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University of Sheffield artificial intelligence expert set to supercharge UK’s AI sector
Prof. Neil Lawrence, an artificial intelligence (AI) expert, from the University of Sheffield is set to help boost the growth of AI in the UK and put the country at the forefront of the industries of the future as part of an independent committee advising government on the fast-growing technology.
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
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Master and Mistress Cutler visit to the Department of Computer Science
Staff from the Department of Computer Science were delighted to welcome the Master and Mistress Cutler to the University and show them the Department’s apiary.
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PhD student Ibrahim Althomali and Professor Phil McMinn of the Department awarded IEEE distinguished paper award.
PhD student Ibrahim Althomali, Professor Phil McMinn of the Department – along with their US-collaborator Professor Gregory Kapfhammer – were awarded an IEEE distinguished paper award for their paper entitled "Automatic Visual Verification of Layout Failures in Responsively Designed Web Pages". The paper was presented by Ibrahim at the International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation, in Xi'an, China, in April.
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Sheffield Women in Computer Science
The Sheffield Women in Computer Science Society launched this year. Find out what they have been up to and how you can get in touch with them if you are interested in collaborating.
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Ground-breaking digital monitoring project could help prevent diseases
Researchers in the Department of Computer Science are part of a project that has been awarded 2.1 million euros in funding to help develop technology to monitor how well people walk – a vital sign of health and wellbeing.
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
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Researchers to develop new technologies to help people with disabilities
Robots to help reduce anxiety among children and telepresence robots that allow family to ‘visit’ their elderly relatives, are being developed as part of a major new research project to create the next generation of assistive technologies.
This article is located in a different section of the University of Sheffield website.
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University of Sheffield receives over £8m in funding to train the next generation of artificial intelligence scientists and engineers
The UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Speech and Language Technologies and their Applications, hosted at the University of Sheffield, aims to become a world-leading centre for training scientists and engineers in speech and language technologies (SLT), two core areas within artificial intelligence.
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Computer Science student confirmed as SURE Student Researcher of the Year
Congratulations to Harvey Cash who has been awarded the Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Student Researcher of the Year award. Harvey was nominated by Professor Guy Brown for his project "Low-Cost Sensors for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea"
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Prof. Guy Brown reappointed for second four-year term.
The Department of Computer Science is delighted to announce that the Head of Department, Prof. Guy Brown, has been reappointed in his role for a second four-year term.
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Simplifying Text with SIMPATICO
Researchers at the University of Sheffield are building an automatic tool which simplifies online text making it more accessible to readers.
The technology will help non-native speakers, the elderly, low literacy individuals and those with dyslexia by making information on public services websites easier to understand.
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Dr Haiping Lu receives prestigious Amazon Research Award
Congratulations to Dr Haiping Lu who has been awarded an Amazon Research Award for his work which could help customers find products more easily.
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The Institute of Coding celebrates 1st birthday with The University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is today celebrating its partnership with the Institute of Coding (IoC).
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MSc Data Analytics Students Published in Pattern Recognition Journal
MSc Data Analytics Students Peizhen Bai and Fangling Liu work with their academic supervisor to published a full research paper “Joint Interaction with Context Operation for Collaborative Filtering” in Pattern Recognition Journal (IF 3.96).
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Can new drugs be tested with computers? EU-funded team explores the future of tuberculosis drugs testing
Researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Departments of Computer Science, and Maths are part of a consortium which is investigating how advanced computer modelling and simulation can be used to reduce the costs of the clinical trials required to test the efficacy of new therapies for tuberculosis.
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Dr Achim Brucker joins panel of experts at the Sheffield City Regional QER
Dr Achim Brucker was part of a panel of experts at the recent Sheffield City Regional Quarterly Economic Review (QER) breakfast.