Research

Daniel Archambault : Effective Visualisation of Static and Dynamic Graphs

Abstract Visualising dynamic graphs is important for many application areas.  For social media networks, they can help us understand the interaction and interests of users online.  In biology, they can illustrate the interactions between genes and biological processes.  Understanding and designing effective visualisation methods for dynamic network data is fundamental to these areas as well … Daniel Archambault : Effective Visualisation of Static and Dynamic Graphs

Keith Cheverst: Investigating the Shared Curation of Locative Media relating to the Local History of a Rural Community

Abstract In this talk I will present experiences and insights from our studies involving locative media, local history and community. Our work in the village of Wray has involved the longitudinal and ‘in the wild’ deployment of ‘digital noticeboard’ displays (conceived as technology probes) that support the sharing of photos/images. A significant portion of the … Keith Cheverst: Investigating the Shared Curation of Locative Media relating to the Local History of a Rural Community

WWWho do you trust?

  Who do you trust online? Come and help us to work out how you decide to trust web sites! You will need to complete a computer-based survey (in the Physics Library or in the School of Computer Science) in which you will rate how you perceive the trustworthiness of several websites. Total participation time is less … WWWho do you trust?

Finalists in VisitScotland digital competition

Congratulations to the Open Virtual Worlds Group on reaching the final of a digital competition launched by VisitScotland, Scotland’s national tourism organisation. They presented their final product idea ‘Taste From Afar’ a collection of immersive tours, to a panel of judges in the final stages.

Seminar: “Data Exploration on Smart watches” by Dr Rachel Menzies

Abstract: For many of us, interacting with data on mobile devices such as phones and tablets is commonplace in our lives, e.g. phone call data, TV guide, maps, fitness and wearable data. With the introduction of smart watches, the screen size of mobile devices has dramatically decreased. This reduction in screen real estate provides challenges … Seminar: “Data Exploration on Smart watches” by Dr Rachel Menzies

PhD Viva Success: Marc Werfs

Congratulations to Marc Werfs, who successfully defended his thesis today. He is pictured below with supervisor Emeritus Professor Ian Sommerville, Internal examiner Dr Alex Voss, and External examiner Professor Stuart Anderson from the University of Edinburgh. Dr Gordon Baxter and Dr Juliana Bowles also supervised Marc during his PhD.

Palimpsest recognised by British Library Labs

A new annual competition set up to identify outstanding and innovative work, created using the British Library’s digital collections and content, has recognised Palimpsest. The 2015 British Library Labs Awards honoured projects within three key categories: Research, Creative/Artistic and Entrepreneurship. Palimpsest: Telling Edinburgh’s Stories with Maps, was runner up in the Research category. Congratulations to … Palimpsest recognised by British Library Labs

Success at the Undergraduate Awards

Congratulations to recent graduate Aleksejs Sazonovs on winning the gold medal in the computer science category at the Undergraduate Awards.