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Computer Science, Loughborough
Founded in 1974, the Department of Computer Science was among the first university computing departments to be established in Great Britain. The Research School of Informatics was established in December 2004 as part of a new £100M University expansion in a number of areas. It is located in a new building equipped to the highest standards. The school's mission is research excellence founded upon the strengths of research groups in the departments of Computer Science and Information Science.
Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008
The results of the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), published in December, have confirmed Loughborough as one of the country's leading research universities.
Computer Science Department
90% of the Department's research is of an international standard (rated 2*, 3* or 4* in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise) as classified under the Computer Science and Informatics category.
Teaching Quality AssessmentIn 2003 the Department received the highest available commendation for its teaching quality from the Quality Assurance Agency. In the first national poll of how satisfied final year students were with their degree course - the National Student Survey (2005) - Loughborough topped the table for overall satisfaction and also for learning resources and organisation and management. The survey placed the Department of Computer Science at Loughborough top of the league for the most satisfied computing students among 81 participating computing departments in the country (Times Higher, 23 September 2005). In 2006 the Department was placed 3rd overall and, when considering results over the last two years, places the Department first out of 84 departments.
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News
e-skills UK intern wins 2012 National Placement and Internship Awards
Department of Computer Science student Lillian Hiscox wins the Best Placement Student Award at the 2012 National Placement and Internship Awards. For further details, [Click Here...]
Loughborough University Open Days (21st and 22nd September 2011)
The Department of Computer Science Open Day Helpers in their smart new uniforms.
Summer Placement a Great Success for Computer Science Student
Alex Barfoot, a Computer Science student at the University has made good use of a ten week summer placement in the department, by developing new software for Requirements Engineering. A recipient of an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Summer Vacation Scholarship, Alex has been working alongside Dr Russell Lock in the development of a unique platform to help train the next generation of Requirement Engineers.
The Simple Tool for Requirement Elicitation, Analysis and Management (STREAM) is designed to support student learning for Requirements Engineering.
Dr Lock said "By providing an entirely free tool to the world to help both students and industry store and analysis textual requirements we are helping to raise both awareness and requirement standards."
The software developed will be deployed as a free training tool for students, providing an environment to support students in managing requirements for project work. The tool is also able to analyse requirements for errors or omissions, giving guidance on what should be changed and why.
The department plans to take forward the research started by Alex through publication, and a future research proposal.
More information on the tool developed is available on: http://www-staff.lboro.ac.uk/~corl/stream/index.html
EPSRC vacation scholarships are designed to give students a taste of what a life in research would be like and prove popular across the university each year.
Students who have sucessfully defended their thesis - 2010/2011
Congratulations to the following students who have successfully their thesis:
Yan Chen, PhD, "Intelligent computing applications based on eye-gaze: their role in mammographic interpretation training."
Xi Guo, PhD, "Remote control service system architecture and dynamic web user interface generation."
Yanning Yang, PhD, "Wireless sensor data processing for on-site emergency response."
Thomas Warsop, PhD, "Three-dimensional scene recovery for measuring sighting distances of rail track assets from monocular foward facing video."
Radiator control system could slash domestic fuel bills
A new radiator control system, developed by Loughborough University's computer scientists, could one day reduce a family's domestic energy use by 40 per cent. Read more....
Best Student Paper Award
Congratulations go to Computer Science Research Student; Nesreen Otoum, whose paper titled "Quantification of Corneal Neovascularization via Contourlet Transform based Segmentation of Blood Vessels" has won the Best Student Paper Award at the International Conference on Information and Communication Systems, held recently in Jordan. This work was carried out in collaboration with a group lead by Professor Harminder Dua, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University, during the first year of Nesreen's PhD research.
Science Student Poster Competition 2011
The annual Science Student Poster Competition was held at Holywell Park on 14th April 2011. The winners are as follows:
Sabrina Blackwell (Maths) - Winner of the Best Poster prize (£200)
Thomas Smith (Chemistry) - Winner of the Second prize (£150)
Hui-Yun Sung (DIS) - Winner of the Commendation prize (£100)
Sara Saravi (Computer Science) - Winner of the Commendation prize (£100)
Thomas Hewett (Physics) - Winner of the Commendation prize (£100)
Moustafa Moustafa (Computer Science) - Winner of 'Apical Limited Prize' for a Computer Science Research Student (£75)
Afizan Azman (Computer Science) - Winner of 'Apical Limited Prize' for a Computer Science Research Student (£75)
Statistical Downscaling Model (SDSM)
The Department of Computer Science successfully held an international workshop on statistical downscaling in April looking at the affects of climate change on regional weather. Twenty one delegates from countries as far afield as Malaysia, Korea, South Africa, Jamaica, Canada and Norway completed the two-day workshop hosted by Dr Christian Dawson of Computer Science and Professor Rob Wilby from the Department of Geography. Delegates were given a number of presentations on downscaling and hands-on practical sessions in the Department's newly refurbished labs using SDSM - the d
ownscaling software tool developed by the hosts.
