Nightingale HQ is excited to announce a new strategic collaboration with King’s College London. This partnership brings together the expertise of Dr. Amanda Coles, a leading researcher in Artificial Intelligence Planning, and her faculty team to the metals industry through the application of advanced AI planning techniques.

The collaboration leverages King’s cutting-edge research in General Explainable AI Planning and Nightingale HQ’s industrial expertise in optimisation to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing the steel sector. Together, the teams will focus on reducing material scrap, optimising processes, and lowering carbon emissions, all critical steps toward making steel production more sustainable and cost-efficient.

“We are thrilled to partner with King’s College London to bring innovative AI solutions to the steel sector,” said Ruth Kearney, CEO of Nightingale HQ. “This collaboration will not only enhance our production planning capabilities but also contribute directly to our mission of making steel production greener and more sustainable.”

The agreement provides a framework for joint research and development activities, including impact studies and prototyping with AI planning techniques within Nightingale HQ’s production environment. Key focus areas include optimising long products and cutting operations, while also developing contrastive explanations for cutting stock problems in order to understand why certain AI-driven decisions are made.

Dr. Amanda Coles added;

“Working with Nightingale HQ gives us an exciting opportunity to apply our research to real-world industrial challenges. By combining academic innovation with practical deployment, we can demonstrate how explainable AI planning can transform steel production, reducing waste and supporting the industry’s transition to a more sustainable future.”

This partnership underscores Nightingale HQ’s commitment to driving digital transformation across the metals sector and King’s College London’s role at the forefront of applied AI research. Together, they aim to set a new benchmark for efficiency and sustainability in steel making.

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For more information on collaborations, please contact
Ruth Kearney, CEO, Nightingale HQ at ruth@nightingalehq.ai