http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/news/ http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/news/ http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/images/rsslogo.gif Computer Science Department News Items en-gb This week 400 of the worlds top cryptographers arrive in the UK for the annual EuroCrypt conference. This event is being held for only the second time in the UK. http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/news/news-item.jsp?nid=224 csnews224 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:50:53 +0100 The University of Bristol has been awarded a new and prestigious status for its world-class research in the field of cyber security, playing a pivotal role in helping to make government, business and consumers more resilient to cyber attack. It has been named today as an Academic Centre for Excellence in Cyber Security Research. http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/news/news-item.jsp?nid=223 csnews223 Mon, 2 Apr 2012 11:14:50 +0100 New research by a collaborative team has developed an attack that can circumvent the security of a very specific version of the widely used OpenSSL software. http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/news/news-item.jsp?nid=222 csnews222 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:53:35 +0000 Under the recent Autonomous Intelligent Systems call the EPSRC are awarding £800K towards a £1.1M research project on "RIVERAS: Robust Integrated Verification of Autonomous Systems". The Bristol research team is led by Dr Kerstin Eder (Computer Science) and includes Dr Arthur Richards (Aerospace Engineering), Prof Jonathan Lawry and Prof Trevor Martin (both Engineering Mathemathics). http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/news/news-item.jsp?nid=221 csnews221 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:40:16 +0000 Baby Eva born to two ex-students on MSc course http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/news/news-item.jsp?nid=220 csnews220 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:01:34 +0000 The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) operates the Research Experience Placements (REPs) scheme designed to give promising undergraduates a first-hand opportunity to experience research in a UK laboratory, to encourage them to consider a career in scientific research. Julian Gough's research in a priority area attracted the BBSRC to select his group for the funding. http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/news/news-item.jsp?nid=219 csnews219 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:43:36 +0000 Dr Mike Fraser has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce (FRSA). http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/news/news-item.jsp?nid=218 csnews218 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:32:16 +0000 Research into how robotic tools could help humans perform everyday tasks more efficiently is being carried out by a Bristol University student thanks to a bursary from the James Dyson Foundation worth £75,000. PhD student Austin Gregg-Smith under the supervision of Dr Walterio Mayol-Cuevas, is the first student at Bristol to receive such award. http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/news/news-item.jsp?nid=217 csnews217 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:20:43 +0000 The year 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alan Turing and the year is full of events to mark the occasion. One of the key ones being a six month research programme on the legacy of his work at the Newton Institute in Cambridge. This programme is being co-organized by our own Prof. Smart. http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/news/news-item.jsp?nid=216 csnews216 Sun, 8 Jan 2012 17:23:03 +0000 This year's Computer Science Christmas Lecture will be given by Dr Tilo Burghardt entitled "Pixels, Patterns, Penguins: A Journey from Turing's last Paper to Animal Biometrics". Expect an engaging talk with live demos and a few surprising insights. The lecture will be held in the Pugsley Lecture Theatre on Wednesday 14th of December at 2pm. Come along, everybody is welcome! http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/news/news-item.jsp?nid=215 csnews215 Fri, 9 Dec 2011 15:51:53 +0000