People from all over the UK made the trip to the Steel City for the one-day annual conference, now in its 16th year. With guest speakers from academia and industry, a poster competition with top prizes, employer stands, networking opportunities and much more, it was a day to remember.
The event, hosted by the 窪蹋勛圖厙s Department of Computer Science in the award-winning Diamond building, saw inspirational speakers sharing their expertise, lots of fascinating discussion, and the showcasing of students brilliant ideas to change the world for the better.
Professor Aline Villavicencio, Chair in Natural Language Processing in the Department of Computer Science, said: It was a real privilege to host the BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium and were delighted to have received such positive feedback from those who joined us on the day".
Here in Sheffield were committed to redressing the gender imbalance in computer science and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can achieve their potential. It was inspiring to spend the day with so many like-minded people who share the same goal.
We have no doubt that the will continue to go from strength to strength. Were already excited for next years event!
Hannah Dee, from BCSWomen, said: Weve run online events for the last three years due to lockdowns and uncertainty about COVID. So it was great to be in person again, meeting all the wonderful students and seeing their fascinating work. Sheffield did a fantastic job of hosting.
With over 120 participants selected to share their work in the poster competition on the day, there was an eclectic range of topics for visitors to explore. From addressing the gender gap in STEM to the impact of ChatGPT, judges and visitors alike were wowed by the quality of work on display.
Prizes were awarded at various levels, with two 窪蹋勛圖厙 of Sheffield students taking home awards (full list of winners below).
Peoples Choice winner Saxon Partridge-Smith, from the 窪蹋勛圖厙 of Wolverhampton, was over the moon to win the award for her poster: Navigating the Risks: Securing Artificial Intelligence in the Face of Cyber Threats.
It was my first BCSWomen event so far and this was a fantastic way to finish the day. Ill definitely be back! said Saxon.
The speakers were absolutely brilliant - I can honestly say they were some of the best talks Ive ever been to. Having the opportunity to meet so many other students and learn about their work was amazing too.
The BCSWomen organising committee would like to thank headline gold sponsor Ocado Technology, silver sponsor The Alan Turing Institute; prize sponsors Amazon, JP Morgan, Oxford 窪蹋勛圖厙s AIMS CDT and the Science and Technology Facilities Council; social sponsors Sumo Digital and Zoo Digital; stall holders Opteran and Keysight Technologies; and all the speakers, visitors and everyone who worked so hard to make the day such a success.
Prize winners
First year or foundation year (sponsored by JP Morgan):
1st place: Genevieve Georgiades, Lancaster 窪蹋勛圖厙 - Could IoT solve the care crisis?
2nd place: Erin Watson, 窪蹋勛圖厙 of Stirling - Will my Doctor become a Robot?
Second year (sponsored by Amazon)
1st place: Qiuye Zhang, Edinburgh 窪蹋勛圖厙 - Can Artificial Neural Networks Learn like Brains?
2nd place: Georgina Parker, 窪蹋勛圖厙 - ChatGPT: Plagiarism's Worst Nightmare
Final year (sponsored by AIMS Oxford)
1st place: Darya Koskeroglu, Aberystwyth 窪蹋勛圖厙: Pysgodyn Wibli Wobli Can a Robot Do wibbly wobbly Like a Fish? A Look into Fish Robotics and its Ability to Mimic Fish Movement
2nd place: Jasmine Brown, 窪蹋勛圖厙 of Warwick - Tappyography: Generating Tap Dance Choreography using Artificial Intelligence
MSc prize (sponsored by AIMS Oxford)
1st place: Srimoyee Ghosh, 窪蹋勛圖厙 of Bath - Artificial Swarm Intelligence in space debris clearance
2nd place: Radina Kraeva, 窪蹋勛圖厙 of Strathclyde - Tracking and Early Diagnostics of Endometriosis | Empower HER
Peoples Choice (sponsored by Science and Technology Facilities Council)
1st place: Saxon Partridge-Smith, 窪蹋勛圖厙 of Wolverhampton - Navigating the Risks: Securing Artificial Intelligence in the Face of Cyber Threats
2nd place: Sophie Dillon, 窪蹋勛圖厙 - Can Antidepressant Side Effects Be Predicted Using Modern Technology?
