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Computer Laboratory PhD scoops Distinguished Dissertation Award.
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Computer Laboratory student wins prestigious undergraduate award.
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PhD students win Best Student Paper award at USENIX Security '10.
WGB power outages
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Professor Ian Leslie honoured
Ian Leslie
, the Robert Sansom Professor of Computer Science, has been elected a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering. The Academy’s Fellowiship honours the UK’s most distinguished engineers.