School of Computing News

Dr Caroline Li is collaborating with London NHS hospital trusts and researchers in China on a clinical trial to study the use of a rheumatoid arthritis drug in improving COVID-19 outcomes. The project, funded by the charity LifeArc, has been granted £1.3 million to start clinical trial testing of leflunomide, a drug licensed to treat rheumatoid arthritis, in hospitalised COVID-19 patients. Caroline and the U...

Dr Virginia Franqueira, Lecturer in Cyber Security of the School of Computing, has won an award for her work in digital forensics. Dr Franqueira won the Best Paper Award at the Digital Forensics Research Workshop (DFRWS) EU 2020 conference for her paper "Towards Sound Forensic Arguments: Structured Argumentation Applied to Digital Forensics Practice", co-authored with Dr Graeme Horsman from Teesside University. Dr Franqueira is also a Core Member o...

Dr Jason Nurse from the School of Computing has partnered on a new project with The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) to investigate the role of cyber insurance in incentivising cyber security behaviours within organisations. The project, titled 'Incentivising Cybersecurity through Cyber Insurance’ (ICCI), will analyse ways in which cyber insurance could provide a significa...

Following the cancellation of the Computing Showcase Poster Fair in March due to Covid-19, we hare now holding a virtual poster fair to celebrate the hard work put in by the final year students and supervisors. We also want to give you, the students and staff in the School, the opportunity to vote for the best poster. You can view the posters and vote for your favourite poster based on design and look by visiting DP234600: School of Computing Showc...

Computer Science PhD Student, Simon Cooksey, has won a Graduate School prize for Postgraduate Researcher with particular recognition for his contribution towards impact. Simon wins £500 which can be used for costs related to his research. Simon said "This prize means a lot to me, recognition of the impact of my research is very fulfilling. I will use the prize money to continue my research: allowing engineers to use high-performance comp...

EasyJet has announced that there has been a cyber security incident where the details of 9 million customers were accessed, including credit card details. In response to the attack Professor Shujun Li joined KMTV to discuss the cyber attacks, the incident with easyJet and how to protect your details from future attacks. Shujun is a Professor of Cyber Security and heads up the Cyber Security Group at the School of Computing. He also leads on...

Dr Jason Nurse from Kent's School of Computing provides advice on how to stay safe online as cybercriminals and fraudsters attempt to exploit uncertainty, fear and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Be suspicious of unsolicited emails, texts or calls asking for personal information (e.g., name, home address, bank details, email address or phone number) always, but especially during the pande...

Professor Shujun Li has been working with the Association of British Chinese Professors (ABCP) to raise funds to support the NHS in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The money raised has been used to buy personal protection equipment (PPE) for ten UK hospitals. As well as being a Professor of Cyber Security at the University of Kent, Shujun is also the Vice President for Internal Communication and P...

The effort to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to healthcare workers has been a main item on the news agendas for weeks. Members of the School of Computing’s technical staff have played a key role in stepping up to provide a face shields for local health care providers including Pilgrims Hospices, east Kent’s largest palliative care charity. Along with colleagues from Kent School of Architecture ...

The Kent IT Consultancy (KITC) is part of the School of Computing and is a student staffed IT consultancy delivering services to local small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Its mission is to solve business problems with technology and to make our student consultants more employable. This year the KITC had 26 undergraduate consultants who delivered between them 7000 hours of work across both Canterbury and Medway campuses. As well as running a project to recru...