Heriot-Watt University THE SCHOOL:

The School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences provides advanced learning in the core skills required for science, technology and commerce. Students can study courses containing specialist modules that will prepare them for vocations ranging from finance and the actuarial profession, to artificial intelligence and multimedia systems.

COMPUTER SCIENCE: • Computer Science programmes are accredited by the British Computer Society

• Research has been independently assessed at international or national excellence

• Students have won ‘Young Scottish Software Engineer of the Year’ awards a total of seven times in recent years

• Staff foster and maintain close contacts with major IT companies

• Courses combine theoretical foundations with a strong practical theme and allow specialism, with named degrees in areas such as artificial intelligence or software engineering.

36 RESEARCH PROFILE:

Heriot-Watt University is committed to further growing and enhancing its position as a major force on the international stage in computational sciences.

COMPUTER SCIENCE:

Biomedical informatics; databases; information and knowledge-based systems; dependable systems; intelligent systems; vision and graphical environments.

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS BEING EXPLORED BY THE SCHOOL ARE: • The synchronisation of voices and faces in cartoon animations

• The role of emotion and affective behaviour in computer systems

• Fingerprint detection using photometric stereo computer techniques

• The design of robust programming languages with provably correct properties.

Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS

Tel: +44 (0)131 449 5111 www.hw.ac.uk

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