The Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance is a collaboration of 13 Scottish Universities
We promote international excellence in University-led research, education and knowledge exchange for Scottish Informatics and Computer Science.
What We Do
Research
Supporting innovation and interdisciplinary research collaborations with Scottish Computing Science and Informatics
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Focusing on issues encountered within the field of Computing Education on a national level by engaging with educators, employers, professionals and policymakers
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Connecting academic researchers across disciplines with industry, policymakers and practitioners
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Supporting provision of leading researcher training for Computer Science and Informatics across Scotland
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Vacancy: SICSA SGA Director
We are pleased to announce that we are now recruiting for a new Director of the SICSA Graduate Academy. Applications are welcome from any suitable member of academic staff working at a SICSA member institution. The SICSA Graduate Academy (SGA) is an international graduate school in Informatics and Computer Science. All Informatics and Computer Science…
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SICSA Heads to AiTLCE 2026
I’m looking forward to representing SICSA at the Advances in Teaching and Learning for Cyber Security Education (AiTLCE) conference in Dundee; this is an annual event organised by CSE Connect. Bringing together educators, researchers, and practitioners from across the UK, AiTLCE provides an excellent opportunity to share ideas, explore emerging approaches to cybersecurity education, and strengthen collaboration across…
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Nominees for Supervisor of the Year
Scottish institutions deliver world-class researcher training and the SICSA Supervisor of the Year award recognises the outstanding guidance, mentorship and advising that underpins not only the success of individual PhD students but the health and advancement of our discipline as whole. PhD students from any Scottish university were invited to nominate their supervisor for recognition…
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Recap: Scottish Argumentation Day 2026
Scottish Argumentation Day 2026 took place on the 29th of May at the University of Dundee. SAD 2026 was organised by Eimear Maguire, Kamila Górska, and Ramon Ruiz-Dolz, and we were delighted to welcome 22 participants representing 8 academic institutions across Scotland and beyond, and an industry visitor. Many thanks to everyone who made it…
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Conference blog: Fuzzing Workshop @ NDSS 2026
Thanks to SICSA Cybersecurity theme, I had the opportunity to attend the Usenix Network and Distributed Systems Security conference (NDSS) and present my paper Hardfuzz: DataFlow-Guided On-Device Fuzzing for Microcontrollers, which was accepted to the International Fuzzing Workshop. The journey did not get off to a great start. My flight was repeatedly cancelled because of…