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Virtually There (Tuesday 10 March 2010)
On Friday, 5 March 2010, Colin Dalton, senior lecturer from University of Bristol, was invited to Buckingham to give a talk on computer
graphics. Using game animation sequences, computer generated images, interactive demonstrations and references to films such as
Avatar, Stealth and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Colin explained the different stages of the process
behind the making of modern films.
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Applied Computing Research Group presents paper at Athens conference (Tuesday 20 October 2009)
Members of the Applied Computing Research Group presented a paper at the COST ic0803 3rd Management Committee / Working Group Meeting and Workshop in Athens on 9 October. COST is an inter-governmental framework for European co-operation in the field of scientific and technical research, created in 1971. The paper given by Professor Chris Adams and postgraduate students Ali Al-Sherbaz and Torben Kuseler was entitled "Cognitive Radio System in WiMAX-MIMO". (Read article)
Professor Jassim's paper at international symposium (Wednesday 30 September 2009)
Professor Sabah Jassim presented an invited paper at the International Symposium on Image and Signal Processing and Analysis (ISPA 2009) held on 16-19 September 2009, in Salzburg, Austria. The paper, entitled "Improving performance and security of biometrics using efficient and stable random projection techniques", was concerned with the latest techniques developed by the face biometric research group in the Department of Applied Computing to secure face biometric templates against identity theft. (Read article)
Buckingham degree programmes now accessible in Sri Lanka (Tuesday 4 August 2009)
South Asian Institute of Technology and Management (SAITM) is the newest addition to the higher education sector in Sri Lanka and is the first 'Green Campus' situated in the heart of Sri Lanka's first technology park. After completing the due diligence process and having met the requirements of the Quality Assurance Agency, the University of Buckingham entered into an agreement with SAITM in July 2009 to offer Buckingham's unique 2-year BSc (Hons) in Computing and the MSc in Innovative Computing in Sri Lanka. (Read article)
Buckingham graduate obtains his PhD from Bath (Friday 10 July 2009)
Congratulation to Yun Yao (MSc Computing 2003) who has recently obtained his PhD from Bath University (pictured with another Buckingham graduate Eforsa). Yun came to Buckingham from China and studied for the MSc in Computing from July 2002 to June 2003, and graduated with merit. He continued his further study in Bath and obtained another master's degree first (2004) and then a PhD, both in the field of economics. We in the Department wish Yun every success in his career.
First Graduation Ceremony for SSST students (Wednesday 17 September 2008)
On 30 August, the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology (SSST) celebrated the graduation of its first cohort of students. The Ceremony
was held in the open air in the front garden of a splendid historical 'Presidential' Palace adjacent to SSST campus. It was attended by a
number of dignitaries including a representative of Baroness Thatcher, the Director of the Bosnian Academy of Science, and a delegation of
University of Buckingham academics, headed by the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Terence Kealey. (Read article)
Applied Computing introduces new combined programmes (Thursday 28 August 2008)
Computing at Buckingham has evolved over the years and has been actively involved in cutting-edge technology and collaborative research
projects. The Department of Applied Computing, formerly known as Information Systems, has forged collaborative links with international
research institutions, has contributed to major EU- and UK-funded research projects, and is keen on technology transfer and industrial
collaborations. The Department is also committed to promoting international excellence in teaching. The success of the collaboration with
the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology is a testimony to this commitment. (Read article)
Dr Terence Kealey's visit to Iraqi Kurdistan (Monday 17 March 2008)
Over the last few weeks, a stream of university presidents from the Kurdistan region of Iraq have been visiting the University of Buckingham
to discuss various collaborative projects in support of higher eduction in Kurdistan. Last week, the Vice-President of Koya University (Dr
Sherzad Al-Talabani) was visiting the Applied Computing Department as part of a British Council / Iraq-funded HE link project, and on Friday
Dr Talabani and Dr Kealey signed a memorandum of understanding between the two universities. (Read article)
Buckingham and Sarajevo collaborate on new project (Tuesday 4 September 2007)
The Department of Applied Computing has made a successful joint application with Sarajevo School of Science and Technology for an EU grant to
develop a Master's programme in Computer Graphics for the Media Industry at SSST. The programme has been designed in response to a growing
demand in the media industry for professionals who combine advanced technical computing abilities such as programming, specification and
research with strong creative skills in character design, storyboarding and scriptwriting. (Read article)
SecurePhone project praised by the EU Commission (Wednesday 7 February 2007)
We are very pleased to report that as part of the SecurePhone consortium, the Department of Applied Computing at the University of Buckingham
has received praise from the EU Commission for their research contribution to the project. In the final review the consortium was congratulated
on a very successful venture. The Buckingham Imaging Research Group work focused on investigating and developing a new face recognition scheme
for mobile phones. (Read article)