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Computational Social Choice: an Overview by Edith Elkind, University of Oxford

ABSTRACT In this talk, we will provide a self-contained introduction to the field of computational social choice – an emerging research area that applies tools and techniques of computer science (most notably, algorithms, complexity and artificial intelligence) to problems that arise in voting theory, fair division, and other subfields of social choice theory. We will … Computational Social Choice: an Overview by Edith Elkind, University of Oxford

The Chomsky-Schutzenberger Theorem for Quantitative Context-Free Languages by Heiko Vogler, University of Dresden

ABSTRACT: Weighted automata model quantitative aspects of systems like the consumption of resources during executions. Traditionally, the weights are assumed to form the algebraic structure of a semiring, but recently also other weight computations like average have been considered. Here, we investigate quantitative context-free languages over very general weight structures incorporating all semirings, average computations, … The Chomsky-Schutzenberger Theorem for Quantitative Context-Free Languages by Heiko Vogler, University of Dresden

Internet-of-Things (IoT) Technologies for Integrated Smart Cities Applications by Prof John Soldatos

Title: Internet-of-Things (IoT) Technologies for Integrated Smart Cities Applications Abstract: The aim of this talk is to illustrate the use of Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies as building blocks of smart city applications. As a first step the talk will present the pertinence of IoT and smart cities and accordingly it will introduce a range of smart … Internet-of-Things (IoT) Technologies for Integrated Smart Cities Applications by Prof John Soldatos

The Minister for Universities and Science, David Willtts MP, announced funding of £4.6 million for 21 Digital Transformations in the Arts and Humanities projects as part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) investment in Big Data.

On Thursday 6 February 2014 the Minister for Universities and Science, David Willtts MP, announced funding of £4.6 million for 21 Digital Transformations in the Arts and Humanities projects as part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) investment in Big Data. Along with colleagues in the School of Informatics and the Department of … The Minister for Universities and Science, David Willtts MP, announced funding of £4.6 million for 21 Digital Transformations in the Arts and Humanities projects as part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) investment in Big Data.

Live stream from the Informatics Forum

The iV Tuesday Speaker Series features a new programme of talks given by prominent members of the business community. The programme seeks to inspire and motivate those who wish to develop their careers in different directions or have entrepreneurial ambitions.

Highly Deformable Mobile Devices & Future Mobile Phones by Johannes Schöning, Hasselt University

Speaker: Johannes Schöning, Hasselt University Date/Time: 2-3pm April 8th, 2014 Location: Maths Lecture Theatre B, University of St Andrews Title: Highly Deformable Mobile Devices & Future Mobile Phones Abstract: In the talk I will present the concept of highly deformable mobile devices that can be transformed into various special-purpose controls in order to bring physical … Highly Deformable Mobile Devices & Future Mobile Phones by Johannes Schöning, Hasselt University

How human-human dialogue research can lead us to understand speech behaviours in human-computer dialogue: The case of lexical alignment by Benjamin Cowan, University of Birmingham.

Abstract: Dialogue is a dynamic social activity. Research has consistently shown that our dialogue partners impact our speech choices whereby we converge (or align) on aspects such as lexical choice and syntax. With the development of more natural computer dialogue partners and the increase of speech as an interaction modality in many devices and applications, … How human-human dialogue research can lead us to understand speech behaviours in human-computer dialogue: The case of lexical alignment by Benjamin Cowan, University of Birmingham.