Graduate School Research Student Prize 2011
Markus Schmid who is currently studying for a PhD in the Department of Computer Science was recently awarded the Graduate School Research Student Prize 2011 (worth £400). This prize is awarded annually to a research student of the Faculty of Science for outstanding academic performance and academic achievement.
Distinguished Paper Award
Mrs Mashanum Osman, a research student in the Department of Computer Science, was presented one of the Distinguished Paper Awards at the e-CASE 2011 Conference in Tokyo for her joint paper with her supervisor Prof Paul Chung. The paper entitled "Language Learning using Texting and Wiki: A Malaysian Context" reports the results of an experiment she conducted as part of her research project.
Georgios Antoniades Prize
The Georgios Antoniades Prize 2009-10 has been awarded to Stuart Young. A prize of £100 is awarded to the student with the highest marks each Autumn Term Programme Board on the Internet Computing and Network Society (ICNS) post-graduate Masters degree programme. Georgios Antoniades was an ICNS student in 2006-07. He tragically died in a car crash during his studies and this prize has been established in his memory. The prize is jointly funded by the Hellenic Society and the Department Computer Science.
Left to right, Dr Iain Phillips (Head, Department of Computer Science), Stuart Young and Dr Colin Machin.
Students who have sucessfully defended their thesis - 2010/2011
Congratulations to the following students who have successfully defended their thesis:
Huanjia Yang, PhD, "Integrated ZigBee RFID Sensor networks for Resource Tracking and monitoring in logistics management."
Firat Batmaz, PhD, "Semi-Automatic Assessment of Students' Graph-Based Diagrams."
Fatma Al-Abri, PhD, "Multi-Objective Optimization of Video Coding and Transcoding."
Ahmad Shubati, PhD, "A Methodology for Developing Second Life Environments Using Case-Based Reasoning Techniques."
Emilie Mollenbach, PhD, "Interference Mitigation Strategy Design and Applications for Wireless Sensor Networks."
Fang Yao, PhD, "Selection Strategies in Gaze Interaction."
Daniela Birdsall (nee Xhemali), Eng.D., "Automated Retrieval and Extraction of Training Course Information from Unstructured Web Pages."
Mariam Al-Hamar, PhD, "Reducing the Risk of E-mail Phishing through an Effective Awareness Framework in the State of Qatar."
Talal Edwan, PhD, "Improved Algorithms for TCP Congestion Control."
Lindsey Cooper, PhD, "Observer Performance and Visual Search in Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Multidimensiaonal Imagery of Stroke."
Jatinder Dhiensa, PhD, "Using an Essentiality and Proficiency Approach to Improve the Web Browsing Experience of Visually Impaired Users."
Jose Lopes, PhD, "Audio-Coupled Video Context Understanding of Unconstrained Video Sequences."
Omar Omar, PhD, "The effects of computer aided thinking (CAT) software on achievement and learning experience in biochemistry unit of twelfth grade students in Khalifa School in Abu Dhabi."
Sion Scone, PhD, "Opportunistic Communication Schemes for Unmanned Vehicles in Urban Search and Rescue."
Rizwan Faiz, PhD, "Empirical Rail Track Degradation Model Based on Predictive Analysis of Rail Profile and Track Geometry."
Faculty of Engineering Award
Mr James Wright received the Faculty of Engineering Award for his outstanding academic achievements and contributions to community service while studying for his MSc in 2009/10. His MSc project, in the area of bioinformatics was jointly supervised by Dr Diganta Das (Department of Chemical Engineering) and Professor Paul Chung (Department of Computer Science). Mr Wright is now studying for his PhD with the same supervisors.
Left to right, Prof Paul Chung, Mr James Wright, Prof Chris Rielly (Head of Chemical Engineering)
The Santander Universities Award
It has been announced that two of the department's ITMB students; Charles Githinji and Yaso Ruberu, who were part of a team of four who have won The Santander Universities Award of £500 for the Undergraduate Student Enterprise. The business plan they submitted is attached. Click HERE
News Releases
Top Financial services company sets its sights on Loughborough students. Click HERE:
Successful city careers underway for Loughborough graduates. Click HERE:
Professor Ondrej Sykora Prize 2010
This year's Prof. Ondrej Sykora Prize (worth £1000) for an outstanding paper authored by a research student of the Department has been awarded to Markus Schmid for his paper 'A Polynomial Time Match Test for Large Classes of Extended Regular Expressions,' which was presented at the 15th International Conference on Implementation and Application of Automata (CIAA 2010).
Honeywell Prize 2010
The Honeywell Prize 2010 of the Institute of Measurement and Control is awarded to Professor Shuang-Hua Yang on 20th October 2010 in the Royal Society by Professor Bill Bardo, the President of the InstMC. The award is made to Professor Yang for best article in the Journal (for editing the 'Home Automation - Home Service Robot and Indoor Localisation' thematic papers) Measurement + Control, February 2009.
