Computer Science 111: The Morrison Suite
Emeritus Professor and former Head of School Ron Morrison visited us earlier this week to officially open The Morrison Suite.
News
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.
School delivering for Code First Girls
The School of Computer Science is delivering a Code First Girls programme. Code First: Girls is the coding education arm of Entrepreneur First, a not-for-profit organisation supporting graduates to build their own tech startups. Within this industry there is a recognition that women are at a disadvantage due to their lack of technical knowledge and … School delivering for Code First Girls
Experiments: Potential Participant Sign Up
Experiments involving humans are an important part of Computer Science research. A database of participants has been created to avoid spamming everyone in the general lists, and so that anyone interested can sign up for future experiments. These experiments are often paid, fun, and often provide an insight into new technologies and devices. Staff within … Experiments: Potential Participant Sign Up
Researcher wins Windows Azure for research award
Blesson Varghese won a Windows Azure for research award. Details of the award can be found at http://blogs.msdn.com/b/msr_er/archive/2014/01/16/latest-recipients-of-windows-azure-for-research-awards-announced.aspx#recipients
Researcher wins NVIDIA award
Blesson Varghese won a NVIDIA award for his proposal “GPU Accelaration for Real-time Analytics”. Details of the award can be found at http://bigdata.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/nvidia-award-for-blesson-varghese/
2013 in Computer Science: A Year in Pictures
Dr Per Ola Kristensson: A visionary that will shape the future
Congratulations to our very own Per Ola Kristensson. Earlier this year he was named as one of the people most likely to change the world by the prestigious MIT Technology Review’s list of Innovators under 35. Described as visionary he appears, today at number 11 in IMPACT 100, he is a lecturer in Human Computer … Dr Per Ola Kristensson: A visionary that will shape the future
The Usual Suspects
Breaking away from the CS coffee machine at last. Academics from the School subtly advertise Costa sponsorship deal at November Graduation? Surely not! We reserve the right to protect the confidentiality of our source.
Honorary Professor John Stasko
Professor John Stasko and the Associate Chair of the School of Interactive Computing in the College of Computing at Georgia Tech has been appointed as an Honorary Professor in the School of Computer Science. This appointment comes following a SICSA distinguished visiting fellowship John was awarded. This fellowship allowed John to participate in the SACHI/Big … Honorary Professor John Stasko