SICSA Conference 2022 – PhD Award for Best Dissertation in Scotland- Deadline Extended

As part of the SICSA Conference in the last two years, we have established the SICSA PhD Award for Best Dissertation in Scotland, inviting submissions from our vibrant research student community in order to celebrate ground-breaking research across Scottish Institutions. Chris Cummings (University of Edinburgh) was the winner in 2020 and Ryan Gibson (University of … Read more

Logic4Peace: fundraising online Logic event for Peace

Logic4Peace  (Fundraising online Logic event for Peace) Friday 22 and Saturday 23 April 2022 Venue: Online (information will be provided to registered participants) Call for Abstracts: Logicians participating in this conference stand united for Peace. The on-going Russian military invasion in Ukraine is causing death, destruction and it is the direct cause of a gigantic … Read more

SICSA Education Learning & Teaching Scholars Programme

Early to mid-career colleagues involved in teaching Computing Science and related subjects at SICSA member institutions are invited to apply for the SICSA Education Learning & Teaching Scholars programme. The Scholars programme is designed to develop and support early-to-mid career CS academics with a focus on education. Successful applicants will take part in a series … Read more

Computing Science and Informatics Student Survey – March 2022

Tech Start-Ups and the Scottish Tech Ecosystem – A role for Scottish Universities and SICSA Students of Computing Science, Informatics and related subjects are invited to participate in a short survey about support for students forming start-ups while they are at University.  This survey will be used to help inform SICSA’s* strategy for supporting technology … Read more

SICSA HCI Sustainable Challenge Fund

The SICSA HCI Theme is proud to announce the 2022 HCI Sustainable Challenge Fund. This fund intends to bring together researchers involved in work surrounding the UN Sustainable Development Goals that involve HCI methods and thinking. We anticipate that this fund will be helpful for researchers interested in running a series of events that will culminate … Read more

SICSA AI Research Theme – Call for Small Research Grants

The SICSA Artificial Intelligence Research Theme invites proposals to support Scottish AI researchers in carrying out research activities over the summer of 2022. We anticipate applications for three types of activities (or a combination): Travel/networking (max £250) Equipment including cloud credits (max £500) Studentship (max £1000) While there is no restriction on the topics, we … Read more

SICSA and EIT Digital Boost Scottish European Student Exchange Programme

     SICSA and EIT Digital partner to deliver Scottish Funding Council Saltire Scheme Scotland & Brussels, March 2nd, 2022: The Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) have partnered with EIT Digital to deliver on a £75k SFC investment in renewing and strengthening Scottish – European research collaborations. The “Saltire Emerging Researcher Scheme” is … Read more

New SICSA Research Theme Co-Lead for Data Science

We are delighted to announce Dr Stewart Massie, Robert Gordon University commenced in the role of the Data Science Research Theme Co-Lead today taking over the role from Professor Mike Chantler, Heriot Watt University. Stewart is currently a Reader in Computer Science at Robert Gordon University working in the Smart Information Systems group with the School of … Read more

Spring into Methods 2022 – Call for Proposals

The Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities, in partnership with the Scottish Graduate School of Social Sciences, are collaborating on Spring into Methods to commission interactive, interdisciplinary and innovative research methods training for our postgraduate researchers. The Spring into Methods programme brings together arts, humanities, social science, and other doctoral researchers from across Scotland to offer sessions providing an … Read more