University of Lincoln, UK
A new research network, which will bring together games developers, performance practitioners and academics, has been invited to attend a national Research Council showcase event. The Videogames Research Network has been set up by the Games Research Group at the University of Lincoln, UK, and is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).…
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…
Performance artists and researchers are joining forces to create a new type of video game, further blurring the boundaries between real and virtual worlds. The Videogames Research Network has been set up by the Games Research Group at the University of Lincoln, UK. It involves several researchers from Lincoln’s School of Computer Science, including Dr…
Linda, the University’s robot from the STRANDS project, fought off five robots from across the EU to be crowned winner of last week’s Robot Marathon. From November 25 to November 29, the six robots from the EU STRANDS project battled it out for the title of last robot standing in the STRANDS Robot Marathon. The…
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…