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PGR Seminar with Zihan Zhang + Berné Nortier

The next PGR seminar is taking place this Friday 4th April at 2PM in JC 1.33a Below are the Titles and Abstracts for Zihan and Berné’s talks -- Please do come along if you are able. Zihan Zhang Title: FedOptima: Optimizing Resource Utilization in Federated Learning Abstract: Federated learning (FL) systems facilitate distributed machine learning […]

Distinguished Lecture Series 2025

This years Distinguished Lecture series was delivered yesterday ( Tuesday 1st April) by Professor Arthur Zimek, University of Southern Denmark in Odense, Denmark. In his talk on, 'Data Mining and the “Curse of Dimensionality”' he considered the challenges of the "curse" from the perspective of data mining. In Talk 1, he discussed the "curse" in […]

We are hiring a Professor in Artificial Intelligence

The University of St Andrews wishes to make an appointment to the Johann and Gaynor Rupert Chair in Artificial Intelligence in the School of Computer Science. You will be an outstanding scholar of international standing in Artificial Intelligence with a proven track record of securing significant grant funding and leading high quality externally funded research […]

SACHI Seminar, Stavroula Pipyrou ?" Radical Imagination: Knowledge Through Generations

We are pleased to share our upcoming SACHI seminar this week by Dr Stavroula Pipyrou, a Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews and Founding Director of the Centre for Minorities Research. 📅 Wednesday 2nd April  | 🕛 13:00 -- 14:00 PM | 📍 JCB, Room 1.33A Title: Radical Imagination: Knowledge […]

PGR Seminar with Joe Loughney

The next PGR seminar is taking place this Friday 28th March at 2PM in JC 1.33a Below are the Title and Abstract for Joe’s talk -- Please do come along if you are able. Title: Flexible-Order Symmetry Breaking in the Subgraph Isomorphism Problem Abstract: The Subgraph Isomorphism Problem has many applications, including bioinformatics, computer vision and […]

Repairing a Commodore PET 4032

Jason Jaques explains the various repairs needed on the Commodore PET 4032 in his YouTube video  The computer was reported to be exhibiting a troubling screen wobble, an intermittent keyboard, and a broken cassette unit. However, on initial inspection, the unit was actually entirely non-functional. As the machine had been imported from the USA, the […]

SACHI Seminar, Mark Zarb ?" Bridging Minds and Machines: Redefining Computing Education

We are pleased to share our upcoming SACHI seminar by Dr Mark Zarb, an Associate Professor based within the School of Computing, Engineering and Technology at RGU: 📅 26th March | 🕛 13:00 -- 14:00 PM | 📍 JCB, Room 1.33A Title: Bridging Minds and Machines: Redefining Computing Education Abstract: Since 2009, Dr Zarb has been exploring the […]

FactSet Talk ?" Insights into Prompt Engineering 25th March

On Tuesday the 25th of March, FactSet will be visiting the School of Computer Science. They will be doing a talk on Insights into Prompt Engineering, before hosting a networking and recruitment session with pizza. This is taking place in JC1.33 A/B from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. This is a free event to attend for all. They are […]

PGR Seminar by Constantine Theocharis + Yigit Yazicilar

The next PGR seminar is taking place this Friday 21st March at 2PM in JC 1.33a Below are the Titles and Abstracts for Constantine and Yigit's talks -- Please do come along if you are able. Constantine Theocharis Title: Efficient Programs with Dependent Types Abstract: Dependent types allow us to program using the full power […]

Fabrizio Capobianco (The Liquid Factory) Speaker on Friday 28th March

Speaker: Fabrizio Capobianco (Partner, The Liquid Factory) Date: Friday 28th March Time: 3:00 Venue: Jack Cole 1.33A/B The Liquid Factory (www.theliquidfactory.com). At The Liquid Factory, they support the next generation of European entrepreneurs in successfully bridging the gap to Silicon Valley. They achieve this by investing in talent through a 4M EUR fund, which sponsors […]