From Durham University to AI for Everyone

Built by Kaz, a Durham University Computer Science student, with academic guidance from a professor specialising in Machine Learning. Inverim bridges cutting-edge AI research and real-world practical application.

Foundation

Durham University Research

Born from a Computer Science project at Durham University, developed by Kaz with academic guidance from a Machine Learning advisor.

Mission

AI for Everyone

Making AI literacy accessible to everyone — from 10-year-old students to retirees.

Approach

Practical First

Every lesson ends with something you can do. Real tools, real projects, real businesses.

Innovation

Story-Based Learning

Our AI teaching engine turns complex topics into engaging genre stories — a Durham University final project, reviewed by an academic advisor in machine learning.

Academic advisor

Reviewed and supported by Durham research

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Dr Yang Long

Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, Durham University · IEEE Senior Member · MRC Innovation Fellow

Dr Long supported the development of Inverim's story-based learning system and reviewed our course material. His research bridges computer vision and machine learning, with a focus on scalable, interpretable AI for healthcare, education and beyond — and over 100 peer-reviewed publications in venues including IEEE TPAMI, CVPR and AAAI.

Selected publication

Bond-Taylor, S., Leach, A., Long, Y., & Willcocks, C. G. (2021). Deep Generative Modelling: A Comparative Review of VAEs, GANs, Normalizing Flows, Energy-Based and Autoregressive Models. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 44(11), 7327–7347. doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2021.3116668

Durham University staff profile

What Makes Us Different

Honest About AI

We teach what AI can do AND what it can't. No hype, no false promises.

Practical First

Every lesson ends with something you can use. A tool learned, a project built, or a skill gained.

For Everyone

No jargon. No gatekeeping. If you can use a smartphone, you can learn AI. Ages 10 to 100.