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Delvin Ce Zhang

Dr Delvin Ce Zhang joins The School of Computer Science

Delvin Ce Zhang joins the School of Computer Science in his role as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) here at the University of Sheffield.
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From left to right: Xianyuan Liu, Ben Jolly, Kathy Christofidou, Joshua Berry

Sheffield researchers showcase their work at the Armourers and Brasiers’ Cambridge Forum 2025

This year professor Katerina Christofidou and three early career researchers (ECRs) gave talks at the Armourers and Brasiers’ Cambridge Forum.
A bee flying near a Bluebell
Elmfield biodiversity hotspot (Credit: Alexander Dunnett, Landscape Operative)

New study revealing bees' secret to super-efficient learning could revolutionise AI and robotics

A new discovery of how bees use their flight movements to facilitate remarkably accurate learning & recognition of complex visual patterns could mark a major change in how next-generation AI is developed, according to a University of Sheffield study.
Parinya Chalermsook

Welcoming Professor Parinya Chalermsook to the School of Computer Science

Parinya joins the school as Professor of Algorithms.
Dr Sagnik Mukhopadhyay and Dr Christain Coester in Regent Court

Algorithms Group have three papers accepted for prestigious FOCS 2022

Academics from the Department’s rapidly growing Algorithms Group are celebrating having three papers accepted for the 63rd Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS 2022)
The mars rover on the floor of an engineering workshop in Sheffield

Computer science students help team reach final of international Mars rover competition

A group of students from the Faculty of Engineering are the only team from the UK to qualify for the finals of an international competition to build a Mars rover.
two computer science students chatting in the Diamond.

Students vote computer science subject as number one for satisfaction among Russell Group universities

Students have voted the University of Sheffield’s computer science subject as number one for overall satisfaction in the Russell Group, according to the latest National Student Survey (NSS).
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How long will Twitter stand by as ‘online violence’ curtails our right to know?

Professor Kalina Bontcheva features in The Guardian for her work as part of an international research project to develop an early warning system for gender-based online violence against women journalists.

| The Guardian
Three members of Opteran pose for a photo

Our Opteran spin-out lands £3.3m investment from Northern Gritstone.

Sky News reports on the ‘brain biomimicry’ company Opteran, a spin-out from the Department of Computer Science, which receives a ground-breaking new investment.

| Sky News