On August 29th Gordon Baxter, Derek Wang and Ian Sommerville (St Andrews), along with Ian Allison (RGU) manned the stand for the SFC funded project “Creating High Value Cloud Services” at Scotland IS’s annual ScotSoft Forum. There were over 500 people at the event which was held in Edinburgh’s Sheraton Grand Hotel. The programme of … Creating High Value Cloud Services at ScotSoft Forum
Welcome to our new postgraduate taught and research students, some of whom are pictured enjoying a social event before teaching commences on Monday. Yes, there has been a lot of Pizza consumed in the School this week!
Professor Alan Dearle from the School of Computer Science, and Dean of Science at the University, has the honour of acting as Laureator for Sir Tim Berners-Lee today, one of the international scholars and thinkers awarded an Honorary Degree as part of the University’s 600th Anniversary celebrations. Join Professor Dearle and Sir Tim Berners-Lee and … Creator of the World Wide Web Honoured
After a welcome talk by Head of School Steve Linton, orientation 2013 is underway in the School. Monday and Tuesday offered various overviews, module talks and academic briefings. Anyone who missed these events will find related material on the School Homepage. School President James Anderson represented the School at Academic Fayre. Student activity was observed … Computer Science Orientation Week 2013
The 2013 PhD Reading Party was held last month at the Burn House, just outside Edzell in the North East of Scotland. It was an opportunity for research students to give a talk in a relaxed atmosphere, about their research interests. It also allowed for some socialising while wandering through the nearby woods and rivers. … PhD Reading Party 2013
In express agreement with Computer Science Law, a new supply of Toblerone arrives just in time for semester one, courtesy of Ruth Hoffmann. Images courtesy of Al Dearle
Bring your own device (BYOD) coffee time sessions increase in popularity as staff and students are pictured getting to grips with some of the new Nexus 7 tablets. On a more practical note they’ll be used on the Video Games and HCI Practice modules in semester one.
Dr Per Ola Kristensson is one of 35 top young innovators named today by the prestigious MIT Technology Review. For over a decade, the global media company has recognised a list of exceptionally talented technologists whose work has great potential to “transform the world.” Dr Kristensson (34) joins a stellar list of technological talent. Previous … Dr Per Ola Kristensson tipped to change the world
Words we use to describe our alumni, who work in New York, Switzerland, London and Edinburgh amongst other places. Whether working for established companies such as Adobe and Google or in their own business start-ups such as AetherWorks LLC. and PlanForCloud (formerly ShopForCloud) our graduates continue to flourish. And rumour has it more of our … Ambitious, entrepreneurial, innovative, employable and highflying…
We have added more details on our new MSc in Human Computer Interaction which is starting in September 2013. This is an intensive one-year programme designed to provide a solid theoretical and practical foundation in HCI. It is designed to enable students from a variety of backgrounds to become HCI practitioners, in roles including UX … MSc in Human Computer Interaction starting in September 2013