Research
Our Research
Research students are a very important part of our research attaining the highest standards in scholarship. Funding is available on a competitive basis for candidates who are able to demonstrate academic excellence.
Featured Research
Dr Paul Cairns is currently researching immersion in video games, and how it relates to human traits of attentiveness, imagination and absoprtion. His research involved studying the Street Fighter champion, to see what part immersion in the game contributes to his success.
Meet Our Researchers
Jenny Owen
"My research looks into making robots work faster within a swarm"
Research area: Evolutionary swarm robotics
Dr Ana Cavalcanti talks about our research
Ana is Chair of the Department's Research Student Committee, which looks after research students in Computer Science. Here she gives an overview of research in the Department, talks about how students can get involved in that research, and what facilities we have available.
Research Successes
Revolutionary black hole research using quantum mechanics
Research by Professor Samuel Braunstein suggests that information can escape from a black hole - disproving conventional thinking and well-know scientists such as Stephen Hawking. This could revolutionise physics, suggesting that gravity is not a fundamental force of nature.
Initiative into Large Scale Complex IT Systems (LSCITS)
