Dr Chris Lintott, University of Oxford Researchers from fields as disparate as astrophysics and papyrology are facing a deluge of data. The solution taken by Zooniverse is to recruit hundreds of thousands of volunteers and present them with an authentic opportunity to contribute to research. Chris will outline the team’s projects, explain the technical challenges… Read more »
Category: Events
Past events at BCS Oxfordshire. For a list of coming events visit our Programme page.
West Yorkshire Branch Presents The Graduate
The Graduate is a special project run by the West Yorkshire Branch to aid in employability of IT students and graduates. The Graduate is a mock recruitment event designed to provide prospective candidates with the chance to experience how a real recruitment process might work, and gives them an opportunity to understand how to utilise… Read more »
Midata or Their Data? Controlling Your Own Customer Record
Wednesday 14 December 2011 14:00 – 17:00 Hosted by Oxford Internet Institute Location: Room 051, Computer Science Department, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, OX1 3QD. Registration: Please email your name and affiliation to events@oii.ox.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)1865 287209 Speakers Rory Gallagher, Cabinet Office William Heath, Chairman, Mydex Anthony House, Google Georgina Nelson, Which? John Taysom,… Read more »
Christmas Lecture – Professor Heinz Wolff
Professor Heinz Wolff Venue: Sophos plc, Abingdon OX14 3YP Professor Heinz Wolff is perhaps best known to the general public for his appearances in television series such as Young Scientist of the Year and The Great Egg Race. He is an entertaining and humorous speaker. He will carry out experiments in front of the audience… Read more »
Random Hacks of Kindness – Hacking for Humanity
Hacking for Humanity Please join RHoK on December 3rd and 4th for a RHoK hackathon in Oxford. Throughout the weekend, we will be coding around real world problems from all over the world. RHoK has been working with subject matter experts from around the world to develop problem statements addressing real world development and humanitarian… Read more »
