News News stories Keep up-to-date with all the latest news from the Department of Computer Science. 2 February 2023 AI could speed up discovery of new medicines Artificial intelligence that could reduce the cost and speed up the discovery of new medicines has been developed as part of a collaboration between researchers at the University of Sheffield and AstraZeneca. 21 March 2023 Remote technologies help occupational therapists get patients home quicker Using remote consultation technology to assess a patient’s home environment allowed for quicker hospital discharge and freed up staff time for other care. 14 March 2023 TikTok bans: what the evidence says about security and privacy concerns Department Cybersecurity Lecturer Dr Benjamin Dowling offers his take on the furore surrounding TikTok privacy concerns. The Conversation 7 March 2023 Twitter insiders: We can't protect users from trolling under Musk Department of Computer Science research features in a BBC Panorama investigation into the escalation of online violence, abuse and trolling on the social media platform. BBC News 21 February 2023 'To say I'm excited is an understatement' - student's paper accepted at influential international conference An undergraduate student is celebrating after the dissertation project he put everything into has been accepted as a paper at a prestigious international software testing conference. 20 February 2023 More success for Algorithms group as papers accepted at STOC 2023 An academic from the Department’s Algorithms research group has had two papers accepted at one of the top global conferences in theoretical computer science. 16 February 2023 Student’s idea to become reality after winning global PayPal competition A student has well and truly made his mark during his Industrial Placement Year at PayPal after winning the company’s Global Innovation Tournament. Search Woman sleeping in pyjamas How to stop snoring for good Dr Ning Ma, from the Department of Computer Science, comments on the signs that people should look out for to see if they have sleep apnoea. 18 October 2022 | The Telegraph 'A great way to make friends' - Sheffield Women in Computer Science Society look for new recruits The Sheffield Women in Computer Science Society (SWiCS) is all about bringing people together. Founded in 2019, the aim was to create a community within a subject area that can often suffer from a gender imbalance. 18 October 2022 Paul Richmond honoured for contribution to Society of Research Software Engineers An academic from the Department of Computer Science has been honoured by the Society of Research Software Engineers for his outstanding contribution as President of the organisation. 10 October 2022 Researchers find new hope through machine learning for dreaded ‘flaky test’ Researchers from the Department’s Testing Research Group are working on innovative solutions to a problem that causes much frustration among software developers - flaky tests. 6 October 2022 Computer science climbs five places in Guardian University Guide 2023 The University of Sheffield has been ranked among the best in the UK for studying computer science and information systems, climbing five places in the Guardian University Guide 2023. 3 October 2022 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
