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Read more at: Tim Griffin wins ACM SIGCOMM Test of Time Paper Award 2010

Tim Griffin wins ACM SIGCOMM Test of Time Paper Award 2010

8 June 2010

Tim Griffin, Senior Lecturer at the Computer Laboratory, and Gordon Wilfong have been awarded the ACM SIGCOMM Test of Time Paper Award 2010 for " An analysis of BGP convergence properties" .

The award recognises papers published 10 to 12 years in the past in Computer Communication Review or any SIGCOMM...


Read more at: Chips, worms and grey matter: more similar than you think

Chips, worms and grey matter: more similar than you think

5 May 2010

Computer Laboratory PhD student Dan Greenfield is among the team of computer and neuroscientists who have discovered “striking similarities” between human brains, the nervous system of the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans and computer chips.

The research paper was published in PLoS Computational...


Read more at: The University of Cambridge invites you to participate in the FluPhone Pilot Study

The University of Cambridge invites you to participate in the FluPhone Pilot Study

22 April 2010

We would like to invite you to participate in the pilot period of the FluPhone study, an experiment being conducted by researchers at the University of Cambridge, the University of Liverpool and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

This study is concerned with social encounters between...

Read more at: Industrial Supporters' Club recruitment fair

Industrial Supporters' Club recruitment fair

17 November 2009

The 2009 Recruitment Fair of the Computer Laboratory’s Industrial Supporters’ Club takes place in the attrium of the William Gates Building on Thursday, 19 November, 11:30–16:00.

48 companies from software, hardware, animation and gaming as well as finance, telecoms and commerce will demonstrate the...


Read more at: December 15th 2009 - Overseas Postgraduate paper applications deadline

December 15th 2009 - Overseas Postgraduate paper applications deadline

6 November 2009

M.Phil in Advanced Computer Science and Ph.D. in Computer Science October 2010 entry, overseas and EU applicants

Prospective postgraduate students from overseas and the EU, who also wish to be considered for Gates, CISS and other Trust awards, should note the following deadlines for receipt of complete...


Read more at: Computer Lab hosts The Open House Festival of Interactive Technology

Computer Lab hosts The Open House Festival of Interactive Technology

14 September 2009

The Open House Festival of Interactive Technology, one of the key events during this year's HCI 2009 Conference, was held at the Computer Laboratory on September 2nd. The Festival, organised by the University and Microsoft Research Cambridge, was a one-off event to mark the University's 800th anniversary....


Read more at: Law Lords rule in favour of Procul Harum's Matthew Fisher

Law Lords rule in favour of Procul Harum's Matthew Fisher

3 August 2009

Computer Laboratory graduate Matthew Fisher, the composer behind the organ introduction to Procol Harum's 'A Whiter Shade of Pale', has won the right to a share of the song's royalties after a three-year court battle.

Baroness Hale, one of the five Law Lords hearing the case, said in her contribution to...


Read more at: 800th Anniversary Seminars at the Computer Laboratory

800th Anniversary Seminars at the Computer Laboratory

5 May 2009

Although a young discipline by Cambridge standards, Computer Science has had an incalculably large impact on modern life, and therefore inspires a great deal of public interest. Cambridge has been responsible for many of the significant first advances in this new field (EDSAC, the world’s first practical stored...


Read more at: Researchers help teenagers find the answer to untidiness

Researchers help teenagers find the answer to untidiness

28 April 2009

Cecily Morrison and Laurel Riek, both post-graduate researchers at the Computer Laboratory, demonstrated the magic of computer science to a group of students from Thomas Deacon Academy in Peterborough.


Read more at: Professor Andy Hopper makes his mark on the 800th anniversary celebrations

Professor Andy Hopper makes his mark on the 800th anniversary celebrations

22 April 2009

Professor Andy Hopper, Head of Department, has made his mark on the 800th anniversary celebrations by successfully completing a Round The World flight in his Cessna.

During the trip, which covered approximately 35,000 miles and took 190 hours with 24 total stops, Professor Hopper tested many of the...