Month: October 2016

SACHI Seminar – Dr Rebecca Fiebrink: Goldsmiths University of London

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Title: Designing Real-time Interactions Using Machine Learning Abstract: Supervised learning algorithms can be understood not only as a set of techniques for building accurate models of data, but also as design tools that can enable rapid prototyping, iterative refinement, and embodied engagement— all activities that are crucial in the design of new musical instruments and … SACHI Seminar – Dr Rebecca Fiebrink: Goldsmiths University of London

RadarCat presented at UIST2016

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SACHI research project RadarCat (Radar Categorization for Input & Interaction), highlighted earlier this year in the University news, the Courier and Gizmodo and in a Google I/O ATAP 2016 session, will be presented at UIST2016 this week. RadarCat is a small, versatile radar-based system for material and object classification which enables new forms of everyday … RadarCat presented at UIST2016

Computer Science hosts Hack the Bubble

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Earlier this month the School hosted hack the Bubble, a 12-hour hackathon organized by STACS, the St Andrews Computing Society and sponsored by J.P. Morgan. Hackathons are great events for teams of students to build projects from scratch and compete for awesome prizes. The main aim of this event was to show our first and … Computer Science hosts Hack the Bubble

Acacia – The Smart Image Compressor

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Today we are releasing Acacia – a machine learning enabled image compressor developed here in the School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews. Acacia is the work of Oleksandr Murashko and Dr. John Thomson. Acacia (Advanced Content-Adaptive Compressor of ImAges) is an image compression tool targeting at those who want the best … Acacia – The Smart Image Compressor

PhD Viva success: Oche Ejembi

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Congratulations to Oche Ejembi who successfully defended his thesis today. He is pictured below with supervisor Professor Saleem Bhatti, internal examiner Dr Tom Kelsey and external examiner Dr Marwan Fayed from Stirling University.

Computer Science hosts J.P. Morgan

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Earlier this month, J.P. Morgan visited the School of Computer Science, to highlight tech careers, internships and other student opportunities. Staff from the company and CS students are pictured viewing project challenges and solutions through their technology showcase, discussing future career openings and enjoying pizza.

Kamran Razavi: Bloomberg CodeCon winner

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Congratulations to Kamran Razavi, one of our MSc in Dependable Software Systems (Erasmus Mundus) students, who won the recent Bloomberg CodeCon. CodeCon is a UK wide programming contest organised by Bloomberg and is hosted locally across multiple locations in the UK, one of which was located in the department of Physics at the University of … Kamran Razavi: Bloomberg CodeCon winner

Tristan Henderson appointed to Editorial Board of ACM Books

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Dr Tristan Henderson has been appointed to the Editorial Board of ACM Books, to serve as the Area Editor for Networking and Communications. ACM Books is a new publishing initiative from the ACM, focusing on “graduate-level textbooks, deep research monographs that provide an overview of established and emerging fields, practitioner-level professional books, and books devoted … Tristan Henderson appointed to Editorial Board of ACM Books