Welcome to the Department of Computer Science
Welcome to New Zealand's leading computer science department. We pride ourselves on the excellence of our staff and our students.
Life as it could be
Dr Matthew Egbert’s research into Artificial Life lies at the interface between philosophy and science, attempting to address some of our biggest questions. Read more about his research on page 9 of InSCight magazine.
Robots everywhere
News concerning robots, the tasks that they are able to perform and how they are expected to interact with humans, is widespread. Our Gibbons Lectures' speakers tackle this topic on 3, 10, 17 and 24 May.
The Inside Word
Are you wanting to know what life is REALLY like at uni? Classes, events, money, studying, stressing… Get the Inside Word, straight from the people who are experiencing it. Follow the blog to find out about your first year of study.
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Are we moving too fast with driverless cars?
20 March 2018Dr Paul Ralph talks to Jesse Mulligan about driverless cars and what is involved in testing new science. -
Tracking the spread of early hunter-gatherers through language
13 March 2018Dr Remco Bouckaert from the Department of Computer Science and Professor Quentin Atkinson from the School of Psychology have teamed up with an Australian language expert to adapt a set of modelling tools to trace the origins of the world's largest hunter-gatherer language family. -
Faculty of Science Postdoctoral Society
09 March 2018The Postdoctoral Society is going from strength to strength since their inaugural research symposium in 2016. -
Companion robots could help our rural schools
15 February 2018Companion robots could be used in rural schools to help motivate students to study science and technology, and to provide comfort, according to Faculty of Medical and Health Science research. -
Are the oil bobbles on your salad dressing alive?
10 February 2018Dr Matthew Egbert talks with Graeme Hill on Radio Live about his Marsden Fast Start grant to study the definition of life, and how 'life-like' physical properties in 'inanimate' objects could have preceeded the evolution of life.
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Apply now for a 2018 graduate teaching assistant opportunity
01 February 2018The Faculty of Science invites expressions of interest from postgraduate students for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) positions in 2018. -
Register now | Three-Minute Thesis Competition 2018
19 April 2018Could you explain an 80,000 word thesis in just 180 seconds? This year's 2018 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition challenges postgraduate students to communicate their research to a general audience in just 3 minutes with a single presentation slide. The Faculty of Science heats will be held on 21 May. Register now.
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Gibbons Lectures: Robotics research in New Zealand Event as iCalendar
03 May 2018, 6:30pmIn this lecture, Professor Bruce MacDonald will talk about the international trends in robotics, some of the ongoing work and future directions for robotics research in NZ and how robotic technology will change our lives. -
Gibbons Lectures: Robotics in industry Event as iCalendar
10 May 2018, 6:30pmMike Shatford from Design Energy - a business offering robotic productions solutions in New Zealand - will talk about where, and how, robotics is serving its target market and where there are gaps and opportunities for both the originators of new technology and the end-users it will serve. -
Gibbons Lectures: Will robotic vision ever fully replace human vision? Event as iCalendar
17 May 2018, 6:30pmRobotic vision is considered one of the most promising investment sectors in the near future. In this talk, Associate Professor Patrice Delmas will introduce the topic of robotic vision- the extraction of useful information from images - its current status and the many challenges that have been faced. -
Gibbons Lectures: Can we be friends with robots? Event as iCalendar
24 May 2018, 6:30pmSocial robots are now being made to assist us in our daily lives in our homes and workplaces. Associate Professor Elizabeth Broadbent will discuss research on how people feel about living with such robots and the benefits and harm robots may bring.
