News archive 2021

The Wheeler Lecture 2021

13 April 2021

Save the date of Wednesday 12 May, when Professor Daniela Rus - Director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT - will be giving this year's Wheeler Lecture. Her talk is entitled 'Reimagining Robots'.

Image of attendee at Virtual Reality event. Image by Unsplash.

Helping Augmented and Virtual Reality realise their potential

5 April 2021

A major joint effort by academia and industry is needed to solve the key issues stopping Augmented and Virtual Reality from realising their potential. So say the organisers of a recent workshop, including researchers in this Department.

An AI revolution in science? Using machine learning for scientific discovery

23 March 2021

An April event hosted by the Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery here will explore how AI can help advance the frontiers of science and how researchers can benefit from using AI in their work.

Expansion planned for Isaac Computer Science learning platform

22 March 2021

The free Isaac Computer Science learning platform developed by experts from this Department and the Raspberry Pi Foundation is expanding to cover GCSE content as well as A levels.

Success for students at design project awards

17 March 2021

Teams of undergraduates today won awards for projects including creating an app to help children's nurses in Myanmar monitor their young patients, and designing a system for a robotic arm to pack 3D objects into a delivery box.

Improving diversity in AI 'would benefit society'

7 March 2021

"I’d urge you to consider a career in AI and data science," PhD student Michelle Seng Ah Lee told black state school students recently. "It would benefit industries and society, making sure diverse backgrounds are represented in algorithms we release into the wild."

A journey to Cambridge on 'the road less travelled'

7 March 2021

"It is absolutely possible to get to Cambridge using 'the road less travelled'," says award-winning PhD student Sian Gooding who, after dropping out of school, went to sell PCs in a high-street retailer – and got hooked on computing.

'I want to make a contribution through science'

5 March 2021

PhD student Mahwish Arif arrived here following a stint with the Pakistan Space Agency, a Commonwealth Scholarship and an MSc at the University of Edinburgh. She tells us about her route to Computer Science at Cambridge.

'Conducting research here has been a transformative experience'

17 February 2021

Meet Dr Ildiko Pete, a postdoc in our Cambridge Cybercrime Centre where she works at the intersection of machine learning and cybersecurity.

Showcasing our healthcare research

1 February 2021

Using body sound recordings to predict Covid-19, and employing AI to improve cancer treatment, were among the projects discussed at our Healthcare Research Showcase last week. The event can also be viewed online.

The Wheeler Lecture 2021

Helping Augmented and Virtual Reality realise their potential

An AI revolution in science? Using machine learning for scientific discovery

Expansion planned for Isaac Computer Science learning platform

Success for students at design project awards

Improving diversity in AI 'would benefit society'

A journey to Cambridge on 'the road less travelled'

'I want to make a contribution through science'

'Conducting research here has been a transformative experience'

Showcasing our healthcare research

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