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CS department's High Integrity Systems Engineering group shortlisted for inaugural Bhattacharyya Award
Posted on Wednesday 25 August 2021
The department was listed among 11 nominees for its contributions to universities and industries working together.
Two new projects for Dr Will Smith receive funding
Posted on Thursday 12 August 2021
Two new research projects in the Department of Computer Science have been given the go-ahead.
First awards for the Computer Science online MSc course
Posted on Wednesday 28 July 2021
The online Computer Science programmes have been running for just over 2 years, and we are pleased to be congratulating our first 31 MSc graduates at this year's graduation ceremony.
Future proofing the management of safer complex systems
Posted on Tuesday 20 July 2021
Two reports, authored and co-authored by the University of York and published this week, highlight the increasing complexity of systems that are part of our everyday lives, and propose a framework that can help us to safely manage this increasing complexity and interconnectedness.
New director for £45m robotics research centre at York
Posted on Monday 12 July 2021
A director has been appointed to lead a major new £45m research centre at the University of York which aims to place York at the forefront of research into the safe operation of robotics and autonomous systems.
Computer Science celebrates students and staff at 2021 Awards
Posted on Wednesday 7 July 2021
This now annual award evening celebrates the outstanding contributions students and staff make to the Department of Computer Science.
Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Awards success
Posted on Tuesday 29 June 2021
Congratulations to Dr Steve King for his Vice Chancellor's teaching award in the Career Excellence category and to Dr Ian Gray for his Early Career award.
Drone study finds killer whales can have close friendships
Posted on Friday 25 June 2021
Scientists from the University of York were part of an international research team that used drone footage to study killer whales and their social networks.
2021 YUSU Excellence Awards success for The Department of Computer Science staff
Posted on Thursday 24 June 2021
Congratulations to Dawn Wood, Director of Online Delivery, who was awarded Highly Commended for 'Most Inspiring' at this year's YUSU Excellence Awards.
Inspiring the med-tech developers of the future
Posted on Tuesday 22 June 2021
The University of York and York Hospital are collaborating with academics and industry partners to offer local sixth form students the opportunity to discover more about the fascinating world of computing and its applications in real world settings during a summer school taking place this July.
The department are involved in a new EPSRC/SFI funded project, TORC: Supercoiling-driven gene control in synthetic DNA circuits
Posted on Thursday 10 June 2021
This is a three year joint project between Leeds Physics (Sarah Harris, PI), York CS (Susan Stepney), and Trinity College Dublin Microbiology (Carsten Kroeger and Charles Dorman)
Can York academics win this year’s AI Song Contest?
Posted on Thursday 20 May 2021
A team of six researchers from the Departments of Music and Computer Science has submitted an entry to this year’s AI Song Contest.
Keynote: A Roadmap for Domain-Specific Low-Code Platforms
Posted on Thursday 13 May 2021
Dimitris Kolovos will give a keynote talk on domain-specific low-code platforms at the SiriusCon conference.
University of York EIBF Competition
Posted on Tuesday 4 May 2021
Five finalist teams recently took part in the next round of the Engineers in Business Fellowship cross-Departmental York competition.
Significant number of UK websites do not comply with law on cookie banners
Posted on Tuesday 20 April 2021
Research at the University of York has shown that around one in four websites do not comply with even the basic regulations on gaining permission from users to track and store their data.
MSc Cyber Security recertified by the National Cyber Security Centre
Posted on Thursday 15 April 2021
The course has again been recognised for the high-quality education it offers, helping students make an informed choice about pursuing cyber security degrees.
Pete Cooper: 40 years in CS
Posted on Thursday 15 April 2021
Pete Cooper, Senior Technical Manager in the Department of Computer Science, has recently passed the milestone of being employed by the department for 40 years.
York students win second place in Games Innovation Challenge 2021
Posted on Wednesday 14 April 2021
A team of undergraduates from the University of York's Department of Computer Science took second place at the Games Innovation Challenge, sponsored by Barclays, a games design competition for UK university students that took place on 8 April.
Congratulations to Nadeen Habaybeh
Posted on Thursday 1 April 2021
Nadeen participated in the BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium and won the second place prize for her MSc poster 'Deceive the deceivers and learn from them: Implementing a Deception Enhanced Intrusion Detection System (IDS) with Machine Learning'.
University of York leads €7M European R&D Project Investing in Platform for Developing Safe and Reliable Multi-Robot Systems
Posted on Thursday 1 April 2021
The University of York is partnering with a consortium of leading European Universities, Research Institutes, Industrial and Government Organisations to address the complexity of developing systems of interconnected robots.
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