It has been a busy couple of weeks in the School of Computer Science, as we welcomed both new and returning students.
We’re delighted to have you back with us and look forward to the year ahead.
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Congratulations to all our Graduating Students!
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!
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.
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.
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!
PhD Viva Success: Yunjia Wang
Congratulations to Yunjia Wang who passed his PhD in February Supervised by Dr Ishbel Duncan.
Thanks are due to Alan Miller as the internal, and to Karen Renaud from Strathclyde as the external.
Yunjia was the last PhD student of Ishbel so we hope you can now enjoy your retirement!
International Day for Women and Girls in Science
We celebrated International Day for Women and Girls in Science (Saturday 11th Feb) in the Jack Cole coffee area today, giving staff and students the chance to get to know one another
PhD Viva Success: Nnamdi Ekwe-Ekwe
Congratulations to Nnamdi Ekwe-Ekwe, who has passed his PhD examination with minor corrections.
Special thanks to the external examiner, Peter Garraghan (Lancaster) and also to Nnamdi’s supervisors Adam Barker and Kasim Terzic.
WICS Coffee Break
WICS hosted another coffee break today in the School Coffee Area, It was great to see lots of interest!
WICS are also hosting a blog competition, sponsored by Google. Your blog post submission has the chance to be featured on our website as well as shared on our social media pages.
There will be two winners, one decided by Google and a public vote by our members. Each winner will receive a prize from the Google store.
The prompt for the contest is anything related to WICS. This could be
- Notes of gender bias in the world.
- Exciting research in technology.
- Personal experience in a male-dominated field.
The prompt for the competition is quite vague, so be as creative as you like. For more inspiration, visit the about us section of our website. There is an advisory word count of 500 words.
This competition is open to anyone. To submit your blog, fill out the information via our website under the blog submission tab.
Competition blog submissions close on Friday 17th February at 9.00 pm.
If you have any questions reach out to us on either our social media channel or our email: wics@st-andrews.ac.uk
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Kind regards,
Alice Lin (she/her)
Vice President
Women in Computer Science at St Andrews | standrewswomenincs.com