2008
CL gets highest grade-point average in RAE 2008
19 December 2008
The Computer Laboratory obtained the following profile for its Computer Science and Informatics submission to the Research Assessment Exercise 2008 (RAE2008): More …
Oliver Woodman scoops first prize at East of England regional poster competition
8 December 2008
Oliver Woodman scooped first prize, at the East of England Hub regional poster competition for postgraduate researchers. Oliver's poster, "Pedestrian Localisation for Indoor Environments", was also runner-up at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory's Show and Tell event in September 2008. More …
MPhil Open Day on January 28th 2009
8 December 2008
The Computer Laboratory will be holding an Open Day for students interested in applying for either the MPhil in Advanced Computer Science or the MPhil in Computer Speech, Text and Internet Technology. The event will be held on Wednesday, January 28th 2009 from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. in the William Gates Building. More …
Full IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) subscription
14 November 2008
The University Library announced today: More …
Industrial Supporters’ Club Annual Recruitment Fair
13 November 2008
The 2008 Recruitment Fair of the Computer Laboratory’s Industrial Supporters’ Club takes place in the attrium of the William Gates Building on Thursday, 13 November, 11:30–16:00. More …
Robert Harle and Oliver Woodman win best paper award at UbiComp 2008
6 November 2008
Robert Harle and Oliver Woodman received the best paper award for ‘Pedestrian Localisation for Indoor Environments’ at the 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp). More …
Computer Laboratory Student wins 2008 Europe Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship
4 September 2008
Congratulations to Silvia Breu who has been awarded a €5000 Anita Borg scholarship for the 2008–2009 academic year. More …
2MinuteChallenge: Computer Science in Two Minutes
30 May 2008
Sixth form students have the opportunity to win prizes by telling the world about computer science and how important it is to our society. The University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory is running a competition this summer to find short YouTube video clips that help to educate the public (www.2minutechallenge.org). Entrants, mostly school students, must submit a video or animation that is less than two minutes long that describes some aspect of computer science in an entertaining way. The authors of the best entries will win an expenses-paid trip to see the new Google Zurich offices as well as receiving new Asus eeePCs. Entries from the general public are also being accepted, and are eligible for a separate prize. More …
Computer Laboratory graduates receive the 2008 Pierre Bézier Award
19 May 2008
Ian Braid, Alan Grayer and Charles Lang have been awarded the 2008 Pierre Bézier Award for their many fundamental contributions to practical solid modelling and the profound influence their work has had on today's commercial solid modelling systems. More …
Valediction for the Diploma Course
10 April 2008
The Diploma Course is to be withdrawn at the end of the current academical year, after 55 years of invaluable service. To mark its passing, all Diploma Course students, alumni, staff and those with past or present association with the Course are invited to attend a valedictory party at 12:30 on Wednesday 16 July 2008, in the Atrium of the William Gates Building. More …
Arthur Norman’s last lecture
12 March 2008
Today marked another landmark in Computer Science in Cambridge – Arthur Norman gave his last lecture (after continuing to lecture past his retirement). More …