On Tuesday 26 November 16:00-17:30 SICSA welcomes Professor Leo Porter, co-author of “Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming” and Associate Teaching Professor at UC San Diego. Leo will present ideas from his book which ‘teaches you everything you need to start programming Python in an AI-first world’. (Published by Manning, September 2023). There will also be a … Read more
Attending IJCAI in South Korea: A Journey of Research, Culture, and Connection Attending the IJCAI (International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence) was a significant step in my research journey. Here’s why I decided to make the trip to Jeju Island, South Korea, and how the experience unfolded. Why I Decided to Attend IJCAI: Winning … Read more
The SPLS series is an informal meeting of the Scottish Programming Languages Institute (SPLI) Community for discussing anything related to programming languages. This edition (the 20th anniversary edition of SPLS!) will be held and organised by the the School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow on the 6th November 2024. The seminar will … Read more
By Dr Matthew Barr Congratulations to the colleagues below who have joined the 2024-25 SICSA L&T Scholar’s cohort! Imene Mitiche Glasgow Caledonian University Martins Olaleye University of the West of Scotland Joseph El Gemayel University of Strathclyde Shahid Mahmood Awan University of the West of Scotland Alistair Morrison University of Glasgow Verda Munir Robert Gordon … Read more
SICSA is looking forward to attending the PHAWM Launch and Networking Event next Friday – 25 October 2024. Join us for the launch of the Participatory Harm Auditing Workbenches and Methodologies (PHAWM ) project. Led by a consortium of 7 academic institutions in collaboration with 24 partner organisations, PHAWM is set to transform AI auditing. … Read more
By Prof Judy Robertson, University of Edinburgh Overview Microbits on the Move is a volunteering scheme in which Computer Science university students visit rural Scottish primary schools to teach children about computing using low-cost Micro:bit hardware. The aim of the scheme is to enable university students to share their expertise and love of computing, and … Read more
SICSA will be attending ScotSoft 2024 in Edinburgh. A full-day event for technical professionals and leaders in the sector. As one of Scotland’s biggest software conferences for over 25 years, ScotSoft allows you to connect, learn, and innovate while meeting new talent at the Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards. This year, the event … Read more
By Dr Matthew Barr Early to mid-career colleagues involved in teaching Computing Science and related subjects at SICSA member institutions are invited to apply for the 2024-25 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 … Read more
We are delighted to announce that we have appointed Dr Tristan Henderson, Senior Lecturer at the University of St Andrews as our new SICSA Graduate Academy (SGA) Director and Dr Aiden Durrant, Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen as Deputy SGA Director. The SICSA Graduate Academy provides training, events, summer schools, conferences and research funding … Read more
Join us in Glasgow for Scotland’s premier sensing, imaging and IoT event Whether you’ve been to every Summit or will be attending for the first time, you are warmly invited to join us at our CENSIS Tech Summits. Hear about new innovations, challenges and solutions Meet exhibitors showcasing new technologies and products Understand how businesses … Read more