2022
Datacentre electrical maintenance: Fri 13 Jan 2023
29 December 2022
Work to upgrade power resilience in the Computer Lab's datacentre (GN09) will take place from 10th until 13th January 2023, requiring a shutdown of some electrical circuits in our datacentre for most of 13th January. This will require powering off a number of (mainly) research servers, and some network equipment connecting a larger set of research servers. Owners of affected servers have been contacted. We have some (very limited) capacity to provide temporary power to some machines if arranged in advance. More …
Evaluating work to support the next generation of AI leaders
7 December 2022
The Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre, which is based in this Department, is playing a key role in a new programme of work aimed at supporting the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) leaders and building a more diverse, inclusive AI ecosystem. More …
The researcher scaling new frontiers in multi-robotic research
6 December 2022
In the Prorok Lab here, Dr Amanda Prorok and her team are researching practical ways to solve problems that require robots to coordinate with each other. This includes 'flocking' - a process in which each robot in the group adjusts its velocity and aligns with other robots while maintaining a predetermined path and avoiding collisions. More …
Applications open for new 'Data Science For Science' course
6 December 2022
PhD students and postdocs across Cambridge University can apply for a new training course that will equip them with skills in using data science to advance their own scientific research. More …
Machine learning enables AI systems to do maths in English as well as logic
1 December 2022
Work on using AI to help computers solve mathematical problems is being presented at a major international conference this week – including the finding that AI systems can now learn maths in English (in addition to logic) and it’s helping them to improve their problem-solving powers. More …
Fitness levels can be accurately predicted using wearable devices – no exercise required
29 November 2022
Using machine learning, a team of researchers has developed a new method of measuring overall fitness on wearable devices. It is highly accurate and outperforms current consumer smartwatches and fitness monitors – even though it does not require the device wearers to exercise. More …
Turning the metaverse from myth to reality - POSTPONED
27 September 2022
The Wednesday Seminar by our alumnus Herman Narula - the CEO of Improbable and author of Virtual Society - planned for 9th November has had to be postponed. More …
The Long Reach of Computer Science
21 September 2022
Four speakers will introduce this Department and some of our latest research – in Security, Human-Computer Interaction and Education – at an event here on Friday 23 September. More …
Seeking volunteers for federated learning user study.
20 September 2022
Researchers here are seeking up to 500 volunteers for an experiment that could help shape the future of private digital advertising. Could you help them out by taking part? More …
Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship for PhD student
15 September 2022
Many congratulations to machine learning PhD student Francisco Vargas, who has won $40,000 in funding to conduct a project described as 'an exciting theoretical tour-de-force'. More …
Pioneering cybersecurity collaboration shortlisted for prestigious award
5 September 2022
Researchers here, working with colleagues at SRI International and Arm, have jointly developed a potentially game-changing new cybersecurity technology called CHERI ('Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions'). More …
The robots assessing children’s mental wellbeing
1 September 2022
Robots can be better at detecting mental wellbeing issues in children than parent-reported or self-reported testing, a new study suggests. More …
Welcoming the Sutton Trust Summer School 2022
23 August 2022
We're very pleased to welcome students into the Department this week for the Sutton Trust / University of Cambridge Computer Science Summer School. More …
Remote monitoring successfully tracks Covid-19 progression over time
19 August 2022
As the UK licences a new Covid-19 vaccine ahead of this autumn’s booster campaign, researchers here have unveiled another tool that could help control the spread of the virus. More …
New analysis of noisy balanced allocations wins Student Best Paper Award
27 July 2022
A PhD student here is receiving an award this week for the analysis of a model of balanced task allocations that has wide relevance to industry. More …
Death of computer science pioneer Sandy Fraser
25 July 2022
We're sad to record the death of Dr Alexander Fraser, a computer science pioneer whose work was fundamental to the development of the internet we use today. More …
Energy and Environment research group launches
19 July 2022
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Award for student's work in addressing bias in machine learning
18 July 2022
A PhD student here investigating ways to tackle bias in machine learning systems has won the Young AI Researcher 2022 Award at the Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit in Warsaw, Poland. More …
Department hosts in-person Open Days again
12 July 2022
We really enjoyed welcoming would-be undergraduates into the Department on the Open Days on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 July 2022. More …
New funding programme to help deploy AI for research and innovation
11 July 2022
In a new funding programme, University of Cambridge researchers pursuing innovative applications of AI in research or real-world contexts can apply for small grants through The Accelerate Programme (which is based in this Department) and the Cambridge Centre for Data-Driven Discovery. More …
Launching the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre
4 July 2022
