SICSA recently launched a new Research Theme in Medical Imaging and Sensing in Computing. This theme is in partnership with Toshiba Medical Visualisation Systems. For full details of this theme and to view a short video please visit: https://www.sicsa.ac.uk/research/medical-imaging-sensing/ We are pleased to confirm that there are now a number of theme events organised for … Read more
The deadline for abstract submissions for the SICSA 1st Workshop on Data-to-text Generation has been extended to 6th of February 2015. Registration will open on 6th of February and it will be FREE. The Workshop will be held on 6th of March 2015 and is fully sponsored by two SICSA themes (HCI and Data Science) … Read more
We are pleased to announce that the call for the SICSA Early Career Industry Fellowship is now open – the deadline for applications will be 30 April 2015. The fellowship provides early career researchers with valuable experience working directly with industry and opportunities for building long-lasting collaborations to develop their professional academic careers. Key Facts … Read more
MATCH-UP 2015: First Call for Participation 16-18 April 2015 University of Glasgow, UK http://www.optimalmatching.com/MATCHUP2015 co-located with Meeting of COST Action IC1205 on Computational Social Choice http://www.optimalmatching.com/COST2015 MATCH-UP 2015 is the third workshop in the series of interdisciplinary and international workshops on matching under preferences. The first in the series took place in Reykjavik in 2008, … Read more
The SICSA Medical Imaging and Sensing in Computing theme will launch next month, followed by a further event in March. Please see below for full details. SICSA Medical Imaging and Sensing in Computing Theme Launch Event Date: 18th February 2015 Time: 9.30 -16.00. (Talks start at 10am, registration and coffee from 9.30am) Venue: The Royal Society … Read more
We are pleased to announce that we will be sponsoring up to two places on the Saltire Fellowship 2015 programme. The Saltire Fellowship is coordinated by the Saltire Foundation and is a world-class, 8 month long programme that equips candidates with the skills and attitude required to take a leadership role within Scottish business. The programme … Read more
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) results, which evaluate the quality of research at all UK Universities, were published on 18th December 2014. In Scotland the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) created research pools to develop Scottish capacities in particular research areas and The Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) is the research pool in Informatics … Read more
Applications for the SICSA Early Career Industry Fellowship (ECIF) have been extended until the 14th December so there’s still time to grab this opportunity with both hands! The ECIF programme has been designed specifically for Early Career SICSA academics who wish to work on a collaborative project with industry; and it aims to provide … Read more
The SICSA knowledge exchange committee is interested in stimulating the Scottish community in future areas of interest. The goal for a theme is to have a clear voice and visibility to our colleagues in the Innovation Centres, Industry and Government. Our recent funding of the Future Cities and the Computing, Medical Imaging and Sensing themes … Read more
Computing has provided significant technological advancements within medicine over the last decade, contributing to medical imaging within MRI and X-ray CT, PET and ultrasound and optical imaging, and in recent years, advances in smart phones and wearable sensors have also enabled patients and clinicians to get complementary information. These imaging and sensing advances impact the … Read more