- Kalle presents the practitioner's workshop and a general call to engage with more names
- Social event for PDRAs and project at-large
    - Sophie: maybe we can use the seminar series to do something in-person
    - Cass might be helpful here?

#### Partnerships
- Trina will be health lead
- Mark (G?) will be infrastructure
- Matt Corbitt nat. env (worked with Scott already)
- partnerships take a lot of time, but if it works it could end up being a flagship partnership that gets us lots of credit throughout turing
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### Action points for follow up 

* Kalle and Janine to discuss this via email
* Kalle to follow up with Zack again about urgency of lightening talks (need the title tomorrow!) - and also Mohammad?
* Sophie to follow up with Rebecca to engage crop in tric-dt



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* **Date: 2023-10+03
* **Time**: 10:00
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## Agenda

* **Theme**: 
* **Chair**: David
* **Links & resources:**

### Apologies
> *Please add your name below if you are not able to attend the meeting.*
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## Attendees
* Sophie
* Cass
* David
* Janine
* Karen
* Keith
* Steve
* Chris
* Chris
* Kirstine
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### Notes
#### Review of [actions](https://thealanturininstitute.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/sites/TRICDTLeadershipteam/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B935BDFCD-225B-4E0A-820A-36C300C6F7EF%7D&file=TRIC-DT%20Meetings%20action%20log.xlsx&action=default&mobileredirect=true&DefaultItemOpen=1)
* [RAM people list](https://thealanturininstitute.sharepoint.com/sites/TRICDTLeadershipteam/Lists/rampeople/AllItems.aspx)
    * Janine will use the people list to get access for the extended researchers
* Website
    * Ben S has prepared the template. Aiming to have the content complete (MVP) for 16th October internal review
    * Scientific vision etc delivered
    * Janine is formatting and Ben is adding pictures
    * Need to decide who is responsible for updating which tab.
    * Cass still doesn't have edit access - Janine chasing Ben.
* Onboarding
    * [Issue to collect best practice](https://github.com/alan-turing-institute/tric-dt/issues/3)
    * Will flag and guide our [ways of working]()

#### Theme updates
##### Health
* Interviewing next week for PDRA
* Talking with GSK about a potential joint research programme - very early stage
    * Partnerships start the process by identifying a potentail prospect as a "suspect"
    * Trina has a slide which illustrates the model they opperate with
* Steve asked to join the Advisory Board for Virtual Child ($20 million), now going to interview
    * Need to log the engagements we have, e.g. what Advisory boards and partnerships/bids - this should be captured on the stakholder list in the CRM

##### Natural Environment
* Environmental Digital Twins Senior Stakeholder Forum meeting' on 18th Oct. Kirstine chairing, Chris is speaking- great opportunity to draw togther NDTP, TWINE, TRIC, DT Hub etc

##### Infrastructure
* Chris Lyndsey submitted his thesis so now ready to get into Fellowship work. 
* Ziad and Chou Chou

#### Hub
* TEA bid submitting Thursday. Good letters of support
    * LOS have initiated good conversations
* Have IMFe recomendations been mapped onto who could/will deliver? 
    * IMFe ones which look interesting to Cass: 2,4,5,7,9,11,13,16,17,21. Community specific: 5,7,9.
    * Choose a few that are strategic and importnant for us to take forward. 
        * Kirstine: We have thoughts about which of the recommendations could be taken forward by the TRIC-DT and Hub, but it would be good to receive your input before the event.
* Steve suggested review/collation of standards and guidelines
    * [name=Cass] These could perhaps be collated under the TRIC knowledge commons
* Researcher seminar series
    * [Draft proposal](https://hackmd.io/6-2XBVhLRlqyPAse4Z0oyQ)
    * ==Please review and input topics or people who would be a good fit for presenting/attending==
        * All suggestions so far are from the Natural Env
        * Suggestion that each session has 1 speaker from each theme, talking on the same topic
* Industry connections
    * Are Co-Directors interested in engaging?
    * What kind of collaborations/opportunities would be valuable? 
        * Funding mechanisms to support collaborations in HEI, ICAS
        * Always good to have a list of companies to include on our bids
        * "Soft no" = unfortunately not able to work with you on this project, bid suggest they join Network+ and stay engaged.
        * Find out how they plan to pay for project. Note however that we are not a consustancy, and the partnerships should be more than transactional.
        * David: We should have a mechanism for identifying/judging which prospects to pursue. 
* AIUK Lightning talks
    * Janine asks how to identify people from our stakeholder list to approach for talks - does she go to our stakeholder list? Should Hub connect/nudge folks?
    * David: We need to have a more focused talk about how we approach AIUK.
    * Pitchfest might be better for less expereince
    * Steve suggested Marina Strocchi (not Turing associated). Martin might to put something together
    * ==Janine and Sophie to take forward==

