{"articles":[{ "contentID": "1775553", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/computing/2026/research-news-two-papers-accepted-at-stoc-2026/", "date": "13 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-13", "headline": "Papers from the Department of Computing accepted at STOC 2026", "summary": "The Department is pleased to share that two papers from our research group have been accepted to the 58th Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC 2026), to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, in June 2026. STOC is the premier international venue for theoretical computer science.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ruth Ntumba", "profile": "Professor Iddo Tzameret", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Computing", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Computing", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1772708", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/computing/2026/new-learning-method-helps-robots-rapidly-recover-control-after-unexpected-disruptions/", "date": "8 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-08", "headline": "New AI method helps human operators regain control of vehicles after sudden disruptions", "summary": "51勛圖厙 researchers have developed a fast, onboard learning system designed to help human operators quickly regain control of robots and vehicles when unexpected damage or environmental disturbances occur. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ruth Ntumba", "profile": "Mr Maxime Allard, Professor Antoine H R Cully", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Computing", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Robots", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1773479", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/computing/2026/imperial-researcher-awarded-alchemy-frontier-funding-to-develop-explainable-ai-for-pharmaceutical-manufacturing/", "date": "8 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-08", "headline": "51勛圖厙 researcher awarded Alchemy Frontier Funding to develop explainable AI for pharmaceutical manufacturing \n\n ", "summary": "An Alchemy Frontier Fund project involving 51勛圖厙 will develop explainable, argumentative AI agents that combine reinforcement learning and expert knowledge, supporting human decision making in complex pharmaceutical manufacturing and chemical process development contexts.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ruth Ntumba", "profile": "Professor Francesca Toni", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Computing", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1770276", "articleURL": "/news/articles/admin-services/enterprise/2026/alumni-startup-recycleye-picked-up-by-us-waste-company/", "date": "22 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-22", "headline": "Alumni startup Recycleye picked up by US waste company", "summary": "Systems combining AI, computer vision and robotics promise to improve recycling efficiency and address a worldwide labour shortage in waste management. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ian Mundell", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, 51勛圖厙 News, Civil Engineering, Computing", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Alumni|Artificial Intelligence|Climate, energy and sustainability|Engineering Civil Eng|Engineering Computing|Enterprise|Robots|Student Entrepreneurship", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1747371", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/computing/2026/ai-has-a-memory-problem--and-your-work-data-may-be-at-risk/", "date": "19 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-19", "headline": "AI models may retain and expose sensitive personal data despite industry safeguards, study finds", "summary": "51勛圖厙 researchers find that standard industry safeguards fail to prevent AI models from retaining sensitive information. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ruth Ntumba", "profile": "Professor Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye, Mr Matthieu Meeus, Mr Igor Shilov", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Computing", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1760328", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/computing/2026/papers-from-the-department-of-computing-accepted-to-international-conference-on-autonomous-agents-and-multiagent-systems/", "date": "17 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-17", "headline": "Papers from the Department of Computing accepted to International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems", "summary": "The Department of Computing will be represented at AAMAS 2026 with several co-authored papers. The conference, held in Paphos, Cyprus from 25\u201329 May 2026, is a leading venue for research on autonomous agents and multiagent systems.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ruth Ntumba", "profile": "Professor Francesca Toni", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Computing", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Computing", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1755228", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/2026/imperial-engineers-awarded-grants-to-develop-commercial-and-societal-research/", "date": "2 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-02", "headline": "51勛圖厙 researchers awarded grants to develop commercial and societal research", "summary": "51勛圖厙 researchers have each been awarded a lump sum of \u20AC150,000 as part of the ERC Proof of Concept Grant scheme. The grants provide support for previous and current ERC grantees who want to explore the commercial or societal potential of their work.