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Department of Computer Science and Technology

Read more at: Meet our new Head of Department
Professor Alastair Beresford took over in October 2023 as our new Head of Department

Meet our new Head of Department

3 October 2023

A new Head of Department - Professor Alastair Beresford - takes up his post this week as the University's academic year gets underway.


Read more at: Ada Computer Science - the new online computer science learning platform

Ada Computer Science - the new online computer science learning platform

13 September 2023

Ada Computer Science is a new, free online learning platform for teachers and students of computer science jointly developed by this Department and the Raspberry Pi Foundation.


Read more at: Celebrating the renewal of our Centre for Mobile, Wearable Systems and Augmented Intelligence

Celebrating the renewal of our Centre for Mobile, Wearable Systems and Augmented Intelligence

11 September 2023

We'll be celebrating the renewal of the Centre for Mobile, Wearable Systems and Augmented Intelligence with a special Open Day on Wednesday 20th September.


Read more at: Welcoming alumni to our 'Computer Vision' event

Welcoming alumni to our 'Computer Vision' event

6 September 2023

Three speakers will introduce this Department and some of our latest research – in AI, Education and the Environment – at an alumni event on Friday 22 September.


Read more at: Discovering what Computer Science is like at Uni

Discovering what Computer Science is like at Uni

16 August 2023

This week's Sutton Trust Summer School is in full swing, with teaching on topics from programming to graphics giving sixth formers a taste of what it's like to study Computer Science at university.


Read more at: Can AI diagnose patients with severe respiratory tract infections?

Can AI diagnose patients with severe respiratory tract infections?

14 August 2023

Researchers using AI to identify patients at risk of developing severe respiratory tract infections have just won support from UK Research and Innovation.


Read more at: New computational method can integrate gene expression across multiple tissue types

New computational method can integrate gene expression across multiple tissue types

11 August 2023

A novel computational method for integrating gene expression across many different types of human tissue has been developed by a team including researchers here.


Read more at: New Associate Professor in Computer Security and Privacy
Martin Kleppman joins us as Associate Professor in Computer Security and Privacy in January 2024

New Associate Professor in Computer Security and Privacy

11 August 2023

We're delighted that Dr Martin Kleppmann will be joining us next year as Associate Professor in Computer Security and Privacy.


Read more at: Mobile health-monitoring device wins ERC Proof-of-Concept Grant

Mobile health-monitoring device wins ERC Proof-of-Concept Grant

27 July 2023

Many congratulations to Cecilia Mascolo, Professor of Mobile Systems, for winning an ERC Proof of Concept grant to further her work on developing in-ear devices for health monitoring.


Read more at: The life robotic: Meet the Cambridge researchers investigating how robots could help foster wellbeing in humans
The little robot Nao could help evaluate mental wellbeing in children

The life robotic: Meet the Cambridge researchers investigating how robots could help foster wellbeing in humans

19 July 2023

Researchers in the Affective Intelligence and Robotics Laboratory here are studying the potential robots have to help foster wellbeing in humans.