Congratulations to CJ Davies, who successfully defended his thesis today. CJ is pictured below with supervisor Dr Alan Miller and Dr Luke Hutton. Dr Ishbel Duncan acted as internal examiner and external examiner was Prof. Vic Callaghan from the University of Essex.
Adeola Fabola (one of our PhD students) is coordinating the Academic Skills Project (ASP) in the School of Computer Science for the 2015/2016 session. The ASP is a scheme managed by CAPOD, and run by postgraduates, designed to deliver discipline-specific skills and tailored workshops. Yesterday afternoon the first informative and lively workshop, Securing Internships and … Academic Skills Project 2015/16
The School had another successful Coffee Morning and Raffle organised by Ishbel Duncan today. September 25th is the UK’s annual biggest coffee morning in aid of MacMillan Cancer care. Some of the home baking on offer is pictured below. There are still some cakes and biscuits on offer in the coffee area. Donate generously.
Staff and students from the School of Computer Science attended Prof. Ian Miguel’s Inaugural Lecture in St Salvator’s Quadrangle yesterday evening. The well-received and highly accessible lecture titled “Constraint Satisfaction and the Crystal Maze”, was accompanied by a reception in Lower College Hall. Many will remember celebrating Ian’s installation as a new Professor at December … Professor Ian Miguel’s Inaugural Lecture
Congratulations to our recent graduate Aleksejs Sazonovs who accomplished overall winner in the 2015 Undergraduate Awards for Computer Science yesterday. His Winning Paper: ‘A Metapopulation Model for Predicting the Success of Genetic Control Measures for Malaria’ supervised by Prof. Simon Dobson and Prof. Oscar Gaggiotti, was assessed by panels of international academics and will be … Aleksejs Sazonovs: Undergraduate Awards Success
After a busy week of induction and module talks, staff and students are pictured during orientation and welcome receptions. Undergraduate students were invited to a gaming session followed by pizza. It’s always rewarding to see so many students and staff welcoming our new 1st year students. Thanks to School president, Maria Kustikova for overseeing events. … Computer Science 2015: Orientation and Welcome
Thanks to all those who baked, donated and ate. We raised £142 for MacMillan Cancer Support.
The School of Computer Science is delighted to announce that honorable lecturer Dr Roy Dyckhoff is an invited speaker at the conference on Automated Reasoning with Analytic Tableaux and Related Methods, in Wrocław (Poland) from 20–24 September. Abstract: This talk explores the relationship between coherent (aka “geometric”) logic and first-order logic (FOL), with special reference … Dr Roy Dyckhoff, Hon. Senior Lecturer: ‘Coherentisation of first-order logic’
The School of Computer Science is delighted to announce the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Ian Miguel. Title: ‘Constraint Satisfaction and the Crystal Maze’ Abstract: In numerous contexts today we are faced with making decisions of increasing size and complexity, where many different considerations interlock in complex ways. Consider, for example, a staff rostering problem to … Inaugural Lecture: ‘Constraint Satisfaction and the Crystal Maze’ by Professor Ian Miguel
This is the first part of a 4-part workshop. Details are as follows: Date and time: 24th Sept 4.30PM – 6.30PM Venue: Jack Cole 1.33A/B Workshop Leader: Shyam Reyal (smr20) Sign up here: http://goo.gl/forms/RfnaQhZSB2 (Only 3 days left) Workshop 1A (24th September) Contents: Introduction to the internship recruitment process Panel discussion on the most important … Academic Skills Project – Workshop 1A: Securing Internships and Job Placements