School of Computing News

Academics in the School of Computing will be working with a local finance company to help them apply machine learning to their processes. The University of Kent has securing funding to work with Rochester based Fintech company, Portafina Investment Management Ltd, on a two year Knowledge Transfer Partnership project. The project will enable Portafina, a specialist pension advice firm, to apply state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to improve workflow ...

Dr Sanjay Bhattacherjee has joined the University of Kent as a Lecturer in the School of Computing. Sanjay has strong inter-disciplinary research interests around the theme of cyber security. He has been working on problems in cryptology, voting games and blockchains. Sanjay joins Kent from the University of East London, where he was a Lecturer in Computer Science and Informatics at the School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering (ACE). Sanjay’s ...

A School of Computing student is starring in a TV advert for the company he is on placement with. Wei Siang is a Computer Science student who is currently doing his Year in Industry placement at Holiday Extras. The company is running an advertising campaign focusing on how easy it is to be distracted by their deals, with Wei posing as a patient whose dentist is not focused on the task in hand. Industrial Placement Co-ordinator Katie Van Sanden said; “We are used to our students get...

Colin Johnson from the School of Computing is to deliver a STEM@Kent lecture on Wednesday 5 February between 5 and 6pm in Grimond Lecture Theatre 3, entitled ‘Will a Robot take my Job? Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work.’ A new industrial revolution is upon us, as intelligent machines take the place of humans across the economy. The impact of this could be vast – from increasingly sophisticate...

A new student society aimed at women studying sciences has been launched by a first year School of Computing student. Helena Vegheim, who is on the Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) with a Year in Industry programme, founded the society as a place for female sciences students at Kent to meet, socialise and discuss their disciplines. Helena said; ‘The Women in Stem society is a group targeted at women who are studying in the science, technology...

As part of the Discover STEM@Kent lecture series the School of Computing will be hosting two lectures, open to students, staff and the wider community, looking at technology and the modern world. On Monday 20 January, 3-4pm in Cornwallis Central Lecture Theatre 1, Dr Tomas Petricek will discuss 'Making Data Relevant in an Age of Fake News' Governments and journalists have access to increasing amounts of raw data about the world, making it possible ...

“Quantum technologies range from more efficient computers, to better and more accurate measurements and images, to faster and more secure communication” The School of Computing is celebrating a £445,000 grant award for research into quantum physics. Professor Julio Hernandez-Castro and Lecturer Carlos Perez Delgado will research into quantum random number generators (QRNGs) as part of the EPSRC Quantum Com...

Graduating students and staff celebrated the success of Master’s prize winners. The awards were presented by Head of School Professor Richard Jones at a School reception on Friday 22 November 2019. School of Computing Postgraduate Project Prize This prize is awarded for the best Master’s Computing Project. The students who are prize winners are those who achieved the highest marks.The award was given to the four students who all had the outstandi...

Master’s student Betsy Uchendu has been awarded £500 as a winner of the Postgrad Solutions Study Bursary 2019. Betsy, who is studying on the conversion course, MSc in Computer Science at the University of Kent applied for the award by writing 200 words about why she felt she should be eligible to receive it. Betsy said, "I was over the moon when I received the email! It was such a wonderful surprise and a welcome relief to kno...

The School of Computing recently employed two students as Employability Ambassadors to help raise awareness of employability events and opportunities and mentor students looking for placements. Abigail Pattenden is the Employability Ambassador for the Canterbury campus and Temmy Sulemon for the Medway campus. Abigail said "Putting yourself out there for employability events, and applying for placement year opportunities in particular, can be a daunting ...