The 2012 Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming
Further details can be found on the 2012 Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming web site.
The International Workshop on Trends in Functional Programming in Education
Further details can be found on The International Workshop on Trends in Functional Programming in Education web site.
SICSA Summer School on Types and Programming Languages
See the SICSA Summer School on Types and Programming Languages web site for further details.
School of Computer Science is 2nd in 2013 Guardian table
For the second year running the School of Computer Science is ranked second in the latest Guardian league table. The University as a whole is fourth.
Computer Science Graduate Helps Celebrate 600th Anniversary
School of Computer Science graduate Robert MacInnis visited the New York Stock Exchange with the Principal and Sir Sean Connery as part of the 600th Anniversary celebrations
Funded Research Studentships
The School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews has funding for students to undertake PhD research in any of the general research areas in the school: http://www.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/research We are looking for highly motivated research students with an interest in these exciting research areas. Our only requirements are that the proposed research would … Funded Research Studentships
TayViz – The bi-monthly meeting of the Tayside and Fife network for data visualisation
Talks: Information Visualization Research in the SACHI group Speaker: Aaron Quigley Abstract: Aaron will provide a quick overview of the incipient InfoViz research and prospects of the SACHI group. A few examples of visualisation in computational systems biology of anti-inflammatory and anticancer drug actions Speaker: Alexey Goltsov Abstract: Visualization is a key aspect in computational … TayViz – The bi-monthly meeting of the Tayside and Fife network for data visualisation
Helen Purchase on An Exploration of Interface Visual Aesthetics
Speaker: Helen Purchase, University of Glasgow Title: An Exploration of Interface Visual Aesthetics Abstract: The visual design of an interface is not merely an ‘add-on’ to the functionality provided by a system: it is well-known that it can affect user preference, engagement and motivation, but does it have any effect on user performance? Can the … Helen Purchase on An Exploration of Interface Visual Aesthetics
Connect 4 anyone?
The subhonours lab was busy with the Connect 4 challenge this morning. Students taking CS1006 Programming Projects worked in pairs in a round-robin format, in which every duo plays every other once. Congratulations to Hamish and Mariya who won today’s challenge and received Amazon Vouchers as a reward.
New visualisation technique by STACS lecturer featured in the New Scientist
FatFonts, a visualisation technique invented by Miguel Nacenta, lecturer at the School is featured in this week’s issue of the New Scientist. You can learn more about the technique here and read the preview of the article here.