Closing Date: 10th February 2023 The School of Computer Science is looking to recruit new academics as part of a large on-going expansion of our academic staff and to support our evolving approach to digital teaching. We wish to appoint two new Lecturers (either Education track, or Education and Research track) to join our vibrant … The School of Computer Science is looking to recruit new academics
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 … WICS Coffee Break
Dr Alan Miller and Catherine Anne Cassidy of the Open Virtual Worlds research group have been successful in funding from the Impact Innovation Fund for their project “Evidencing and Amplifying Impact of Immersive Exhibits in Highlands and Islands Museums”. The project will evaluate the value of digital heritage engagement with virtual reality exhibitions and further … Open Virtual Worlds Impact Innovation Funding Success
We had our first School seminar of the semester today. The speaker was André G. Pereira visiting Scotland on a SICSA DVF Fellowship. André is working on AI Planning problems, an area that is closely related to the work of our own Constraint Programming research group. Title: Understanding Neuro-Symbolic Planning Abstract: In this seminar, we … SICSA DVF Seminar – Dr André G. Pereira
Alan Miller and The Virtual Open Worlds team appeared in The Herald earlier this month promoting their digital reconstruction of Fort William for the West Highland Museum Using VR headsets, the team created a fully immersive virtual reality model of the old fort in Fort William in the days leading up to the Battle of … Virtual Open Worlds appear in The Herald
Congratulations to Rosa Filgueira who has been awarded with the UK Young Academy (UKYA) membership The UK Young Academy’s first cohort brings together members from across academia, charity organisations and the private sector, to galvanise their skills, knowledge, and experience to find innovative solutions to the challenges facing societies now and in the future.
Best Wishes from the school of Computer Science
Congratulations to all our students who recently graduated, We wish you all the very best of luck! Congratulations also go to Chris Jefferson and Juliana Bowles in their professorships
Last month Professor Simon Dobson was invited to be on the PhD examining committee for Indushree Banerjee at TU Delft. She passed with flying colours, for her thesis on ad hoc network protocols for use in disaster recovery situations. The protocol is designed around a very strong model of social justice and equality, working on … PhD success for a former graduate