Awards and honours

'Robot trainer' receives ERC Starting Grant to study transport systems of the future

3 September 2020

Dr Amanda Prorok, an Assistant Professor and University Lecturer in Cyber-Physical Systems here, has today been awarded a coveted European Research Council Starting Grant

Private-eye-turned-researcher receives ERC Starting Grant to study cybercrime

3 September 2020

Dr Alice Hutchings, a researcher into cybercrime and a University Lecturer on computer security, has today been awarded a coveted European Research Council Starting Grant.

Aaron is an Apple Scholar

11 July 2020

Congratulations to our PhD student Yiren 'Aaron' Zhao . He has just been named as an Apple Scholar in a programme created by Apple to recognise emerging leaders among computer science and engineering postgraduates.

Promotions for five Department members

24 June 2020

Following their promotion, we have two new Readers and three new Professors in this department. Our congratulations to all five of them.

Security research wins 'Test of Time' award

Denial-of-service attacks research wins 'Test of Time' award

18 May 2020

A researcher here was presented with an award today for work that he and colleagues conducted more than 20 years ago. But it is precisely because their research is considered to have stood 'the test of time' that it is receiving recognition now.

Alumni commended for their contributions to computer science

20 April 2020

Two alumni of this department have been highly commended by the judges of a prestigious academic award for their research contributions to computer science.

Dr Neel Krishnaswami wins a Distinguished Paper Award

23 January 2020

Dr Neel Krishnaswami has won a Distinguished Paper Award for a paper that presents a new programming language for database queries and program analysis, as well as a new optimization technique.

Dr Andreas Vlachos wins an ERC Grant for a project that combats fake news

11 December 2019

Dr Andreas Vlachos has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for the project AVeriTeC, which will transform automated fact checking in fields including politics, economics and science.

Cambridge students excel in European programming contest

20 November 2019

Three teams of Cambridge students enjoyed success at the Northwestern Europe Regional Contest (NWERC) in Eindhoven last weekend. The Cambridge teams were amongst the most successful at the contest, coming in second, seventh and eighth place among 123 teams.

Alumna Rana El Kaliouby named in BBC's 100 influential women of 2019

17 October 2019

Rana el Kaliouby is an AI pioneer and entrepreneur who works on artificial emotional intelligence. She has been recognised in the BBC's list of inspiring and influential women of 2019.

'Robot trainer' receives ERC Starting Grant to study transport systems of the future

Private-eye-turned-researcher receives ERC Starting Grant to study cybercrime

Aaron is an Apple Scholar

Promotions for five Department members

Denial-of-service attacks research wins 'Test of Time' award

Alumni commended for their contributions to computer science

Dr Neel Krishnaswami wins a Distinguished Paper Award

Dr Andreas Vlachos wins an ERC Grant for a project that combats fake news

Cambridge students excel in European programming contest

Alumna Rana El Kaliouby named in BBC's 100 influential women of 2019

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