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  • Aberdeen GameJam 2026

    Meston Building, University of Aberdeen Meston Walk, Aberdeen

    View full event details here. After the success of last year, University of Aberdeen’s School of Natural and Computing Sciences will be running Aberdeen GameJam 2026, this time in partnership with the History department! The event is open to students at University of Aberdeen and any other Scottish University. Each participant will receive an Aberdeen GameJam 2026 t-shirt and Amazon vouchers ... Read more

  • SICSA Seminar – From Large to Small: Building Affordable Language Models with Limited Resources

    AI + Data Science Seminar
    Virtual Event

    Register to attend Join us on Wednesday, 25 February for an AI & Data Science Seminar. Dr Burcu Can of University of Stirling presents From Large to Small: Building Affordable Language Models with Limited Resources This talk aims to question the limitations and harms of Large Language Models, followed by a review of Small Language Models, covering prominent ... Read more

  • LOCOS Seminar – Educating for Low-Carbon Computing: Designing a Cross-Layer Sustainable Computing Course in an HPC Curriculum with PedrocTrancoso

    LOCOS
    Online
    Virtual Event

    Lieven Eeckhout is a Professor at Ghent University, Belgium, and will deliver a LOCOS Seminar on Sustainable Processor Design.

    Sustainability and climate change is a major challenge for our generation. In this talk I will argue that sustainable development requires a holistic approach and involves multi-perspective thinking. Applied to computing, sustainable development means that we need to consider the entire environmental impact of computing, including raw material extraction, component manufacturing, product assembly, transportation, use, repair/maintenance, and end-of-life processing (disassembly and recycling/ reuse). Analyzing current trends reveals that the embodied footprint is, or will soon be, more significant compared to the operational footprint. I will present a simple, yet insightful, first-order model to assess and reason about the sustainability of processors in light of the inherent data uncertainty. Applying the model to a variety of case studies illustrates what computer architects and engineers can and should do to better understand the sustainability impact of computing, and to design sustainable processors.

  • IETF Standards-in-Practice Workshop

    Standards Series
    Sir Alwyn Williams Building, University of Glasgow 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Open, consensus-driven technical standards are central to the security, reliability, and global interoperability of the Internet. As the Internet continues to evolve to meet the needs of emerging applications, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) remains one of the most influential venues for shaping their technical foundations.

    This workshop is a hands‑on, introductory event designed to help researchers, students, and engineers understand how the IETF works, and how their own research can translate into meaningful standards contributions.

  • SSBSE 2026 Challenge Track Workshop

    Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh Napier University 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh

    About This workshop series is a hands-on, team-forming sprint. You will meet potential collaborators, shape a concrete research idea and leave with a realistic plan and division of labour toward a Challenge-Track submission for SSBSE 2026. The SSBSE 2026 Challenge Track explores how Search-Based Software Engineering (SBSE) can optimize agentic AI systems (LLM-powered agents with tools, memory, planning, and ... Read more

  • HRI 2026

    The ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is the premier venue for innovations on human-robot interaction. Sponsored by the ACM special interest groups on computer-human interaction (SIGCHI) and artificial intelligence (SIGAI) as well as the IEEE robotics and automation society (RAS), HRI brings together researchers spanning robotics, human-computer interaction, human factors, artificial intelligence, engineering, ... Read more

  • SICSA Seminar – Can Evolution Develop Public Transport Networks?

    AI + Data Science Seminar
    Virtual Event

    Dr Neil Urquhart of Edinburgh Napier University presents

    Can Evolution Develop Public Transport Networks?

    Public transport networks by their very nature evolve over time to meet the needs of travellers, fit the constraints of operators and meet the aspirations of politicians. This talk examines the use of novelty search to explore changes to the bus network in the centre of Edinburgh. The existing solution has been evolving since 1871 matching the changing nature of the city and transportation technologies. We harness geospatial data to evaluate the existing solution and then use novelty search to find modified solutions and examine their relationship to the existing solution. We are particularly interested in balancing the novelty of proposed changes with the distance from the current trusted solution.

    This talk will demonstrate the potential for novelty search to assist with the design and modification of public transport routes and set and agenda for future research which will aim to cover larger areas and encompass multiple transport modes.

  • SSBSE 2026 Challenge Track Workshop 2

    Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh Napier University 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh

    About This workshop series is a hands-on, team-forming sprint. You will meet potential collaborators, shape a concrete research idea and leave with a realistic plan and division of labour toward a Challenge-Track submission for SSBSE 2026. The SSBSE 2026 Challenge Track explores how Search-Based Software Engineering (SBSE) can optimize agentic AI systems (LLM-powered agents with tools, memory, planning, and ... Read more

  • Pre-CHI Day 2026

    Pre-CHI
    Stirling Court Hotel University of Stirling, Airthrey Rd, Stirling
    Hybrid Event

    The ACM CHI conference is the premier publication venue in the field of HCI, and Scotland-based researchers are contributing extensively to the programme for the 2026 conference which will be held in Barcelona, Spain in mid-April. The Pre-CHI Day is a chance for the Scottish HCI community to see some of the world-leading research going on across Scotland, and allow those not travelling to Spain to talk to authors first-hand and hear about their work. The event will be hybrid, and virtual attendance and virtual presentation will both be supported. We expect a mixed audience, including researchers of the Scottish HCI community as well as interested students, designers, industry, practitioners etc., as well as newcomers to the field of HCI.

  • SICSA Seminar – Dr Carl Strathearn presents AI-driven Humanoid Robots for Education

    Education Seminar
    Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh Napier University 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh
    Hybrid Event

    AI-driven Humanoid Robots for Education: Insights from UK Rapid Technology Assessments with Dr Carl Strathearn Abstract: AI-driven humanoid robots are gradually moving out of laboratories and into factories around the world. However, more challenging domains such as education, domestic environments, and healthcare are significantly more unpredictable and difficult to evaluate in terms of effectiveness, social interaction, and ... Read more