School of Computing News

A group of Kent researchers led by Dr Paraskevi Triantafyllopoulou of The Tizard Centre (part of the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research) have been awarded £209,703 from NIHR School of Social Care Research to carry out an interdisciplinary research project looking at internet use and online safety for people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). Professor Michelle M...

Professor Shujun Li, Professor of Cyber Security at the School of Computing and Director of Kent Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Cyber Security (KirCCS), has contributed to Dr Jessica Barker's best-selling book: Confident Cyber Security. Dr Jessica Barker is a renowned cyber security expert in the human nature of cyber security, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Cygenta and a member ...

Dr Jason Nurse, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security at the School of Computing and Public Engagement Lead of Kent Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Cyber Security, will give a talk about his latest research at the Sophos Evolve Cyber Security Summit taking place on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th November 2020. Sophos is a UK-based cyber security company and big name in enterprise and personal security suite products. Jaso...

A cyber security expert from Kent's School of Computing has welcomed the news that WhatsApp plans to introduce a 'disappearing messages' function that will erase chats from the phone of both the sender and recipient after seven days. Professor Shujun Li said: 'This is definitely a good new feature to help improve the privacy-friendliness of WhatsApp. Too many people especially young p...

The School of Computing has employed two students as Employability Ambassadors to help raise awareness of employability events and opportunities and mentor students looking for placements, across both Medway and Canterbury campuses. Kierran Murrell did his placement year at Hiscox Underwriting Ltd and is working in the Kent IT Consultancy in his final year. He said “On my placement  I learned how to manage work backlogs and processes in a mod...

Dr Jim Ang, who recently joined the School of Computing from the School of Engineering and Digital Arts, joined BBC Radio Kent to discuss the social benefits of gaming and how it could bring the family together during the pandemic. Dr Jim said “many games are now designed to have a social element to get people together to talk and do stuff together and do imaginary things in a shared world” He discussed how gami...

Joining a society as both a member and committee member can significantly enhance your university experience and your employability. Make sure to watch our Online Societies Fair to find out more about the benefits involved. There are several societies related to computing and technology that you can join. The Computing Society is available to students in both Medway and Canterbury.  If you'd like to join the Computing Society, please cont...

For Charity Fraud Awareness Week 2020 (19 – 23 October), Dr Jason Nurse, Associate Professor in Cyber Security at the School of Computing, provides expert advice on how charity and not-for-profit professionals can stay safe online. 'Cyber crime impacts everyone from small charities to large corporates. Fraud in particular is a leading concern as criminals look to exploit our humanity, including how we think, behave and act. '...

Free Film Screening of Hidden Figures In celebration of Black History Month, the Student Success team invites students from the School of Computing to a free screening of Hidden Figures. This inspiring film shares the untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, three African-American women working at NASA as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history, the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. T...

Before the start of term new and returning students were encouraged to take part in the Userinyerface challenge; an infuriating race to complete a badly designed form on a website. Undeterred by the deliberately awful interface, School of Computing students rose to the challenge, with many submitting their best efforts several times as they got faster. The winning students managed to complete the challenge in just one second. If you would like to know how th...