#### Operations
* Scheduling in-person meeting
    * Note there is a potential clash with Netwrok+ first big meeting
    * ==Agenda will be discssed at our next TRIC meeting - come prepared==
        * To discuss who shuld be invited to this day.
* Internal Review Board
    * Agenda will be based on Terms of Reference
    * Janine will develop and circulate


### Action points for follow up 
* Think about potential agenda for next in-person day
* Janine and Sophie to think about who to target for AIUK Lightning and pitchfest
* Co-directors to review and make suggestions for [seminar series](https://hackmd.io/6-2XBVhLRlqyPAse4Z0oyQ) speakers.
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* **Date: 2023-09-05
* **Time**: 10:00-11:00
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[TOC]

## Agenda

* **Theme**: TRIC fortnightly update
* **Chair**: Steve N
- **Agenda:** https://thealanturininstitute.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/TRICDTLeadershipteam/EX6zLIhD3hNAkv5uLZM-Y9ABxs5-NTb8uxnMxYozrW1G-A?e=j3Uoj7


### Apologies
> *Please add your name below if you are not able to attend the meeting.*
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## Attendees
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### Notes
- Introduction for Karen de Cesare (new project manager to support Janine and Nahim)
- SN focused on closing off long-overdue actions on the [action log](https://thealanturininstitute.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/TRICDTLeadershipteam/Ec3fW5NbIgpOggo2wwDG9-8B2b2rj8yHP-_HLnez0rNakw?e=SyzuLr)
- Programme Grant -- 4m has been successful (Scott) 
    - [name=Cass] Big EPSRC one with all the workstreams, with 2.2 (controlled environment aggroculture) and 2.4 (Reproducible pipelines)
- [Mohammad](https://github.com/melmasri) starts next week in reality (this week = lots of HR + setting things up)
- Can we get a PDRA community up and running ASAP in the TRIC-DT?
    - Interest in having us at the Hub getting to work on this ASAP.
    - [name=Cass] ACTION: Need to set up some slack channels (e.g. #welcome) and invite them to coffee chats. Start and document an "onoarding" process. 
        - Steve requested something to be circulated in 2 weeks (19th September)
        - Mohammed is a good person to connect with to ask what he would like i the onboarding process.
- Cardiac DT role is still open, for a different stream. Please reshare.
- In-person Team day [agenda](https://thealanturininstitute.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/TRICDTLeadershipteam/Ef8aQygX9YRNjGoIFD578FUBPe5ROBYw7abYT2J7W1uIuA?e=e1bh2t)
    - Stakeholder mapping exercise on the agenda with Trina - ACTION: design activity
    - Theory of Change exercise - ACTION: Cass and Sophie catch up on progress/plans
    - Note also to plan our "ways of working" session for after the team day (Alden, Malvika and Kirstie invited)

### Natural Environment Theme Updates

- IMFe round 2 stakeholder group
    - Meeting 17th October with IMFe stakeholder group - Chris and Scott to keep the date free and present. Kirstine meeting with the team today and will provide more detail.


### TWINE Demonstrators call
- Discussion about whether it is appropriate for us to apply directly, or support other proposals to the call (note we are named as a programme applicants could should with)
- Janine and Karen to set up a tool/system for monitoring and oversite of funding bids


### Short straits
- "Secret traffic project" = Short straits
    - Chris and Jack? PDRAs at Sheffield
    - (We have another RAM working on this — Fran — who is not part of TRIC-DT)
- "All systems go." — David Wagg


### Health
- April is when the new PDRAs are starting
- Re-advertising for the in-between period
- CIUK application to make a virtual baby. (?!)
- 23-24th June Isaac Newton Workshop award (£8k) - expect to be invited to talk
- Steven to work with Chris on Assurance Project

### Hub update
- TEA funding application
    - TEA letters of support from the differnt themes received
    - Team building out workshop models which we can start to generalise frou routes into the community and impact
    - Deadline end of the month
- Website
    - Add scientific overview
    - Ongoing. Circulate copy for feedback

- RAMS
    - interviewing researchers [name=Cass] Is this process documented? :)
        - [name=Kalle] Yes, all exists in the Sharepoint lists :heart_eyes_cat: 

# AOB
- Scientific updates in this meeting - get PDRAs to present
- Onboarding PDRAs, 
    - inc into wider Turing community
    - David: Digital twin (physical!) library at the Turing? Ask PDRA's to build. Seminar series? Coffee chat?
        - [name=Kalle] [Claire Nicholas-Walker](https://www.turing.ac.uk/people/academic-engagement-national-skills-and-strategy/claire-nicholas-walker) is a good contact here as well
- Hypergraphs -- Ben
    - [name=Kalle] Did he have funding for something that would/could be connected to the TRIC? Not sure.. 
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