School of Computing News

“Be intuitive and inquisitive by asking questions (even if you think they are silly) and put yourself out of your comfort zone” Jade Donaldson, Software Engineer at Deutsche Bank, studied BSc Computing with a Year in Industry and graduated in 2019. We caught up with Jade to find out more about her time at Kent, her Year in Industry, and her role as a Software Engineer. How do you feel your time at Kent prepared ...

The 3rd Annual UK Cyber Security PhD Winter School, sponsored by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and co-organised by the UK Cyber Security PhD Network, took place virtually on 10-12 January 2022. During the event, several talks, keynote sessions and panel discussions were held. Talks were divided into three tracks that participants could choose from: Society and Privacy AI-related Security Protocols and Cryptogra...

‘Kent helped me be prepared to join the world of work in so many ways’ Chris Tasker, Lead Software Developer at Fivium, graduated from his BSc Computer Science with a Year in Industry degree in 2016. We caught up with Chris to find out more about his role, including projects he’s working on, and his time at Kent. How do you feel your time at Kent prepared you for working in the industry? Kent helped me be ...

‘Go to networking events and discipline specific events. Learning the market and befriending the people involved in the market opens so many doors’ Dylan Dawson, Computer Scientist at Jacobs Middle East, graduated from his BSc Computer Science (Networks) degree in 2019. We caught up with Dylan, who talked to us about his varied role at Jacobs, his time at Kent, and his advice for students looking to get into the...

As part of Safer Internet Day 2022, Kent academics share their expertise and tips on keeping ourselves and each other safe in the digital sphere It has been said that in 2020 the world moved online. Two years on and, although we are no longer confined to digital spaces, our digital presence is ever increasing.   When you visit a website, what do you want the organisation running the website to know about you, and to share with other organisations? What ...

Tuesday 1 February 2022 marked the Lunar New Year. Every year a different animal from the Chinese Zodiac is celebrated and this year it is the Year of the Tiger. You can find photos from the events on our School of Computing Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UniKentComp/posts/4898405103607038 We were delighted to welcome our students and staff to celebrate with us in J's Tea Bar in the Jennison building. We kicked off with a welcome from Director ...

Very many congratulations to School of Computing alumnus Ezechi Britton, who has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List. Ezechi, who studied BSc Computer Science with a Year in Industry, received the MBE for services to diversity and young people, primarily through his work with Code Untapped and Impact X Capital Partners LLP, both of which he co-founded. Ezechi shared his thoughts on receiving his MBE, his time at Kent, and his advice for you...

Congratulations to PhD Computer Science candidate Daniel Marshall, who has won the Student Research Competition prize for his project Linearity, Uniqueness, Ownership: An Entente Cordiale at the ACM SIGPLAN Symposium on Principles of Programming Languages (POPL) 2022. We caught up with Daniel to find out more about his winning project, research, and experiences as a PhD candidate at K...

Domestic abuse perpetrators are increasingly using digital and online technologies to monitor, threaten and humiliate their victims, according to a new Home Office report co-authored by Dr Jason Nurse, Associate Professor in Cyber Security at the University's School of Computing and Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS). Based on a project funded by the UK Home Office Domestic A...

Professor Andrew Hone, Associate Member of the Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS), is working with the Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) on a new project, Huge Primes, which focuses on prime numbers and primality testing. This project aims to give school students throughout the UK the opportunity to learn techniques from mathematics and cryptography that underpin the sec...