We're delighted to be hosting the official launch of the Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre here on Wednesday 20 July. More …
A plethora of professors
15 June 2022
Congratulations to the eight members of this Department who have been promoted! More …
An OBE for Prof Simon Peyton Jones
7 June 2022
Professor Simon Peyton Jones, a Distinguished Honorary Fellow in this Department, has received an OBE for services to education and to computer science in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2022. More …
Dr Peter Ochieng appointed first DeepMind Academic Fellow in Computer Science at Cambridge
25 May 2022
We're delighted to welcome Dr Peter Ochieng, a researcher in natural language processing and AI, who has just been appointed as the inaugural DeepMind Academic Fellow in Computer Science at the University of Cambridge. More …
New Python for Science course will help researchers learn programming skills
24 May 2022
The Accelerate Science Programme (based in this Department) and education technology company Cambridge Spark are offering researchers across Cambridge University a new self-learning module so they can learn programming in Python. More …
Cambridge's global reputation in Computer Science recognised in REF 2021
11 May 2022
The results from the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) - a major UK exercise to assess the quality of research at our universities - are published today. More …
Research Showcase replaces cancelled Wheeler Lecture 2022
5 May 2022
As our speaker is unwell, we are have cancelled the 2022 Wheeler Lecture that should have taken place today (Wednesday 18th May). We are replacing it instead with a Research Showcase event. More …
Professor awarded ERC Advanced Grant for 'trying to prove the impossible'
26 April 2022
For his work in – quite literally – trying to prove the impossible, Professor Anuj Dawar has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant. More …
Hybrid approach to 'Travelling Salesman Problem' produces best results
26 April 2022
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Visitors meet our robots & build quantum computers at the Cambridge Festival
13 April 2022
Visitors had wellbeing sessions led by a robot coach, 'built' their own quantum computers, and found out why we need to 'reclaim control' of AI at a day of public events we ran during the Cambridge Festival. More …
Presenting the Hall of Fame Awards
7 April 2022
A tool for diagnosing Covid from recordings of coughing and breathing sounds; a novel AI-powered knowledge discovery business; a demonstration of ways to use Graph Neural Networks to plot the pathways of swarms of autonomous robots; and an analytics tool that helps HR directors with recruitment, and inclusion and diversity in their workforces. These are the winners of our Hall of Fame Awards 2021. More …
Schools compete to crack the code
22 March 2022
There was fierce concentration and lively discussion in one of our computer labs today as 14 teams of students from local secondary schools took part in a coding contest. More …
Students win awards for their designs
16 March 2022
A system to help the RSPB count vulnerable birds. An app for users to compare the carbon costs of travelling by bike, car or public transport. And a tool to help people in rural Bangladesh report climate change effects. More …
'Innovative' teaching wins Dr Amanda Prorok a Pilkington Prize
16 March 2022
Congratulations to our colleague Dr Amanda Prorok who has won a 2022 Pilkington Prize for excellence in teaching. More …
Data Trusts Pilots unveiled
15 March 2022
A small fishing town in Devon, and a Scottish project supporting health data research into pregnancy and childhood development, have been unveiled as pilot data trusts. More …
Research into developing a software ecosystem for a more secure digital future
24 February 2022
Congratulations to Professor Jon Crowcroft, Dr Tim Jones and Dr Theo Markettos. Their research projects are among those jointly awarded £7.9m funding to help develop a software ecosystem for a more secure digital future. More …
The science behind that viral Wordle video…
21 February 2022
A natural language processing PhD student created a TikTok video on how to calculate the best first word in Wordle – the online game of the moment – and it went viral, attracting more than one million views. So now he's followed it up with another video to explain the maths behind his thinking. More …
Coding Competition for Schools launched
14 February 2022
We are holding a Coding Competition for Secondary school students here on 22 March. Teams of pupils will be invited into the Department for a day to work on challenges, test their problem-solving skills, meet researchers – and discover more about what Computer Science can do. More …
Showcasing our education research
31 January 2022
The Education Research Showcase, on Thursday 27 January 2022, was recorded and can be watched above: More …
Researching culturally responsive computing teaching in schools in England
27 January 2022
A new research project – 'Roots' – gets underway this month to learn how culturally responsive computing teaching can be implemented in classrooms in England. More …
Pioneering computer processor security rolls out for industry testing
20 January 2022
A pioneering new approach to computer processor security that started life here and is being further developed with Arm and other industry leaders will be rolled out for widescale testing this year through the UK government's £200m Digital Security by Design initiative. More …
New Institute of Computing for Climate Science announced
19 January 2022
The University of Cambridge is partnering with Schmidt Futures in a new software engineering network. Called the Virtual Institute of Scientific Software (VISS), the network will start with four inaugural centres based at leading universities, including a new Institute of Computing for Climate Science here at the University of Cambridge. More …