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Researchers' Symposium 2016
Department of Computer Science: Researchers' Symposium 2016
The Department of Computer Science Researchers’ Symposium (DCS-RS) 2016 aimed to bring together the department's Research Associates (RAs) to learn about career development opportunities, get informed about different aspects of their research activities and get together to discuss new research collaborations or identify new application areas for their research.
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Bee model could be breakthrough for robot development
Bee model could be breakthrough for robot development
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have created a computer model of how bees avoid hitting walls – which could be a breakthrough in the development of autonomous robots.
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Dr Paul Richmond and Dr Mike Croucher awarded EPSRC Research Software Engineering Fellowships
Dr Paul Richmond and Dr Mike Croucher have both been awarded EPSRC Early Career Research Software Engineering (RSE) Fellowships which will commence in March 2016.
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Transport Planners of the future will delve into interactive virtual worlds
A collaboration between Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) and The Department of Computer Science are using advanced hardware to create large scale pedestrian simulations in an immersive virtual reality setting.
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How to make sense of long comment threads on newspaper websites
An eight-member team led by Professor Rob Gaizauskas and Dr Mark Hepple have collaborated with the Guardian to create a system which is able to transform a large thread into a coherent and concise account of the commenters’ opinions.
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Robot revolution raises urgent societal issues not yet addressed by policy
Rapid developments in the automation of our everyday lives have prompted a world leading multidisciplinary group of technology scholars to form the Foundation for Responsible Robotics (FRR).
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CodeFirst:Girls
Computer Science run evening course with CodeFirst:Girls for university students wanting to learn programming
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Computer Science Society hosts 24 hour gaming jam
The Computer Science Society will host a 24 hour game jam on the 14 November at the University Sheffield
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Student wins 2nd Place Award for the ESEC/FSE Student Research Competition
Second place awarded to one of our students, Tom White, for the paper he submitted to the undergraduate category at an international conference (FSE).
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BBC Radio 4 Digital Human
DCS Professor James Marshall discusses the Green Brain project, bees, robots and Turing Tests on BBC Radio 4
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Green Brain project featured on BBC Click
The Green Brain project, led by DCS, features in the current episode of BBC Click
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Professor Fabio Ciravegna Alumni fund bid success
Professor Fabio Ciravegna has been successful with an Alumni fund bid to develop a tool to support visually impaired students in lectures
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DCS Professor wins prestigious European Research Council grant
Professor James Marshall announced as the recipient of an ERC Consolidator Grant
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DCS Professor discusses ethics and personal data
Prof Neil Lawrence discusses the ethics of personal data collection in the Guardian
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DCS Welcomes Two New Lecturers
DCS welcomes Dr Heidi Christensen and Dr Maria-Cruz Villa-Uriol as new lecturers