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AMD supports CASCADE Centre to advance PhD research in Computer Architecture and Semiconductor Design

Wed, 02/07/2025 - 08:00

Thanks to a donation from AMD, we're expanding the number of PhD students we'll welcome this autumn at CASCADE, our Computer Architecture and Semiconductor Design Centre

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Researchers say AI art protection tools still leave creators at risk

Tue, 24/06/2025 - 11:34

Researchers are warning that they have uncovered significant weaknesses in two tools widely used by creators to safeguard their art.

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King’s Birthday Honours for two Department members

Sat, 14/06/2025 - 10:58

Two members of our Department are among those featured in the King's Birthday Honours 2025, which recognises the achievements and contributions of people across the UK.

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Colleagues' achievements recognised with Senior Academic Promotions

Wed, 11/06/2025 - 12:07

Congratulations to the three members of this Department who have been promoted as Professor - Emily Shuckburgh, Andreas Vlachos and Ian Wassell.

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Guardian launches messaging tech for whistleblowers developed with researchers here

Mon, 09/06/2025 - 08:13

Media organisation The Guardian is today launching Secure Messaging, a confidential way for whistleblowers to contact journalists that builds on technology developed here.

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New Associate Professor in Wearable Computing

Wed, 04/06/2025 - 09:44

"One of the next frontiers for AI lies in deciphering human-centred data captured by wearable devices," says Dr Dong Ma who joins us in January 2026 as Associate Professor in Wearable Computing.

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Transforming Robot Dexterity

Thu, 29/05/2025 - 12:00

As part of an ambitious 'Robot Dexterity' programme, Associate Professor Rika Antonova is leading a new project aimed at speeding up how robots learn to be useful, reliable and affordable.

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Welcoming our new Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction

Tue, 27/05/2025 - 12:26

Dr Katie Seaborn will join us in February 2026 as a new Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction. She'll to contribute to both our research and our teaching in this area.

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Royal Society Fellowship honours Theoretical Computer Scientist

Tue, 20/05/2025 - 10:05

Professor Andrew Pitts has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is one of more than 90 new Fellows recognised for their substantial contribution to the advancement of science.

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Can AI offer better conservation advice than human experts?

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 00:00

An undergraduate here is among the authors of a new paper on how AI tools can help conservationists quickly access the information they need to tackle the biodiversity crisis.

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Government pushes for adoption of cybersecurity technology co-developed here

Wed, 07/05/2025 - 15:54

The UK government has announced measures to drive the commercial adoption of CHERI, the pioneering cybersecurity technology co-developed by researchers here.

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Announcing the winners of our Hall of Fame Awards

Mon, 28/04/2025 - 10:28

An AI 'unicorn' company and the world's first commercial-quality open-source chip were among the winners at our annual Hall of Fame Awards on 23 April, which celebrates the companies and achievements of our alumni and staff.

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Announcing the winners of our Hall of Fame Awards

Thu, 24/04/2025 - 10:06

Tractable has been named Company of the Year and OpenTitan is Product of the Year in our annual Hall of Fame Awards. These celebrate the companies set up by students, staff and alumni of this Department.

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Gift from alumnus supports PhD programme in Computer Science

Wed, 23/04/2025 - 10:18

Ten years after he completed his own PhD here thanks to a scholarship, alumnus Dr Raoul-Gabriel Urma – a successful EdTech entrepreneur – is giving another students here the same opportunity.

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Celebrating our students' Group Design Projects

Wed, 02/04/2025 - 15:22

Awards were presented at the end of term to those second-year students judged to have created the most impressive Group Design Projects.

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Touring a supercomputer and meeting robots at our Cambridge Festival Open Day

Mon, 31/03/2025 - 18:14

Visitors to our Family Open Day in March saw how a swarm of robots learns to work together, met researchers using AI to improve health care and heard about "the joy, beauty, and creativity of computer science".

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Nobel laureate and Cambridge University alumnus Sir Demis Hassabis heralds a new era of AI drug discovery at 'digital speed'

Tue, 25/03/2025 - 10:29

At a special event in Cambridge our alumnus, Nobel laureate Sir Demis Hassabis, explored how AI can accelerate scientific discovery and offered glimpses of how the technology might evolve.

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Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Dr Sam Nallaperuma-Herzberg

Mon, 17/03/2025 - 12:12

At our Cambridge Festival Open Day here on Saturday 22 March, researcher Dr Sam Nallaperuma will be demonstrating how AI and neuroscience can create sleep and relaxation treatments for insomnia sufferers. 

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