Enhancement week is an event unique to the School of Computer Science at the University of Lincoln. During these weeks we add variety to the student experience by creating a programme of inspirational guest lectures, interactive workshops, and exciting learning opportunities. In the school of Computer Science, we have two enhancement weeks in Semester A, this is our second programme, our “Christmas Lectures”.
We have typically only offered these sessions internally to our own students, but (in the spirit of the holidays) we have opened these up to a wider audience. If you have any interest in computing, video games, or any of the specific topics on offer, please join us. Also, feel free to come along to any session to find out more about what we do in the school of Computer Science, our research, and what makes Lincoln a great place to learn.
All the enhancement week lectures will be hosted on YouTube, and you can find the specific links on this page. Alternatively, follow the booking form below to recieve the specifc links by email. Please subscribe for updates, and more computer science content! You can ask us questions directly in the YouTube comments, or contact us on twitter, @UoLCompSci.
Welcome to Enhancement Week, and our Christmas Lectures.
| 10am - 11am | Social Robots in the World: Research and Reality | Dr Paul Baxter, Senior Lecturer in Autonomous Systems | Join here |
| 11am - 12pm | Games Computing Introduction Session | Mr Phil Carlisle, Programme Lead for Games Computing | Join here |
| 2pm - 3pm | Build-a-Baddie Workshop: AI in Games 101 | William Giddings, Student | Join here |
| 9am - 10am | Networking Technologies in Peer to Peer Games | Brandon Dodds, Student | Join here |
| 10am - 11am | Understand Random Numbers in Computing | Ben Williams, PhD Student | Join here |
| 11am - 12pm | Building a Game in Godot | Matthew Rimmer, Student | Join here |
| 12pm - 1pm | Brain and Physiological Data in Computer Science | Dr Horia Maior, Lecturer in Computer Science | Join here |
| 1pm - 2pm | The Computing that Powers Retail | Luke Thompson from Dunelm | Join here |
| 2pm - 3pm | Anti-cheat: A walk through anti-cheat measures in closed source systems | Harry Riley, Student | Join here |
| 3pm - 4pm | Meet the Expert - Alex Champandard | Mr Phil Carlisle, Programme Lead for Games Computing with Alex Champandard from Creative.AI | Join here |
| 4pm - 5pm | Making a Videogame Juicy | Mr Kieran Hicks, Lecturer in Games Computing | Join here |
| 6pm - 7pm | It's the Most Cloudful Time of the Year | Dr Chris Headleand, Director of Teaching and Learning with Jim Bennett from Microsoft | Join here |
| 9am - 10am | MSc Computer Science Introduction | Dr Bashir Al-Diri, Programme Lead for MSc Computer Science | Join here |
| 10am - 11am | MSc Intelligent Vision Introduction | Dr Tryphon Lambrou, Programme Lead for MSc Intelligent Vision | Join here |
| 11am - 12pm | Writing a Personal Statement for University | Dr Chris Headleand, Director of Teaching and Learning | Join here |
| 12pm - 1pm | MSc Robotics and Automation Introduction | Dr Charles Fox, Programme Lead for MSc Robotics and Automation | Join here |
| 1pm - 2pm | Building Video Games to Help with Anxiety | Danni Threlfall, PhD Student | Join here |
| 2pm - 3pm | Clinical Bioinformatics: Data in healthcare | Dr Salah Al-Majeed, Acting Head of School with Dr Martin Cawley, Head of Radiotherapy Physics at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust | Join here |
| 3pm - 4pm | Meet the Expert - Tom Lock | Thomas Lock, School of Computer Science Graduate | Join here |
| 6pm -7pm | PoseDance: Perfect your dance moves with a TikTok trainer | Dr Chris Headleand, Director of Teaching and Learning with Jen Looper from Microsoft | Join here |
| 9am - 10am | Computer Science Introduction Session | Dr Mark Doughty, Programme Lead for Computer Science | Join here |
| 10am - 11am | What is Player Experience | Mr Kieran Hicks, Lecturer in Games Computing | Join here |
| 11am -12pm | What is Game Design | Dr Jussi Holopainen, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science | Join here |
| 12pm - 1pm | Future of Virtual Reality Video Game | Dr Chris Headleand, Director of Teaching and Learning and Ben Williams, PhD Student | Join here |
| 1pm - 2pm | Robotics in the Wild: Perspectives on software Engineering and system sciences in autonomous human-robot interaction | Professor Marc Hanheide, Professor in Intelligent Robotics and Interactive Systems | Join here |
| 2pm - 3pm | AI and The Future of Medicine | Dr James Brown, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science | Join here |
| 6pm - 7pm | The Ben and Chris Show: Python Programming Variables | Dr Chris Headleand, Director of Teaching and Learning and Ben Williams, PhD Student | Join here |
| 9am - 10am | Studying Computer Science at University - Student Panel Q&A | Dr Chris Headleand, Director of Teaching and Learning with students Danni Threlfall, Emma Baskerville, Michael Apim and Garry Clawson | Join here |
| 10am - 11am | Making a 3D Model | Mr Kieran Hicks, Lecturer in Games Computing | Join here |
| 12pm - 1pm | Tips for Developers: Managing Linux Servers | William Oldham, Student | Join here |
| 1pm - 2pm | What's this thing called Blockchain? | Garry Clawson, Student | Join here |
| 2pm - 3pm | Treason in Board-Game: What can video game designers learn | Dr Olivier Szymanezyk, Lecturer in Computer Science | Join here |
| 4pm - 5pm | Privacy-Preserving Encrypted Deep Learning | George Onoufriou, Student | Join here |
School of Computer Science
College of Science
University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool Campus
Lincoln
LN6 7TS
