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Read more at: Michael Schaarschmidt awarded 2018 Google PhD Fellowship

Michael Schaarschmidt awarded 2018 Google PhD Fellowship

3 May 2018

Michael Schaarschmidt has been awarded a 2018 Google PhD Fellowship. Michael is a member of the Systems Research Group under the supervision of Dr Eiko Yoneki.


Read more at: Cambridge Computer Laboratory hosts Inter-ACE cyber security challenge

Cambridge Computer Laboratory hosts Inter-ACE cyber security challenge

25 April 2018

More than 130 students representing 18 of the UK’s top cybersecurity universities battled it out at the Inter-ACE 2018 cyber security challenge, hosted at the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge.

The competition, supported by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre, and designed to attract...


Read more at: Bjarne Stroustrup named recipient of the 2018 IEEE-CS Computer Pioneer Award

Bjarne Stroustrup named recipient of the 2018 IEEE-CS Computer Pioneer Award

8 February 2018

Bjarne Stroustrup has been selected to receive the IEEE Computer Society’s 2018 Computer Pioneer Award.

The award is given for significant contributions to early concepts and developments in the electronic computer field, which have clearly advanced the state-of-the-art in computing. Bjarne is being...


Read more at: Bjarne Stroustrup to receive 2018 Charles Stark Draper Prize

Bjarne Stroustrup to receive 2018 Charles Stark Draper Prize

4 January 2018

The National Academy of Engineering has announced that Bjarne Stroustrup will receive the 2018 Charles Start Draper Prize for Engineering. The prize has been awarded 'for conceptualizing and developing the C++ programming language'.

The $500,000 annual award is given to engineers whose accomplishments...