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« Back to NewsArtificial Intelligence pioneered at Oxford to detect floods launches into space
1 July 2021
AI and data science Computer science Engineering Research Space
A new technology, developed by Oxford researchers, in partnership with the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Φ-lab, will pilot the detection of flood events from space. It was deployed on hardware on D-Orbit’s upcoming ‘Wild Ride’ mission being launched by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, 30 June, 20.00 UK time.
Michael Wooldridge Wins 2021 Outstanding Educator Award
8 March 2021
Professor Wooldridge has received this award, given by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and the Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence (EAAI), for outstanding global leadership in AI education and public awareness.
Science Blog: From rust to riches? Computing goes green...or is that brown?
3 February 2021
Computer science Physics Research
Professor Paolo Radaelli from Oxford’s Department of Physics, working with Diamond Light Source, has been leading research into silicon alternatives and his group’s surprising findings are published in Nature on 4th February.
DeepMind offer four scholarships at Oxford University for under-represented students
10 December 2020
Computer science Equality and Diversity Funding
Four more DeepMind graduate scholarships for students wishing to pursue a master’s degree in Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science will be made available for students commencing courses in 2021–22.
BCS Lovelace Medal 2020 awarded to Prof Ian Horrocks & Prof Michael Wooldridge
13 November 2020
The award is presented annually to individuals who, in the opinion of BCS Academy Awards Committee, have made a significant contribution to the advancement of Information Systems.
Oxford ranked first in world for Computer Science
2 November 2020
For the third year running the University of Oxford has been ranked first in the world for Computer Science in The Times Higher Education 2021 World University Rankings
Oxford University creates its 200th spinout company PhishAR
28 October 2020
PhishAR builds on the work of Professor Ivan Martinovic and Dr Ivo Sluganovic from the Department of Computer Science, and employs augmented reality to crack down on “phishing”.
Scientists discover the unique signature of a lion’s roar using machine learning
13 October 2020
Computer science Research Zoology
A team of scientists based in WildCRU at the University of Oxford, well-known for their research involving Cecil the Lion, has teamed up with colleagues in the Department of Computer Science to discover the precise ways in which each lion’s roar is distinct, identifiable and trackable.
Computer scientist Dr Chao Mbogo on her pathbreaking career
2 October 2020
Computer science Equality and Diversity Women in science
Dr Mbogo got onto the Masters in Computer Science programme at Oxford with a full scholarship through the Shell Centenary Foundation, and is now Dean of the School of Science and Technology at the Kenya Methodist University and the first ever Kenyan to receive the prestigious OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award earlier this year.
MPLS success in Vice-Chancellor's Innovation Awards 2020
28 July 2020
Award Chemistry Computer science Innovation and Enterprise Physics
The Vice-Chancellor Innovation Awards celebrate research-led innovation that is having societal or economic impact.
Oxford University and Amazon Web Services create a test-bed for cloud-based research
1 May 2020
Computer science Engineering Funding MPLS
Today the University of Oxford is delighted to announce a new strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The collaboration will focus on building a portfolio of new research projects relating to AI, robotics, cyber-physical systems, human-centred computing, and support to the University’s new “Lighthouse” Doctoral Scholarships.
Oxford wins £5.5 million EPSRC funding for High Performance Computing
19 February 2020
Computer science Engineering Funding Maths
The University of Oxford has been awarded £5.5 million by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), as part of a £27 million investment in seven High Performance Computing (HPC) services.
Oxford University Professor named as BCS Lovelace Medal Winner 2019
28 June 2019
Award Computer science Research Women in science
Marta Kwiatkowska, Department of Computer Science, Trinity College, Oxford has been named as the recipient of the 2019 BCS Lovelace Medal, the top award in computing in the UK, awarded by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
UK launches National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity
28 March 2019
As part of the UK Government’s wider initiative to become a world leader in tackling cyber threats, today the UK launches a National Centre to provide a step-change in research associated with the Internet of Things (IoT).
The Alan Turing Institute gets £48 million government funding boost
19 December 2018
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has today announced funding for two major new research programmes in artificial intelligence, both led in collaboration with The Alan Turing Institute, to spearhead new cutting-edge data science and artificial intelligence research.
Redesigning complex networks with artificial intelligence
30 March 2018
Computer science Research Women in science
Professor Marta Kwiatkowska from the Department of Computer Science discusses her research specialism in developing modelling and analysis methods for complex systems in an interview for the University's Science Blog. This work includes those arising in computational networks (which are applicable to autonomous technology), electronic devices and biological organisms.
Supporting doctors to make better decisions
21 January 2016
Computer science Engineering Medical science
An unprecedented volume of information now exists about every medical condition under the sun. A software platform designed at the University of Oxford may hold the key to disseminating new knowledge and helping healthcare professionals ensure their decision-making is up-to-date.
Organic ‘computers’ made of DNA could process data inside our bodies
3 September 2015
Computer science The Conversation
An article by Marta Kwiatkowksa (Department of Computer Science) for The Conversation.