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Read more at: Computer Laboratory researchers win best paper award at ACM SIGCOMM 2017

Computer Laboratory researchers win best paper award at ACM SIGCOMM 2017

22 August 2017

Computer Laboratory researchers Gianni Antichi, Marcin Wójcik, and Andrew W. Moore, along with co-authors, have won the best paper award at ACM SIGCOMM 2017.

The paper “Re-architecting datacenter networks and stacks for low latency and high performance” is a joint work between members of the Computer...


Read more at: Ramana Kumar wins the ACM SIGPLAN Doctoral Dissertation Award

Ramana Kumar wins the ACM SIGPLAN Doctoral Dissertation Award

14 July 2017

Ramama Kumar has been awarded the ACM SIGPLAN John C. Reynolds Doctoral Dissertation Award for 2017. The award is presented annually to the author of an outstanding dissertation in the field of programming languages, and includes a prize of $1000. This prize was established to honour the theoretical...


Read more at: Raspberry Pi wins UK’s top engineering innovation prize

Raspberry Pi wins UK’s top engineering innovation prize

6 July 2017

Raspberry Pi has won the UK’s top engineering innovation prize – the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award.

Known for spotting the 'next big thing’, the annual MacRobert Award is presented to the engineers behind the UK engineering profession's most exciting innovation.

Originally...


Read more at: Wheeler lecture video now available

Wheeler lecture video now available

23 June 2017

The video of Angela Sasse's lecture entitled "Can we make people value IT security?" is now available. This lecture was given on 24th May as this year's Wheeler lecture , and is now available to view .


Read more at: Dr Marwa Mahmoud presents research on new artificial intelligence system

Dr Marwa Mahmoud presents research on new artificial intelligence system

19 June 2017

Dr Marwa Mahmoud recently presented the results of research on a new artificial intelligence system designed to detect pain levels in sheep, at the 12th IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition in Washington, DC.

The new system can detect different parts of a sheep's face...


Read more at: Diana Popescu named Google Women Techmakers Scholar

Diana Popescu named Google Women Techmakers Scholar

27 May 2017

Diana Popescu has been named a Google Women Techmakers Scholar 2017.

Through the Women Techmakers Scholars Program - formerly the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship Program - Google is furthering Dr. Anita Borg’s vision of creating gender equality in the field of computer science by encouraging...


Read more at: Professor Andy Hopper appointed Treasurer of the Royal Society

Professor Andy Hopper appointed Treasurer of the Royal Society

17 May 2017

Professor Andy Hopper CBE FREng FRS has been appointed Treasurer of the Royal Society. The appointment, which is for five years, starts on November 30 2017.

Andy has been a recipient of numerous prestigious awards for his influential work, with the Science Council naming him as one of the UK's 100...


Read more at: Cambridge Computer Lab Ring Company of the Year, Improbable, raises $500m

Cambridge Computer Lab Ring Company of the Year, Improbable, raises $500m

15 May 2017

Cambridge Computer Lab Ring Company of the Year , Improbable, has raised $502m from Japan’s SoftBank corporation.

Founded in 2012 by Computer Lab graduates Herman Narula and Rob Whitehead, Improbable’s software simulates systems on a massive scale with a level of detail not previously possible.

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Read more at: Professor Sir Tony Hoare newly elected a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences

Professor Sir Tony Hoare newly elected a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences

8 May 2017

Professor Sir Tony Hoare, an Honorary member of the Computer Laboratory, has been elected a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences .

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) elects new members and foreign associates in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in...


Read more at: Professor Lawrence Paulson elected a new fellow of the Royal Society

Professor Lawrence Paulson elected a new fellow of the Royal Society

7 May 2017

Lawrence Paulson , Professor of Computational Logic, has been elected a new fellow of the Royal Society.

The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship made up of the most eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from the UK and the Commonwealth. Fellows and Foreign Members are elected for life through...