News 2009
Featured news and articles from the School of Computer Science.
IET - Present Around the World Competition Winner
7th December 2009
Computer Science student Peter Sutton was a runner up, 2nd and 1st going to the people from industry. read more....
Wiser OWL Learns to Unravel Doctor Talk.
27th October 2009
A new Internet language will enable computers to unravel the complex terminology used by experts such as doctors, engineers and life scientists, and understand what they really mean. read more...
Racing the "Baby" in the City Centre Manchester.
23rd October 2009
School took part in the "Speedy Science" event for schoolchildren, part of this year's Manchester Science Festival. The event was held in Pure at the Printworks, with over 500 schoolchildren visiting. Our activity was "Race the Baby", where the kids could download a Java simulator of the original Baby into their mobile phones, using Bluetooth. read more...
Best Paper Award in Environmental Modelling & Software Journal.
24th August 2009
Congratulations to Graham Riley and Rupert Ford in the Decision Support category for 2008. read more...
Automated Theorem Proving Competition Success (CASC-22).
6th August 2009
Congratulations to Andrei Voronkov and Krystof Hoder with Vampire and Konstantin Korovin with iProver. Both provers have won major categories yet again at the annual CADE Automated Theorem Proving Competition (CASC-22). read the results....
Animation09: 2nd. Annual UK Schools Computer Animation Competition
26th June 2009
The response to the Animation09 exceeded all our expectations, with over 800 entries from more than 200 schools all across the UK!
| Winners Gallery | Competition Video | Press Coverage |
1st Year Student Wins IET competition
6th May 2009
Peter’s presentation won him first place, a particularly impressive feat considering his competitors either have or are studying for a PhD or already work in industry, read more....
NASA Mars Rover Talk by Klaus Havelund "Space: The Final Frontier"
2nd April 2009
Year 10 and 11 students were invited to the School of Computer Science in Manchester for a fascinating and educational insight into NASA’s latest space exploration projects.
Love Poetry Generator
12th March 2009
Early computer was able to generate vast quantities of romantic verse, read more....
Art Meets Science
9th March 2009
The School’s Human Centred Web (HCW) Laboratory is currently working in conjunction with the Manchester City Art Gallery to investigate the ways in which people access visual information within art.
Korean Embassy Dinner
9th March 2009
PhD student Namshik Han was recently selected to attend the Korean Embassy Dinner which was hosted by the Korean ambassador.
iCub humanoid robot to visit the University
16th February 2009
Europe's most advanced humanoid robot, the iCub visits us for the first time.
From The "Baby" to The Notebook
10th February 2009
... the children looked at our PhotoBaby, and then had a talk from Toby Howard on the evolution of computers from The "Baby" to The Notebook.
Student Research Conference
2nd February 2009
The School of Computer Science was delighted to send 5 of its best students to attend the inaugural Student Research Conference in Cambridge.
RAE 2008 Manchester Top Rated for Research
18th December 2008
Once again the School of Computer Science has been rated amongst the top UK departments for the quality of its research.
Microsoft Recognise Manchester e-Science Contribution
10th December 2008
Last night Professor Carole Goble became the first ever recipient of Microsoft’s Jim Gray Award.
Natural Language Processing Challenge Success
9th December 2008
Success story from Computer Science, MIB and MCISB staff.