Abstract: The Carpentries (https://carpentries.org/) is a global community of volunteers which teach foundational coding and data science skills to researchers worldwide through Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, and…
Abstract: 2016 was a weird year for Carron. On the plus side she was one of twelve women in Computing and Mathematics to receive a Suffrage Science Award, recognising both scientific achievement and ability to inspire…
Abstract: This talk will concentrate on some successful applications of search-based and neural network algorithms in two distinctly different areas of real-time embedded systems development: scheduling and timing…
Abstract: A job candidate has been pre-selected for shortlist by a neural net; an autonomous car has suddenly changed lanes almost causing an accident; the intelligent fridge has ordered an extra pint of milk. From the…
Full Title Visualization and the Universe: How and why astronomers, doctors, and you need to work together to understand the world around us. Abstract: Astronomy has long been a field reliant on visualization. First,…
Abstract: The goals of building software in a professional environment are vastly different from those of a course assignment. In this talk, we’ll cover the differences between the environments, best practices during…
Abstract: Moore’s Law has been the main driver behind the extraordinary success of computer systems. However, with the technology roadmap showing a decline in transistor scaling and hence the demise of Moore’s law,…
Abstract: Lurch is an open-source word processor that can check the steps in students’ mathematical proofs. Users write in a natural language, but mark portions of a document as meaningful, so the software can…
Abstract: “Why is my kid getting HD on their phone, while I’m stuck with SD on my 50″ TV?” This type of complaint is among the most common directed to streaming services such as Netflix and BBC. Recent studies observe…
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