Events in the Department of Computer Science
Find out more about events, seminars and public lectures in the Department.
Training course on visualisation and quantification of tomographic datasets
A 2 day in person training course covering theory and computer-based practical works using the Thermo Scientific™ Amira-Avizo Software. Lab/synchrotron X-ray tomography has emerged as one of the most important techniques for research in a wide range of applications including healthcare, energy, food and geology. Advances in the quality of X-ray...
Interdisciplinarity &: 2026 Series - Co-Authorship: Rotating Roundtables
Co-authoring can offer significant benefits in interdisciplinary research bringing together experts from various fields to produce impactful publications. How can we effectively manage co-authoring processes to ensure equitable contributions and recognition? What best practices can we adopt to enhance collaboration and productivity? Join us to...
Digital Trust and Security Webinar: Daniel Shiu
The Internet is shifting to post?quantum security as current encryption weakens. This talk explores the risks &how we can protect our future This event invites participants from all disciplines and backgrounds to come together, fostering interdisciplinary connections and discussions. Talk Title: Can we make the Internet quantum-resistant? The...
Creativity and AI: Cultural Heritage
This event forms part of a three-part CreaTech Network Series running between February and June 2026, designed to strengthen connections across the CreaTech ecosystem in Greater Manchester and the Northwest, and to support collaboration between the University and the wider creative and cultural industries community. The second event of the 2026...
Digital Trust and Security Seminar: Tao Wen
Explore a series of interconnected studies that examine human behavior and decision-making processes within social networks This event invites participants from all disciplines and backgrounds to come together, fostering interdisciplinary connections and discussions. Talk Title: Modeling and Analyzing User Behavior and Decision-Making in Social...
Interdisciplinarity &: 2026 Series - Research Ethos: Speed-Networking
Each research discipline has its own ethos—distinct ways of asking questions, applying methods, and communicating ideas. This diversity can sometimes feel like a barrier to collaboration, even within schools, let alone across the wider university. As interdisciplinary research becomes increasingly vital—driven by complex societal challenges...
Training course on advanced scripting and batching of tomographic datasets
Although X-ray tomography is an attractive characterisation technique in materials science, it generates a huge amount of data at a fast rate and it can be extremely time consuming to process the data manually. A great benefit to creating scripts and plugins in Avizo is the ability to reuse a workflow on more than one image or to develop a bespoke...
Remote Patient Monitoring in the NHS: From Promise to Practice
Speakers and more details to be announced soon! Remote patient monitoring is a cornerstone of the government’s 10-year plan to get the NHS 'fit for the future'. It could support earlier detection of health problems, better assessment of treatment response, and more proactive self-management. While there have been promising examples of success,...
AI-Fun & ELLIS Invited Speaker Series | Lucia Cipolina Kun
June's invited speaker will be Lucia Cipolina Kun from Meta. Title and abstract to follow.
Emerging Fault Lines in Global Tech Governance
Indiana University, University of Manchester, Centre for Digital Trust and Society. Time: 10 June 2026, 9 am -5 pm Venue: Alliance Manchester Business School, Booth Street West, Manchester, M15 6PB, UK Academic Committee: Dr Jack Kenny, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Public International Law, University of Manchester; Visting Research Fellow,...