Thank you to all our students who came along to our graduation reception on Wednesday 14 June. On behalf of all staff, we hope you had a lovely day and would like to wish you all the very best in the future. Please Keep in touch!
Event
AI Stay Day
The AI research theme members came together in an internal event on Tuesday 6 June. We discussed our latest projects, shared our insights and challenges, and brainstormed new ideas for future research. It was a great opportunity to connect with our colleagues and learn from each other.
We look forward to more opportunities to collaborate and grow as an AI group.
Graduation Reception
Congratulations to all of our students who are graduating this year!
Hopefully we will see most of you again on Wednesday 14 June where the School will host a small reception in the coffee area between 11.00 and 13.00 for you and your guests, with a glass of bubbly and of course some cakes from Fisher and Donaldson.
PhD Viva Success: Abd Alsattar Ardati
Congratulations to Abd Alsattar Ardati, supervised by Dr Alex Voss, Dr Uta Hinrichs, Prof Ian Gent & Dr Angie Miguel, who has passed his PhD viva subject to minor corrections.
Many thanks to Prof Sampsa Hyysalo (Aalto University) for serving as the external examiner and to Dr Jason Jacques for being the internal examiner.
Congratulations to Jack Waller!
Jack Waller, one of our MSci students in the School of Computer Science, has won the Software Engineering Undergraduate of the Year.
Well done to finalists Ben Sanders and Hannah Falk also Computer Science students who made it to the final of the awards, organised by targetjobs.
The targetjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards is an annual competition aimed at finding the best undergraduates in the UK. Each award is partnered by a prominent graduate recruiter who provides a fantastic prize for the winner, which could include a paid internship, a trip abroad, or other exclusive opportunities.
School of Computer Science competition winner
Congratulations to Mirza Hossain, a MSc student from the School of Computer Science, who won the ‘technology’ category of our bi-annual ideas competition What’s the big idea?. Mirza was awarded £100 for telling his idea for a new technology specifically targeted at AI researchers. Mirza has also secured a space on the upcoming Steps to Start Up and FastStart Design Thinking Sprint programmes in May.
These programmes are part of the Entrepreneurship Centre’s Summer series which are open to all staff, students, and non-University members.
More information and registration here.
The competitions will re-open again in the new academic year and students and staff can apply here.
Doors Open Event Success
We had a wonderful time yesterday at the Doors Open day. We welcomed more than 200 visitors who were interested in learning more about our programs, facilities, and research.
We showcased some of our cutting-edge projects in artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and software engineering. Our visitors had the chance to interact with virtual reality systems, and smart devices. They also learned about the ethical and social implications of these technologies.
Special Thanks to Ruth Hoffmann, Ken Boyd and Kirsty Ross who organised the event. We would also like to thank everyone who attended the doors open day and made it a success. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to contact us at collaborate-cs@st-andrews.ac.uk.
We look forward to seeing you again soon!
End of term BBQ
Some of our Students held a BBQ to lighten the mood in the run up to assignment deadlines.
Findlay Sloan the 5th year rep and Georgia Chiswick 2nd year student and CS ball president were the grill masters for the BBQ.
Doors Open @ CS, TOMORROW (Tuesday 11 April,10am-4pm)
Tomorrow, the School of Computer Science will host our first ever Doors Open event. We will be thrilled to welcome any and all visitors from outwith the School, whether you are locally based, from elsewhere in the UK or from overseas.
As a rapidly growing school, we are looking to build relationships with new partners and are keen to find out how we can help you, your companies and/or organisations to solve problems and improve processes.
Our Doors Open day will have over 60 individual exhibits and activities. Our presenters will be our staff and students, with representation from 1st year undergrad through to PhD students, academic and technical members of staff.
Distinguished Lecture Series: Computer Science and the Environment
Thank you to Professor Gordon Blair for delivering this year’s distinguished lecture on Computer Science and the environment.
The series of talks explained the role of computer science in addressing the massive challenges associated with a changing climate.
Feedback was positive and the series was enjoyed by all!
From Left to Right: Jonathan Lewis, Blesson Varghese, Simon Dobson, Gordon Blair, Ian Miguel & Al Dearle (Back)