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Read more at: DeepMind to support a further five scholarships for Cambridge students from backgrounds under-represented in Computer Science
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DeepMind to support a further five scholarships for Cambridge students from backgrounds under-represented in Computer Science

18 July 2020

The gift from DeepMind will fund up to three one-year Master’s courses and two three-year PhD scholarships in the fields of Computer Science and Machine Learning.


Read more at: Aaron is an Apple Scholar
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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.


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On The Move

6 July 2020

Many of us spend time plugged into our headphones. But could they be doing more than streaming music - such as making us healthier and happier? This is one project being explored here in a collaboration with Nokia Bell Labs.


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Schmidt Data for Science Residency Programme

30 June 2020

We are offering PhDs and postdocs in science disciplines across Cambridge a free 'Data for Science' training course this summer.


Read more at: Promotions for five Department members

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.


Read more at: New programme to accelerate AI research capability at Cambridge

New programme to accelerate AI research capability at Cambridge

22 June 2020

A new initiative at Cambridge will equip young researchers outside computer science with the skills they need to use machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to power their research.


Read more at: Meet Amanda Prorok, robot trainer
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Meet Amanda Prorok, robot trainer

18 June 2020

Dr Amanda Prorok has just won an Amazon Research Award for her work on ways to induce artificially intelligent agents - like robots and driverless cars - to achieve common goals while working in shared spaces.  


Read more at: Understanding 'fairness' in machine learning algorithms
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Understanding 'fairness' in machine learning algorithms

16 June 2020

When more and more decisions in business are informed by machines and models, fairness seems important. Aviva PhD student Michelle Seng Ah Lee is trying to understand how fairness can be reflected in the algorithms used by businesses.


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Helping make future technologies more secure

15 June 2020

Two research teams here are among the recipients of a £10 million government investment in 'Digital Security by Design' - a programme aiming to help the tech infrastructure of UK organisations and digital devices be more resilient to cyber attacks


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We’re old hands at new-style teaching

8 June 2020

The news that large lectures will be delivered online, rather than in person, next year has raised some concerns. But it's not new for us to offer students a mix of recorded lectures and face-to-face teaching: it's something we started doing 50 years ago.