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02 Mar 2024
Irish Collegiate Programming Competition 2024 sets records and draws international attendance
The Irish Collegiate Programming Competition (IrlCPC) is Ireland’s premier programming competition for third-level students, regularly attracting students from all around Ireland and the rest of Europe. This year, IrlCPC 2024 surpassed all previous records for attendance, with a combined total of 158 participants across both the junior and senior tracks! This year's competition was held at the Western Gateway Building at University College Cork (UCC) on the 2nd of March and was organised by the UCC ACM Student Chapter and Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics.
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24 Feb 2024
AI Quest Makes History: Unveiling Tech Prodigies Who Tackled Sustainability Challenges
In a historic event, the AI Quest has wrapped up, leaving in its wake a trail of ground-breaking achievements by winners who harnessed artificial intelligence (AI) to address pressing sustainability challenges. The first-of-its-kind competition, organized by the University College Cork’s School of Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT), the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, the SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence (CRT-AI), in collaboration with Cadence Design Systems (Ireland), set the stage for an exemplary showcase of global talent.
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24 Feb 2024
MPT Coding for Girls: Empowering Young Female Programmers
The MPT Coding for Girls programme, organised by the UCC School of Computer Science and Information Technology, has successfully concluded its inaugural 13-week course! Guided by the Outreach Coordinator Dr Sabin Tabirca, and their tutor, PhD student Nicola Rossberg, female students aged 15-18 set out to enhance their coding skills. Throughout the programme, participants delved into problem-solving techniques and Python programming, mastering concepts such as syntax, data structures, and algorithms. The programme aimed to equip female students with the skills necessary for potential participation in National and International Olympiads. Congratulations to all involved! For further information about this programme, please click here
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06 Feb 2024
Brian McCarthy of the CONNECT Centre, CSIT, successfully defends his PhD thesis
The School of Computer Science and Information Technology at University College Cork would like to congratulate Brian on successfully defending his PhD research thesis. Brian is a graduate of our BSc in Computer Science programme.
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