University of Lincoln, UK
Academics from the University of Lincoln, UK, have investigated game server performance metrics, and how they may best be used to explore the behaviour of multicore server processes. The work focuses on small-scale stand-alone game servers, running on standard consumer PC architectures, which support a large proportion of online game play. These servers are highly…
The face of computing and computer science has changed dramatically over the last ten years, with social media transforming not only the way business operates but society as a whole. In direct response to this increasingly digital landscape, the University of Lincoln has created the UK’s first BSc (Hons) programme in Social Computing that will…
The European Commission has named the STRANDS robotics project as one of the best, as part of EU Robotics Week. Lincoln’s robot Linda has been taking part in a robot marathon this week, squaring off against robot partners in Leeds, Birmingham, Sweden, Germany and Austria. The robots have been battling it out to be the last one standing…
From November 25 to November 29, the six robots from the EU STRANDS project will battle it out for the title of last robot standing in the STRANDS Robot Marathon. The challenge is to autonomously patrol a populated environment for as long as possible, with the aim to cover the most distance in the shortest…
Professor Hunter, who is the REtinal Vascular Modelling, Measurement and Diagnosis (REVAMMAD) project originator and coordinator, spoke about the aims of the research during Siren FM’s drivetime show. Scientists from across the EU are in Lincoln for a two-week training workshop. The aim of the project is to train a new generation of interdisciplinary scientists…
Safer food, less waste, more efficient food production and better use of natural resources are just some of the goals inspiring the work of a new research group at the University of Lincoln, UK. The Agri-Food Technology Research Group aims to develop new technological solutions for all stages of food production including cultivation, harvest, processing…
A PhD student from the School of Computer Science was one of just 30 first year post-doctoral students chosen from all over Europe to take part in a week-long training school. Kwamena Appiah-Kubi, attended the TUTOREM Twintide Autumn Training School in Bled, Slovenia, which aims to improve participants’ understanding of significant research methods used in…
Eminent computer programmer and software freedom pioneer Richard Stallman will be giving a free public lecture at the University of Lincoln, UK. Stallman, often known by his initials RMS, is best known for creating a computer operating system composed entirely of free software. He pioneered the concept of ‘copyleft’, which uses the principles of copyright law…
A new internet service that allows content to be created and shared by people attending specific events was showcased at a national digital conference. Dr Duncan Rowland, Reader in the School of Computer Science, presented the software Automics at DE2013: Open Digital at MediaCityUK in Salford. He said: “The goal has been to create an…