‘A Fantastic experience’ -SICSA Research Scholar, Aleksandr Petrov attended IJCAI in South Korea

  Attending IJCAI in South Korea: A Journey of Research, Culture, and Connection Attending the IJCAI (International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence) was a significant step in my research journey. Here’s why I decided to make the trip to Jeju Island, South Korea, and how the experience unfolded. Why I Decided to Attend IJCAI: Winning … Read more

2024-25 L&T Scholars announced

Celebrations

By Dr Matthew Barr Congratulations to the colleagues below who have joined the 2024-25 SICSA L&T Scholar’s cohort! Imene Mitiche Glasgow Caledonian University  Martins Olaleye University of the West of Scotland  Joseph El Gemayel  University of Strathclyde  Shahid Mahmood Awan University of the West of Scotland Verda Munir  Robert Gordon University  Marc Kydd  Abertay University  … Read more

Microbits on the Move

By Prof Judy Robertson, University of Edinburgh Overview  Microbits on the Move is a volunteering scheme in which Computer Science university students visit rural Scottish primary schools to teach children about computing using low-cost Micro:bit hardware. The aim of the scheme is to enable university students to share their expertise and love of computing, and … Read more

2024-25 SICSA Education Learning & Teaching Scholars Programme

A video call showing some of the Learning & Teaching Scholars

By Dr Matthew Barr Early to mid-career colleagues involved in teaching Computing Science and related subjects at SICSA member institutions are invited to apply for the 2024-25 SICSA Education Learning & Teaching Scholars Programme. The Scholars Programme is designed to develop and support early-to-mid career CS academics with a focus on education. Successful applicants will … Read more

New SICSA Directors

An image of our new SICSA Directors

We are delighted to announce that we have appointed Dr Tristan Henderson, Senior Lecturer at the University of St Andrews as our new SICSA Graduate Academy (SGA) Director and Dr Aiden Durrant, Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen as Deputy SGA Director. The SICSA Graduate Academy provides training, events, summer schools, conferences and research funding … Read more

Pedagogical Impacts of ChatGPT and Other LLMs

Dr Mark Zarb, Robert Gordon University As we approach the anniversary of our workshop on the “Pedagogical Implications of ChatGPT and other LLMs,” hosted by RGU’s School of Computing and sponsored by SICSA Education, I wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on a day of exciting discussions and perspectives. The event drew a full … Read more

Teams were “Up up and away” at Moray Game Jam

By UHI Moray 28 March 2024     Moray Game Jam returned for its seventh year in March with teams from across Scotland creating board and video games to the theme of Up Up and Away. The annual game jam which started in 2014 by UHI Moray aims brings together gaming enthusiasts from across the … Read more

SICSA Research Scholar funding supported PhD student, Andrew, to attend the SoRAIM Winter School in France this month.

By Andrew Blair 29 February 2024           My name is Andrew Blair, and I am a first year PhD Student in Computing Science at the University of Glasgow. My research seeks to explore how we can facilitate human-robot interaction through dialogue in public spaces. More specifically, I seek to overcome the … Read more

With SICSA Research Scholar funding, PhD Student Bilyana, joined a Research Workshop collaboration on the theme of content in Berlin.

By Bilyana Palankasova 21 February 2024                 During the last days of January and the first week of February 2024, I had the absolute pleasure of starting off my year by participating in the annual research workshop organised by the Centre for the Study of the Networked Image … Read more

SICSA PhD Conference 2024

Our 2024 SICSA PhD Conference will run from 9th to 11th of July this year at the University of Aberdeen. If you are a PhD student, please complete our Workshop Topics form to help us choose the most relevant workshops and key speakers for you. You can also join our organising committee. We look forward … Read more