• Question: What might your research or work be used for?

    Asked by HR300 to Deborah, Euan, Maheen, Rob, Stu on 20 Jun 2016. This question was also asked by Georgia.H.
    • Photo: Euan Allen

      Euan Allen answered on 20 Jun 2016:

      If I manage to build the type of computer that I want to build, it can be applied to lots of areas including: machine learning, fluid dynamics, engineering simulations, list searching, and code breaking. We’re still discovering useful applications for the computer every day!

    • Photo: Maheen Siddiqui

      Maheen Siddiqui answered on 21 Jun 2016:

      My research may help us understand the causes of neurological disorders such as autism, which is a condition where a person has impaired social communication and they find it really hard to communicate and connect with others! They think differently to others.

      Currently, diagnosis of autism is done at 3 years of age and if I am successful in my research, this could potentially help with early diagnosis of the condition as early as 6 months of age and help with targeted therapy.

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