Entrepreneur blown away by business acumen of Loughborough University Students
A unique partnership between Loughborough University and a leading entrepreneur has resulted in more than 60 students being offered work contracts after they graduate.
The Department of Computer Science enlisted the help of businessman Adrian Gill to inspire and challenge students taking the 'E-Business Planning and Marketing' module. Mr Gill, who is currently the Midlands regional sales manager for Everest, had a number of internet-based business ideas that he wanted to pursue and asked the students to help develop his ideas. Click HERE for the complete press release
ITMB student wins Loughborough University Employability Award
Andrew Richardson, final year ITMB student at Loughborough University, has received the 2010 Loughborough University Employability Award. It is the latest success story to come out of the e-skills UK ITMB degree programme, proving that it really is equipping students with the business and personal skills that employers are so eager to find in technology graduates. Read on...
Enterprise Award Finalists
We are delighted to anounce that the Department of Computer Science is one of a number of departments within the University which has been nominated for this years's Awards which will be presented by the Chancellor Sir Nigel Rudd on 6th October 2010. The winners are to be decided by a public online vote that closes at midnight on 15th September. Voting is open to members of the university and externally.
Inaugural Lecture - Professor Chris Hinde,
Jam tomorrow - a view of computational intelligence
Computational intelligence is concerned with three major areas: Fuzzy and Vague Reasoning, Neural Networks and Evolutionary Systems. Work in Fuzzy Systems has involved reasoning with and about contradictions and inconsistencies. Contradictions drive knowledge forward and can be used to discover structure. "Jam tomorrow" is a bi-lingual oxymoron. Jam is latin for now, and contradicts tomorrow..........
Inaugural Lecture - Professor Alastair Gale,
Bustin' in on my dreams - making me see things I don't wanna see
The title of this lecture is taken from Fleetwood Mac's ''The Green Manalishi' and aptly describes the challenges in translating to reality Professor Gale's research dreams; together with his facination with encouraging people to see things they often fail to see.........
2010 Student Poster Competition
The winners of the 2010 Student Poster Competition are as follows:
Chris Parker - Winner of the Best Poster in Three Departments prize (£200);
Andrew Leonce - Winner of the Second prize in Three Departments (£150);
Shena P Taylor - Winner of the Commendation prize in ESRI (£100);
Sarogini Manuel - Winner of the Commendation prize in CS (£100);
Marianne Bamkin - Winner of the Commendation prize in DIS (£100).
Opening of Usability Lab
The Research School of Informatics working with the Department of Computer Science, Ergonomics and Safety Research Institute, and the Department of Information Science have established a Usability Lab with money allocated from the Research Capital Investment Fund. The Lab was officially opened by Professor Ken Parsons, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Research on 9th December 2009. The Lab is equipped with a range of state-of-the-art facilities for investigating human-computer interaction. See photos of the opening and some of the facilitities - click here
Finalist, IET Innovation Awards 2009
A joint project between BAE Systems, Loughborough University and Aberystwyth University, was one of the finalists of the IET Innovation Awards 2009. There to attend the award ceremony on 25th November 2009 at the Nursery Pavilion, Lords' Cricket Ground and to receive a certificate of recognition from the IET were Dr John Pearson (SEIC), Mr Clive Downes (BAE Systems) and Professor Paul Chung (Director, Research School of Informatics). The ASTRAEA project developed a systems framework for integrated vehicle health management and advisory systems for uninhabited air vehicles (UAV's).
The 2009 Enterprise Awards
The Consultancy Award for Enterprise was presented to Professor Alastair Gale, head of the Applied Vision Research Centre for PERFORMS ('PERsonal perFORmance in Mammographic Screening'). PERFORMS has been playing a critical role in improving and maintaining the diagnosis of breast cancer since the NHS began breast screening over 20 years ago and it is planned to licence variations of the scheme worldwide. The evening was a double celebration for Alastair and his team as it has just been confirmed that £1.2M over four years has been awarded from the NHS for the continuation of PERFORMS.
IEEE Best Student Paper
PhD student Martin Sykora was awarded the Best Student Paper Award at the 3rd IEEE SOFA 2009 (International Workshop on Soft
Computing and Applications 2009), held in Szeged (Hungary)/Arad (Romania),
29th July - 1st August 2009. All student papers
were considered for best IEEE SOFA 2009 student paper award.
Industrial Placement Student Receives Employee Recognition Award
In November 2008, only 5 months after starting work with JP Morgan, industrial placement student Jamie Dumbill was nominated for an Employee Recognigtion Award. The purpose of this is to reward and recognise employees for significant performance accomplishments, extraordinary efforts creativity, innovation and leadership consistent with JP Morgan values that result in improved productivity, profitabilty or recognition of JP Morgan in the marketplace or community.
The nature of the accomplishment being rewarded falls outside the scope of an individual's normal job responsibilities, for which they receive incentive compensation and immediate recognition from peers and senior managment. Jamie is the only intern who has received such an award.
