The School of Computer Science occupies a central position on the University’s Jubilee Campus.
The prestigious, purpose-designed building includes the provision of the latest facilities for research into virtual reality and multimedia computing environments, as well as advanced teaching facilities and high-speed networking. The school has been established within the University for more than 20 years and embraces both Computer Science and the Informatics Institute of Information Technology.
The school continues to be research-led and was ranked in the top 10 per cent of UK Institutions in the 2008 independent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). All the research activity in the school is considered of international quality, with 80 per cent of it rated as world class/internationally leading. Reseach activites at the school include:
Automated Scheduling, Optimisation and Planning (ASAP): ASAP’s research explores novel models and computational search methodologies to produce high quality solutions to a range of difficult real-world problems.
Intelligent Modelling and Analysis (IMA): This group undertakes research into intelligent modelling, utilising data analysis and transformation techniques to enable deeper and clearer understanding of the complex physical and physiological problems. A particular strength of the group lies in the bio-medical and security fields where extremely large data volumes have to be analysed in (near) real-time to very high levels of accuracy.
Foundations of Programming (FoP): FoP explores the fundamental, mathematical principles of programming.
Mixed Reality Laboratory (MRL): The MRL is an interdisciplinary studio facility where computer scientists, psychologists, sociologists, engineers, architects and artists collaborate to explore the potential of ubiquitous, mobile and mixed reality technologies to shape everyday life.
The school is involved in two cross-disciplinary groups:
Interdisciplinary Computing and Complex Systems (ICOS)
Learning Sciences Research Institute (LSRI): Researching learning and new technologies, the LSRI is a collaboration between the Schools of Computer Science, Education and Psychology.