The Wh‘Y’ Factor
Female academics at the School of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) speak about their experiences of working in a traditionally male domain and emerging opportunities for women in technology.
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Little Bot, Big Project: building a mechatronic drumming robot
Masters student Trent Little took on more than he bargained for when he began work on a mechatronic percussion system—with no training as a musician.
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Trailblazing for women in tech
New alumna Aleisha Amohia tells us how she conquered a conjoint degree, a job as a developer, and two years as the President of the University’s Women in Tech group.
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A year with the Mars Rover
Not many students get to say they built the Mars Rover over the summer, but that’s exactly the project Electronics and Computer Systems Engineering graduate James Barrett dived into last November and completed throughout his Honours year.
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Future paths: ongoing learning and AI
Globally, a lot of research is being undertaken in the field of Evolutionary Computation (EC), a branch of artificial intelligence (AI), where algorithms are inspired by biological evolution. EC techniques have proved extremely useful in identifying patterns and pulling out relevant information from vast amounts of labelled or categorised data.