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Modelling a sailboat in virtual reality.

Machine learning gives users ‘superhuman’ ability to open and control tools in virtual reality

08 Nov 2023

Researchers have developed a virtual reality application where a range of 3D modelling tools can be opened and controlled using just the movement of...

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Improved approach to the ‘Travelling Salesperson Problem’ could improve logistics and transport sectors

26 Apr 2022

A new approach to solving the Travelling Salesperson Problem – one of the most difficult questions in computer science – significantly outperforms...

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A Raspberry Pi.

The life of Pi: Ten years of Raspberry Pi

25 Feb 2022

The most successful computer ever to come out of the UK celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.

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Centre for Mathematical Sciences

Cambridge partners with Schmidt Futures in new software engineering network

19 Jan 2022

Software engineers will bridge the gap between modern science and scalable complex software at four leading universities.

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Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

Can federated learning save the world?

10 May 2021

Training the artificial intelligence models that underpin web search engines, power smart assistants and enable driverless cars, consumes megawatts...

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Someone programming a website in HTML

Honour among thieves: the study of a cybercrime marketplace in action

06 Nov 2020

Researchers at the Cambridge Cybercrime Centre have revealed what they’ve learned from analysing hundreds of thousands of illicit trades that took...

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New programme to accelerate AI research capability at Cambridge

24 Jun 2020

A new initiative at Cambridge will equip young researchers outside computer science with the skills they need to use machine learning and artificial...

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Women in STEM: Krittika D'Silva

05 Mar 2020

Krittika D'Silva is a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Technology, a Gates Cambridge Scholar and a member of Jesus College...

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Eyeglasses

Prevention better than cure at keeping young users from getting involved in cybercrime

21 Oct 2019

Highly-targeted messaging campaigns from law enforcement can be surprisingly effective at dissuading young gamers from getting involved in cybercrime...

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Cambridge appoints first DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning

18 Sep 2019

Following an international search, Professor Neil Lawrence has been appointed as the inaugural DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at Cambridge...

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Driverless cars working together can speed up traffic by 35 percent

20 May 2019

A fleet of driverless cars working together to keep traffic moving smoothly can improve overall traffic flow by at least 35 percent, researchers have...

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Macbook pro with dongle

Most laptops vulnerable to attack via peripheral devices, say researchers

26 Feb 2019

Many modern laptops and an increasing number of desktop computers are much more vulnerable to hacking through common plug-in devices than previously...

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