Mike Richards, Open University Thursday 14th June 2012 – 7:30pm Oxford e-Research Centre, 6 Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3QG This future was conceived by Mark Weiser, chief scientist at Xerox PARC – where the PC was invented. In 1991, writing in Scientific American, he described a future where computers and data had merged seamlessly… Read more »
Category: Events
Past events at BCS Oxfordshire. For a list of coming events visit our Programme page.
[Event Summary] Timing is Everything
17 May 2012 – Prof. Joel Ouaknine, University of Oxford Professor Ouaknine gave an extremely enjoyable talk on Automated Verification, and the theoretical underpinning of the subject. Although a highly technical area, the presentation covered a potentially difficult subject in a way which was accessible to non-specialists, and was appreciated by the large audience.… Read more »
Timing is everything
Professor Joël Ouaknine, University of Oxford Abstract: Our society is becoming increasingly reliant on computer systems; think of mobile phones, SatNav, the Internet, and so on. A modern car typically harbours tens to hundreds of microprocessors, themselves running several tens of million lines of code, controlling such critical components as fuel injection, airbags, and anti-lock… Read more »
[Event Summary] Visit to the Museum of Computing, Swindon
We had a very successful visit to the Museum of Computing in Swindon, with 24 attendees, and everyone had a very enjoyable time. Jeremy Holt, the chairman, gave us some history of the Museum: t was the first physical Museum of its kind in the UK dedicated to the history of computing. This was followed… Read more »
Visit to Museum of Computing
Venue: Swindon SN1 1QN The Museum of Computing is devoted to the history of computing and digital development. It was the first physical museum of its kind in the UK dedicated to the history of computing. Please join us for a visit to the Museum of Computing, at Swindon, on 26 April 2012. Here you… Read more »