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Remote teaching and student experience awards 2021
We are pleased to announce the 2021 individuals and teams that have received a CECS Remote teaching and student experience award for building a strong community aligned with our College strategic intent
Powering ahead with community batteries
Community-scale batteries are already achievable in Australia, will complement existing household batteries and will allow more solar energy to be stored in our suburbs, analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. ...
Student innovators pitch industry leaders at ANU technology showcase
A platform for virtual stargazing, a system for wildlife tracking, a tool for farmland management, and a scheduling app for service providers took centre stage at the ANU technology showcase on 25 May. Meet the four teams who presented...
New tech a curtain raiser for cheap clean solar energy
Technology that stores clean energy by heating particles with captured sunlight is cost-effective and reliable, modelling from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. The ANU research team examined solar thermal...
Respectful learning memes
Memes in teaching? College educator Dr Ben Swift writes about harnessing students as content creators in computer science. A few years ago I re-wrote one of our core ...
Net zero by 2050 only possible if renewables ramp up: expert
Australia will not achieve net zero emissions until well after 2050 at the rate emissions are declining, experts from The Australian National University (ANU) warn...
Shape-shifting robots in the wild
Imagine running on a cement footpath, and then suddenly through dry sand. Just to keep upright, you would have to slow down and change the way you run. In the same way, a walking robot would have to change its gait to handle different...
INSIGHT OUT: the collaborative project bringing current research to life through art
INSIGHT OUT is a collaborative project bringing current research to life through art. ANU visual arts students have been paired with College researchers to convey their work to the public in the form of physical artwork.
Care and creativity: teaching in 2021
On Friday, 5 February more than 40 ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) conveners and education staff attended the Teaching and Learning Workshop. The ANU Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT) team facilitated...
New affiliation reaffirms university’s commitment to diversity
We are proud to announce that The Australian National University (ANU) Research School of Computer Science has been named an affiliate school of the ...
Students from University of Tokyo to experience ANU
The ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science is organising a Summer Study Tour for 19 students with engineering backgrounds from the University of Tokyo. Supported by the Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials...
College welcomes award-winning computer scientist
The College is excited to announce a new appointment to our Research School of Computer Science, as we welcome Professor Amanda Barnard FAIP FRSC. Professor Barnard comes to the College from the Commonwealth Scientific and...
National Youth Science Forum inspiring Australia’s young scientists
The Australian National University (ANU) is proud to be a University Partner for the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF), hosting students on our campus this January for their flagship 2020 Year 12 Program. The opening ceremony...
Dr Minh Bui wins grant to take a closer look at our genetics
Dr Minh Bui, from the ANU Research School of Computer Science, has received a prestigious grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to use big data to provide insights from...
College researchers predict Australia's carbon emissions are set to drop
Australia's carbon emissions will decline by as much as four per cent over the next few years but governments need to support continued renewable energy deployment to ensure that emissions do not rise again, experts from the ANU College...
Canberra entrepreneur challenges students to change the world
Matt Bullock is a successful serial entrepreneur who transformed his idea into a thriving business with a $6 billion turnover. Recognising the potential for internet shopping early on, he started online payment gateway business...
Computer Science internships given the green light
It is a truth universally acknowledged that being stuck in traffic is the worst. We’ve all been there, stuck in a transport bottleneck, thinking ‘surely there must be a better way!’. Master of Computing student Mengqing Wang (Mai...
Divergent thinking key to mastering AI
Students in the 3Ai Masters program are exploring how to take artificial intelligence (Ai) safely to scale. So where do you start to tackle a topic so large? Part of the approach is to make sure we are asking the right...
Inventing IT: The life and times of Grace Hopper
It’s 1947 - Harry S. Truman is US president, Frank Sinatra is the nation’s heartthrob, the Chevrolet Fleetline is the coolest car around, and a loaf of bread costs 13 cents. Grace Hopper is a Research Fellow at Harvard University...
Learning how to ‘start-up’ a career in Silicon Valley
Computer Science student Jay Hansen talks about his experience travelling to San Fransicso. I never thought I’d get to go to Silicon Valley. But as part of my ANU degree, I got to go on a whirlwind adventure...
