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Distinguished Lecture series 2024

This years Distinguished Lecture series was delivered yesterday ( Tuesday 12th March) by Professor Neil Lawrence, University of Cambridge In his talk on, 'The Atomic Human Understanding Ourselves in the Age of AI'  he gave an overview of where we are now with machine learning solutions, and what challenges we face both in the near and […]

CS EDI International Snack event

Today the School of Computer Science Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee held an International Snack event. This event aimed to bring together our international staff and students for an informal gathering and share some snacks from around the globe.    

Seminar: Tangible User Interfaces 13th March 2024

We have 2 presentations next week focusing on Tangible interfaces by Laura Pruszko and Anna Carter. Talk 1: Designing for Modularity -- a modular approach to physical user interfaces Abstract: Designing for Modularity -- a modular approach to physical user interfaces by Laura Pruszko Physical user interfaces, future or history? While some of our old […]

SACHI Seminar: Rights-driven Development

Abstract: Alex will discuss a critique of modern software engineering and outline how it systematically produces systems that have negative social consequences. To help counter this trend, he offers the notion of rights-driven development, which puts the concept of a right at the heart of software engineering practices. Alex's first step to develop rights-driven practices […]

PhD Viva Success: Jordina Frances de Mas

Congratulations to Jordina Frances de Mas for passing her viva subject to minor corrections! Many thanks to Didier Galmiche for serving as the external examiner and Ruth Hoffman as the internal examiner. Pictured from Left to right are Jordina’s supervisor Juliana Bowles, Jordina (Center), and Internal examiner Ruth Hoffmann.

100m boost in AI research will propel transformative innovations

£100m boost in AI research will propel transformative innovations -- UKRI We are delighted to participate in the National Edge AI Hub that is funded by UKRI. The Hub comprises 12 universities and numerous industry and public sector organisations. The vision of the Hub is to develop the underlying research to secure the edge of […]

Doors Open @ CS, 11th April (10am-4pm)

On 11th April, the School of Computer Science at St Andrews will host our Doors Open event. We will be thrilled to welcome any and all visitors from outwith the School, whether you are locally based, from elsewhere in the UK, or from overseas. As a rapidly growing school, we are looking to build relationships […]

Distinguished Lecture Series: The Atomic Human: Understanding Ourselves in the Age of AI

Tuesday 12 March Booth Lecture Theatre, Medical Sciences Building. We look forward to welcoming Prof Neil Lawrence, Cambridge who will talk about 'The Atomic Human: Understanding Ourselves in the Age of AI'. A vital perspective is missing from the discussions we are having about Artificial Intelligence: what does it mean for our identity? Our fascination […]

Fully-funded PhD scholarship in user experience design

Applications are sought from passionate, creative and outgoing students interested in using their skills and interests in tabletop gaming in application to research in computer science, Human Computer Interaction, and User Experience design. This exciting PhD project will see the worlds of TTRPG and computing coincide to produce meaningful interactions to support the design, development […]

Fully-funded PhD scholarship in Privacy and Trust on the Web

As part of their efforts to enhance privacy and trust on the Web, many applications need to be able to determine whether or not a relationship exists between different entities. For example, it is desirable for web browsers to be able to determine that two domain names are under the same administrative control, such that […]