School of Computing News

A team of researchers at the University of Kent has received funding from the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS) for a new project entitled ‘Ransomware: The role of Cyber Insurance (RaCI)’. The project’s Kent Principal Investigator is Dr Jason Nurse, Senior Lecturer (Asso...

A very warm welcome to Dr Xiaowei Gu, who has joined the School of Computing as Lecturer in Computing. Dr. Xiaowei Gu received the PhD in Computer Science from Lancaster University in 2018. Before joining Kent, Xiaowei was a Lecturer in Computer Science at Aberystwyth University and a Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University. Xiaowei has strong expertise in machine learning, artificial intelligence, data analytics and signal processin...

A very warm welcome to Dr Giovanni Luca Masala, who has joined the School of Computing as Senior Lecturer in Computer Science. Dr Giovanni Luca Masala has a PhD in Applied Physics (AI in medical applications), 2006 and a Laurea (MSc+BSc degree) in Electronic Engineering (path in AI), 2002, both at University of Cagliari, Italy. Before joining the University of Kent, he was Senior Lecturer and Leader of the Robotics Lab at M...

Many congratulations to Professor Mark Batty, Dr Laura Bocchi, Dr Dominic Orchard and Dr Stefan Marr of the Programming Languages and Systems (PLAS) group at the School of Computing, who have all been promoted this academic year. Mark Batty has been promoted to Professor. He develops rigorous mathematical specifications, testing tools, and verification techniques for real-world concurrent systems, focusing on established in...

Technicians at Kent have been shortlisted for a Papin Prize, the UK's only awards dedicated to celebrating technical excellence and innovation in higher education and research. The Kent Technical Services Covid-19 PPE Response Team has been recognised for playing a significant role in the community response to Covid-19, producing 4,990 3D printed face shields for frontline care services providers in the Kent regio...

Do you have a passion for inspiring the next generation of STEM students? Why not apply to be a student ambassador for your subject? We are currently recruiting for student ambassadors to represent the School of Computing. The role is open to all Undergraduate and Postgraduate students and the application deadline is Sunday 17 October 2021. Read on for more information about the role, application deadline and application link. Outreach and Recruitment Ambassadors for the Division of Computing...

Welcome new students and welcome back returning students! We hope you are settling in well to a new year at the University of Kent. We in the Student Success and Attainment team just wanted to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves and tell you a little bit about what we do. Who are we? We are currently a team of three consisting of Student Success and Attainment Manager Jordan Regan, Student Experience Officer Natalie Gentry and Student Experience Co-...

Congratulations to academics in the Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, who have recently been awarded three Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP). The total value of the three projects for the Division is over £500,000 from Innovate UK. A KTP enables a business to bring in new skills and the latest academic thinking to deliver a specific, strategic innovati...

Alumnus Abdullah Iqbal (BSc Computing with a Year in Industry) chatted to us about his experiences on his degree, his placement year, and his career path since graduation from Kent.   Why did you choose to study at Kent? Analysing the course structure , I found that several modules would enable me to gain skillsets useful for my future aspirations. The support mechanisms, the atmosphere and aura surrounding the univers...

Professor Frank Wang, Chairman, IEEE Computer Society (UKaI Chapter), and Professor in Future Computing at the School of Computing, delivered a keynote speech at the International Conference on Computing and Communications Applications and Technologies (I3CAT’21) on Wednesday 15 September, 2021. Frank introduced his recent research on quantum comput...