News 2007
Featured news and articles from the School of Computer Science.
Aqeel Al-Naser Recieves The Sir William Siemens Medal
Dec 14th 2007
Congratulations to Aqeel Al-Naser, a recent computer science graduate who has been awarded the Sir Williiam Siemens medal. The medal is awarded to students who demonstrate the passion and skills to build upon William Siemens legacy.
Grand Challenges in Microelectronics aim for 'Moore for less'
Dec 5th 2007
Pocket-sized supercomputers and zero power mobile phones. These are just two of the key challenges that Manchester Computer Scientist Steve Furber and colleagues from across the UK have set themselves for the next 20 years.
Thoughtworks and the School of Computer Science Partner for an Agile Education
Nov 30th 2007
ThoughtWorks, a global IT consultancy, today announced that it is partnering with The University of Manchester's School of Computer Science, sponsoring and providing content for a theme on Agile software development practices.
Darren Lunn wins 2nd prize in (ACM) Student Research Competition
Oct 24th 2007
Darren Lunn a 3rd year PhD student working on Web Accessibility with the Human Centred Web Lab in the IMG has won 2nd prize in the Microsoft Research / Association of Computer Machinery (ACM) Student Research Competition (SRC).
Internet Choir & Broadband Speed (Dr Barry Cheetham)
Oct 10th 2007
Technology journalist Rupert Goodwins (BBC) discusses with Dr Barry Cheetham, the various types of broadband connection currently available, asking what high-speed internet access could mean for home users.
Manchester's Mechanical Mole.
September 19th 2007
Several international teams are working on the development of USAR robots for deployment in situations of natural disaster or following terrorist attack, but the effectiveness of existing robots is limited by their inability to interact with and manipulate debris read more...
Manchester Computer Scientist receives engineering's most prestigious medal.
September 14th 2007
Congratulations to Professor Steve Furber, one of the leading developers of personal computing, who this week was awarded the Faraday Medal, the IET's (Institution of Engineering and Technology) most prestigious award.
Return of the Prodigal Web.
September 12th 2007
Manchester is proud host to the 2007 Hypertext Conference, the 18th in an international series of conferences which has seen the birth and revolutionary impact of the hypertext system that has changed our lives - the World Wide Web.
Featured article on Software Component Models ( Kung-Kiu Lau, Zheng Wang)
September 11th 2007
The feature article in this October's issue of the IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering has been written by Manchester Computer Scientist Kung-Kiu Lau. The article looks at the emerging topic of Component-based Development (CBD).
This summer a profile of senior lecturer Dr Robert Steven’s appeared in Biochemist magazine.
September 6th 2007
His article offers a unique insight into how the computational aspect of modern biology enabled Robert to remain within science, despite having lost his sight.
Manchester Hosts High Profile Ssecurity ISA 2007 Conference
September 1st 2007
This August, the School of Computer Science hosted the Third International Symposium on Information Assurance and Security organised by Dr Ning Zhang (Computer Science Manchester) and Dr Ajith Abraham (Chung-Ang University, Seoul).
Computer Science student shortlisted for highly prestigious prize
August 30th 2007
Congratulations to Chang Yan, who this week was shortlisted for the 2007 Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards.
University of Manchester Student Selected for Prestigious Enterprise Programme
July 23rd 2007
Marcus Haggers, a student at the University of Manchester, has been chosen as one of 14 aspiring entrepreneurs to take part in the NCGE-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Fellowship. The purpose of the Fellowship is to encourage UK graduates to develop scalable high impact businesses.
With the summer blockbuster 'Transformers' hitting the big screen in July
July 20th 2007
Dr Rob Richardson was asked by Total Film magazine just how close we are to a world of ‘robots in disguise’.
Computer Scientist Plans Bach Over Broadband
July 19th 2007
Dr Barry Cheetham, a senior lecturer in The School of Computer Science , is seeking to combine his academic expertise in communications, networks and digital signal processing with his love of choral singing..
CS Students Reach Second Round of this year's Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition
June 18th 2007
Congratulations to undergraduate students Manuel de la Pena (3rd year) and Ed Bichetero (2nd year), and their project mentor, Toby Howard, on their success in reaching the Second Round of this year's Microsoft Imagine Cup competition
Third prize winner in the recent Venture Further Awards
July 17th 2007
Congratulations to Bamidele Ogunjumelo, a Computer Science MEnt student, whose company ‘Niche Mobile Creations’ took third prize in the recent Venture Further Awards.
The grail seeker who came good
June 20th 2007
Transitive, a young British software company, was born to bridge the most daunting of gaps. In its six-year existence it has handled two big divides with assurance: first, it made a quantum leap to enable applications to run on different computer systems; and second, it crossed the gulf between Silicon Valley and its European home.
Manchester Makes Three World Class Appointments in Computer Science.
May 30th 2007
The School of Computer Science at the University of Manchester has enhanced its world-class research capabilities with three significant appointments.
£3M Manchester research center to develop vital new science
May 16th 2007
The University of Manchester is establishing a £3 million research centre dedicated to developing vital new science applicable to manufacturing processes, power station planning and analysis of the human body.
Computer Science Student wins University Prize
April 24rd 2007
Congratualtions to Xuejun Liu, student in the School's Artificial Intelligence research group, who was recently announced as the winner of the University prize for the best postgraduate student.
'Time-travel' technique tackles force-feedback delays
April 23rd 2007
Synchronising so-called haptic (touch-based) devices and virtual environments over the internet is difficult, now researchers in the UK and US have come up with a technique to tackle the synchrony.
National Science and Engineering Week
9th-18th March 2007
As part of the University’s commitment to Widening Participation, the School of Computer Science ran workshops as part of National Science and Engineering Week 2007.
Transitive® wins European ICT Grand Prize
March 16th 2007
The most distinguished award for products and services that represent the best of European innovation in information and communication technologies.
Transitive shortlisted for the Prizes awards at CeBIT
February 20th 2007
Transitive Limited announced today that it has been selected as a European Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) 'Grand Prize Nominee'.
2007 Third Year Project Poster Winners
February 12th 2007
warmest congratulations to third year UG students Haroon Ahmed (CS, project supervisor Alan Williams) and Aloysius Tan (CSwBM, project supervisor Brian Warboys) who have won First Prize in their respective categories for best third year Project Poster.
Rick Tetstall: IBM Mainframe Competition 2nd stage winner
February 2nd 2007
Rick Tetstall, one of our second year students, recently won the second round of the IBM Student Mainframe Competition.