Lincoln Computer Science Week – British Science Week 2021

Lincoln Computer Science Week – British Science Week 2021

A computer science or games computing degree opens up a wide range of exciting opportunities, and as part of British Science Week 2021, here at the University of Lincoln we celebrated all things computer science with a series of lectures from our experts and guest speakers. Catch up to find out more about what we do in the School…

Higher Education Future Ready Skills Webinar Series

Interested in the knowing what certification the University offers? Why not attend a session explaining how we support graduates in developing digital skills to succeed in the workplace, with Derek Foster, Lee Scott and Clare Riley! This session looks at work the University of Lincoln has undertaken to support graduates in developing digital skills to…

Research Seminar 30/1/2020: Game theory for self-driving cars

Our next SoCS research seminar takes place on Thu 30/1/2020 at 13:00, in room INB2102. This is part of this year’s “Frontiers in Research” seminar series. Title: Game theory for self-driving cars Speaker: Fanta Camara, University of Leeds, and Visiting researcher, University of Lincoln Date and time: Thursday 30th January 2020, 13:00-14:00 Venue: INB2012, Isaac…

SoCS Research Seminar (3/12/19): Robotic Perception for Agricultural Environments

You are invited to attend a research seminar by Cyrill Stachniss (University of Bonn, Germany), one of the world-leading experts in robotic perception, on “Robotic Perception for Agricultural Environments” as part of the School of Computer Science Research Seminar Series. When: 3/12/2019, 3-4PM Where: INB1103 Robotic Perception for Agricultural Environments Abstract Autonomous robots need the…

Tsinghua and University of Lincoln team wins robotics championship

Tsinghua and University of Lincoln team wins robotics championship

Original article can be found online: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201908/19/WS5d5a40e1a310cf3e355668b4.html?from=timeline The robotics team consisting of four students from Tsinghua University and one from the University of Lincoln has won the first prize in the first International Competition for Autonomous Running Intelligent Robots held over the weekend in Beijing. The team has also been awarded $10,000 for their performance…

Upcoming SoCS Research Seminars

In our regular research seminar series, we have two respected researchers presenting their work in the coming weeks. Date/Time Location Presenter(s) and Titles 27/02/2019 16:00 DCB0102 Gregory Sutton: High power insects: the biomechanics of jumping and striking 20/03/2019 16:30 DCB1102 (David Chiddick Building) Prof Janet Read: Agents, Apps and Attention: Breaking Design Rules in CCI (abstract and…

Regular Research Seminar Series on Frontiers of Robotics Research

This semester, there is a new weekly research seminar series “Frontiers of Robotics Research” with both external and internal invited speakers taking place. It is jointly hosted by the new MSc programme in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at the School of Computer Science and the Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems. Every week, on Thursdays at 1…

Research Seminar by Dr Gionata Salvietti “Transferring human hand skills to robotic hands”

When: Monday 10th December, 13:00 – 14:00 Where: ATB2203, Alfred Tennyson Building (previously MHT) Transferring human hand skills to robotic hands Abstract This is an exciting and pivotal moment in the history of robotics. As the gap between theoretical research and fully-fledged technology continues to close, important advances from mechanical design to decision algorithms are…

Research Seminar Series: Orchard Robotics 28/06/18 4pm

Orchard Robotics Place: DCB1102 Date/Time: 28/06/2018 16:00-17:00     The Lincoln School of Computer Science and the Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems are hosting a team of agricultural roboticists from New Zealand. The group will be represented by Prof. Bruce MacDonald and Dr Pau Medrano-Gràcia from The University of Auckland and Prof. Mike Duke from the University of Waikato. The seminar will summarize…