As Muffy Thomas, she was awarded her PhD, in Computational Logic, in this School in 1988.
Details are at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2012/02/scientific-adviser14022012
Autonomy handover and rich interaction on mobile devices by Simon Rodgers
Abstract: In this talk I will present some of the work being done in the new Inference, Dynamics, and Interaction group, at the University of Glasgow. In particular, we are interested in using probabilistic inference to improve interaction technology on handheld devices (particularly with touch screens).
I will show how we are using sequential Monte-Carlo techniques to infer distributions over user inputs which can be (1) augmented with applications to provide a smooth handover of control between the human and device and (2) used to extract additional information regarding touch interactions and subsequently improve touch accuracy.
There is a short bio on my webpage:
http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~srogers
Event details
- When: 19th March 2012 14:00 - 15:00
- Where: Phys Theatre C
- Series: CS Colloquia Series
- Format: Colloquium, Seminar
A large-scale study of information needs by Karen Church
In recent years, mobile phones have evolved from simple communication devices to sophisticated personal computers enabling anytime, anywhereaccess to a wealth of information. Understanding the types of information needs that occur while mobile and how these needs are addressed is crucial in order to design and develop novel services that are tailored to mobile users.
To date, studies exploring information needs, in particular mobile needs, have been relatively small in terms of scope, scale and duration. The goal of this work is to investigate information needs on a much larger-scale and to explore, through quantitative analysis, how those needs are addressed.To this end, we conducted one of the most comprehensive studies of information needs to date, spanning a 3-month period and involving over 100 users. The study employed an intelligent experience sampling algorithm, an online diary and SMS technology to gather insights into the types of needs that occur from day to day.
Our results not only complement earlier studies but also shed new light on the differences between mobile and non-mobile information needs as well as the impact of demographics like gender have on the types of needs that arise and on the means chosen to satisfy those needs. Finally, we point to a number of design implications for enriching the future experiences of mobile users based on our findings..
Event details
- When: 5th March 2012 14:00 - 15:00
- Where: Phys Theatre C
- Series: CS Colloquia Series
- Format: Colloquium, Seminar
Alan Frisch Seminar Video
From October to December 2011, the School of Computer Science hosted Dr Alan Frisch from the University of York as a SICSA Distinguished Visiting Fellow. While here, Dr Frisch kindly agreed to give a seminar entitled “Decade of Progress in Constraint Modelling & Reformulation: The Quest for Abstraction and Automation”, the video of which can now be found here.
During his Fellowship Dr Frisch also visited, and spoke at, the universities of Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Event details
- When: 3rd October 2011 - 22nd December 2011
- Format: Seminar
PhD Research featured in Poster Session
Last week we had a very successful poster session for PhD students to feature their research in the School of Computer Science. As previously blogged, three prizes were awarded by Professor Emeritus and former head of School, Ron Morrison.
Many of the posters featured at this session, including all the prizewinners, are now available for everyone to look at.
Competition entrants included:
- Jan de Muijnck-Hughes Leveraging Predicate Based Encryption
Systems - James W. Smith Energy Efficiency in Cloud Computing
- CJ Davies Virtual Time Windows − Cross Reality for Cultural Heritage
- John McCaffery Open Virtual Worlds as a Platform for 3D
Application - Ruth Hoffmann Token Passing Networks and Permutation Pattern
Classes - Indika Perera 3D Multi User Learning Environments:
Management Policy Considerations - Ward Jaradat A Scalable Architecture for Decentralised Execution of Data-Intensive Workflows
- Jin Huang Architectural Concerns for Distributed, Self‐adaptive
Systems - Ozgur Akgün Refining Portfolios of Constraint Models with CONJURE
- Masih Hajiarabderkani Adaptive Dissemination of Maintenance
Information in Peer-to-Peer Systems - Jakub Dostal Viewing Distance and Attention Detection in
Multi-Display Environments (MDEs) - Arunas Prokopas Constraint Solver Synthesizer
- Chonlatee Khorakhun Enabling “Internet of Things”
- Luke Hutton Temporal decay of social networking privacy
policies - Bruce Simpson A new approach to multihoming in the IPv6
Internet
Many thanks to all the students for their hard work in creating such interesting posters, and to Ron for his very careful prizegiving.
PhD Poster Session 2012
The PhD poster session took place today in the Jack Cole coffee area.
Ron Morrison awarded Amazon vouchers to the three best posters. Congratulations to Lakshitha, Yi and Ali.
3rd place to System Deployment Costs in Public Clouds – Ali Khajeh-Hosseini
2nd place to Building Energy Awareness into ICT Systems (complete with magnifying glass) – Yi Yu
1st place to Monitoring Architectural Conformance through Runtime Event Interpretation – Lakshitha De Silva
Many of the posters featured at this session, including all the prizewinners, are now available for everyone to look at.
Competition entrants included:
- Jan de Muijnck-Hughes Leveraging Predicate Based Encryption
Systems - James W. Smith Energy Efficiency in Cloud Computing
- CJ Davies Virtual Time Windows − Cross Reality for Cultural Heritage
- John McCaffery Open Virtual Worlds as a Platform for 3D
Application - Ruth Hoffmann Token Passing Networks and Permutation Pattern
Classes - Indika Perera 3D Multi User Learning Environments:
Management Policy Considerations - Ward Jaradat A Scalable Architecture for Decentralised Execution of Data-Intensive Workflows
- Jin Huang Architectural Concerns for Distributed, Self‐adaptive
Systems - Ozgur Akgün Refining Portfolios of Constraint Models with CONJURE
- Masih Hajiarabderkani Adaptive Dissemination of Maintenance
Information in Peer-to-Peer Systems - Jakub Dostal Viewing Distance and Attention Detection in
Multi-Display Environments (MDEs) - Arunas Prokopas Constraint Solver Synthesizer
- Chonlatee Khorakhun Enabling “Internet of Things”
- Luke Hutton Temporal decay of social networking privacy
policies - Bruce Simpson A new approach to multihoming in the IPv6
Internet
Saturday visiting day
UCAS applicants are welcomed to the School of Computer Science for an Undergraduate visiting day.
Event details
- When: 10th March 2012 11:00 - 21:00
- Format: Visiting Day
Saturday visiting day
UCAS applicants are welcomed to the School of Computer Science for an Undergraduate visiting day.
Event details
- When: 11th February 2012 11:00 - 21:00
- Format: Visiting Day
Research Fellow Vacancy
The SACHI research group are seeking applications for a research fellow
Information on how to apply.
SCOttish Networking Event (SCONE)
The next SCONE meeting will be held in the School of Computer Science
in St Andrews on Friday 24 February. We will start with lunch at 1200,
and the main event from 1300-1700 before adjourning to a pub.
To register, please e-mail Tristan Henderson so that we can organise numbers for
catering.
The format for this meeting will be a very small number of talks, and
a PhD poster session. If you are a PhD student, then please consider
bringing a poster to advertise your work and elicit feedback. If you
are a PhD supervisor, then please encourage your students to present a
poster.
If you are not a PhD student and would like to give a talk, then
please also get in touch.
The programme will eventually become available here.
Event details
- When: 24th February 2012 12:00 - 17:00
- Where: Cole 1.33a
- Format: Workshop