The XML Summer School is running again this year at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, between 15th and 20th September. It’s for everyone using, designing or implementing solutions in XML and related technologies. The innovative curriculum combines formal lectures, practical hands-on exercises, interactive tutorials and panel discussions. There is a choice of courses on offer;… Read more »
Author Archive: Gerry
What does the Turing Test actually tell us?
Thursday 20th June 2013 – 7:15pm Oxfordshire Branch Prestige Summer lecture Professor Kevin Warwick, Reading University Venue: Sophos Plc, The Pentagon, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon OX14 3YP, United Kingdom Location map: http://www.sophos.com/en-us/about-us/contact-us/united-kingdom.aspx This is the highlight event of our year and is again kindly hosted by Sophos in their global headquarters in Abingdon. As summer… Read more »
Discrete Linear Dynamical Systems
Professor Joël Ouaknine, University of Oxford Thursday 16th May 2013 – 7:30pm Oxford e-Research Centre, 6 Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3QG In his talk for us last year on real-time systems, Prof. Ouaknine gave his audience a deeper understanding of a complex topic, which was very well received. For his return visit, expect more of… Read more »
[Event Summary] A Contractual Approach to Manage Security Risks When Outsourcing
The audience was pleased to welcome Dr Sam De Silva for his second visit to speak for us. He gave many interesting insights into how to negotiate a good IT outsourcing contract which is commercially a successful arrangement for both customer and outsourcing supplier. He spoke about the due diligence needed on both sides, identifying… Read more »
Bristol Branch – Restoring the world’s oldest working digital computer
Start: 15/04/2013 – 19:30 End: 15/04/2013 – 21:00 Speaker: Kevin Murrell Venue: City of Bristol College Please register for this event here. 7:00pm Refreshments, 7:30pm Main Talk The recently restored Harwell Dekatron Computer is a typical project conducted by the Computer Conservation Society. Starting with the author’s vague memories of the machine being a museum… Read more »