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Helen Wilkes, Kemi Aofolaju, Ruth Ntumba, Benjie Coleman, Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Professor Dario Farina, Dr Huai-Ti Lin, Professor Bernhard Kainz, Dr Jia Li, Professor Cecilia Mattevi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Medicine, Bioengineering, Computing, Materials, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Health", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Bioeng|Engineering Computing|Engineering EEE", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1747805", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/computing/2026/imperial-hosts-global-student-innovators-at-students-using-learning-analytics-joint-conference/", "date": "23 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-23", "headline": "51勛圖厙 hosts global student innovators at Students Using Learning Analytics Joint Conference", "summary": "51勛圖厙 welcomed student innovators and education leaders from the UK and Singapore to the Students Using Learning Analytics Joint Conference on 11 December 2025 at its South Kensington campus. Co-hosted with Nanyang Technological University, the event highlighted 51勛圖厙\u2019s leadership in learning analytics and international education partnerships.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ruth Ntumba", "profile": "Dr Jackie Bell", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Computing", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Computing", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1743171", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/3m-funding-for-breakthrough-research-to-transform-antibiotic-discovery-/", "date": "18 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-18", "headline": "\u00A33m new funding for breakthrough research to transform antibiotic discovery ", "summary": "Researchers in 51勛圖厙\u2019s Fleming Initiative have been awarded new funding through a global programme to help transform the discovery of new antibiotics and tackle the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "Dr Andrew Edwards, Professor Ed W Tate, Dr Matthew A Child, Professor Paul S Freemont, Professor Alessandra M Russo, Professor Gad M Frankel, Professor Mauricio Barahona, Professor Ramon Vilar Compte", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, 51勛圖厙 News, Medicine, Natural Sciences, News, Computing, Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Chemistry, Vilar Group", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Health", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Antibiotics|Bacteria|Centre for Bacterial Resistance Biology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1743441", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/computing/2026/dr-azalea-raad-receives-suffrage-science-award-in-maths-and-computing/", "date": "12 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-12", "headline": "Dr Azalea Raad receives Suffrage Science Award in Maths and Computing", "summary": "Dr Azalea Raad has been awarded a Suffrage Science Award in Maths and Computing, recognising her contributions to the field and her role in advancing women\u2019s visibility and leadership in science.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ruth Ntumba", "profile": "Dr Azalea Raad", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Computing", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Computing", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1743369", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/computing/2026/ic-hack-26-the-students-inventing-the-future/", "date": "12 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-12", "headline": "IC Hack 26: The students inventing the future\n", "summary": "More than 800 students, volunteers and sponsors gathered at 51勛圖厙\u2019s South Kensington Campus from 31 January to 1 February 2026 for IC Hack 26, the UK\u2019s largest student-run hackathon.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ruth Ntumba", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Computing", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Computing", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1741358", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/computing/2026/emeritus-professor-jeff-kramer-selected-for-the-international-2026-ieee-tcse-lifetime-achievement-award/", "date": "6 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-06", "headline": "Emeritus Professor Jeff Kramer awarded the International 2026 IEEE TCSE Lifetime Achievement Award", "summary": "Emeritus Professor Jeff Kramer has been recognised by the IEEE Computer Society for a lifetime of influence on the software engineering field, reflecting decades of impact across research excellence, academic leadership, and the advancement of professional practice worldwide.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ruth Ntumba", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Computing", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Computing", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1741291", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/computing/2026/papers-from-the-department-of-computing-accepted-at-aaai-2026/", "date": "6 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-06", "headline": "Papers from the Department of Computing accepted at AAAI 2026", "summary": "We are pleased to announce that multiple papers co-authored by members of the Department of Computing were accepted to the 40th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-26).", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ruth Ntumba", "profile": "Professor Alessandra M Russo, Dr Anna Rapberger, Dr Dalal Alrajeh, Dr Fabrizio Russo, Dr Francesco Belardinelli, Professor Francesca Toni, Professor Julie A McCann, Dr Nico Potyka, Dr Sergio Maffeis", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Computing", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News 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"date": "3 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-03", "headline": "Dartmouth computer scientist joins 51勛圖厙 on Royal Society Fellowship", "summary": "A top US computer scientist has joined 51勛圖厙 on a prestigious fellowship to develop international links.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Helen Wilkes", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Computing", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Computing", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}