Festival of Computing: Computer Science and Software Engineering Show - Sheffield Hallam University
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There are many opportunities for collaboration between your organization and the Department of Computing at Sheffield Hallam University. Are you aware that we can work with you on:
Research projects including knowledge exchange
Student projects of varying lengths and nature
Hiring apprentices, placement students and graduates
The Computer Science and Software Engineering group at Sheffield Hallam University invites you to a showcase of student work done with companies across South Yorkshire, the UK, and abroad.
-Talk to students about their experiences working with a wide range of organizations as part of their degree, including on placement.
-Meet academic staff and discuss the many ways that we can work with you. Discover the range of opportunities we have for research and innovation, including projects funded by Innovate UK.
-Learn about placements and graduate jobs.
-Find out about the benefits to you of Higher Degree Apprenticeships at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
-Market your organization to a dynamic community of academics and students.
-Network with other companies from the region.
For more information please contact Dr. Chris Bates at c.d.bates@shu.ac.uk
Computer Science and Software Engineering Showcase - Sheffield Hallam University
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The Computer Science and Software Engineering group at Sheffield Hallam University invites you to a showcase of student work done with companies across South Yorkshire, the UK, and abroad.
- Talk to students about their experiences working with a wide range of organizations as part of their degree, including on placement.
- Meet academic staff and discuss the many ways that we can work with you. Discover the range of opportunities we have for research and innovation, including projects funded by Innovate UK.
- Learn about placements and graduate jobs.
- Find out about the benefits to you of Higher Degree Apprenticeships at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
- Market your organization to a dynamic community of academics and students.
- Network with other companies from the region.
For more information please contact Dr. Chris Bates at c.d.bates@shu.ac.uk
Hybrid event: Mental Health, the tech industry and me - South Yorkshire branch
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The talk will foster awareness, provide practical insights, and encourage a supportive environment for mental health within the Tech Industry.
Speaker
Andy Shaw
Agenda
5:30pm - Please join us in the Cantor Atrium for some refreshment and networking
6:15pm - Zoom room opens
6:30pm - Event starts
7:30pm - Event ends
Synopsis
Mental health is something Andy has been passionate about, and he will talk about mental health in the Tech Industry and how the current climate can be a challenge to professionals regardless of what area in the Tech Industry they work in.
He will talk about his own experiences of mental health issues he has faced, including imposter syndrome and challenges he has experienced during his career so far, as well as barriers professionals may face from different backgrounds which may have an adverse effect on their mental health.
Andy will also talk about ways professionals can manage their mental health, some steps he has undertaken to learn and promote mental health and wellbeing within the community and work, and how a tragedy has driven him to learn more about mental health and help others who are finding things difficult.
About the speaker
Andy Shaw
Andy Shaw focused on a career as a software tester just over 10 years ago, following a redundancy at a huge software giant which turned out to be one of the best things that has happened to him.
Andy has also been delivering talks both online and in person on a variety of subjects, including software testing, career development and mental health in tech. He also actively participates and is involved with the BCS, as the editor of the online testing magazine "The Tester" (the official magazine of the BCS Specialist Interest in Software Testing specialist group), as well as the Diversity and Inclusion Officer of the South Yorkshire BCS branch.
Outside of his career, tech and the BCS, Andy enjoyed practising martial arts, and is an assistant instructor in Karate, and is also passionate about mental health awareness.
Our events are for adults aged 16 years and over.
BCS is a membership organisation. If you enjoy this event, please consider joining BCS. You’ll be very welcome. You’ll receive access to many exclusive career development tools, an introduction to a thriving professional community and also help us Make IT Good For Society. Join BCS today
For overseas delegates who wish to attend the event, please note that BCS does not issue invitation letters.
The SmartSheffield meetup is back at Sheffield Hallam University on Monday the 23rd October, hosted by the Smart Computing Subject Group!
This time we're going to be looking at environmental sensing to see how these technologies are being used to gain insights into our city and surroundings.
As always, the format is that people can arrive from 6:30pm, then from 7pm there will be four short talks, followed by a quick bulletin from Chris Dymond on the latest local smart city news of interest, and then refreshments and chat until roughly 9pm.
Everyone is welcome and the meetup is designed for anyone with an interest in urban technologies and where cities are headed, not only professionals. Smart cities is a very broad and ever-changing field and we are very grateful to be able to welcome people from many different fields, backgrounds and levels of knowledge.
If you are involved in a project that involves environmental sensing and would like to speak, please get in touch!
Cyber Security - Capture the Flag event for University Students
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We are excited to announce the launch of our CTF competition, "Don't be the Fool", brought to you by Sheffield Hallam University and Hack the Box. This competition is open to students from all UK wide Universities and will take place on Saturday the 1st of April, at Sheffield Hallam University.
This competition will be a Jeopardy style event which will cover several areas, including but not limited to, web, reverse engineering, forensics, crypto and infrastructure. It is designed to test you and improve your cyber security skills in a fun and engaging way. There will be plenty of easy flags so don’t be worried if you are new to CTF’s it’s a great way to learn in a positive environment.
The challenges have been designed by the awesome team at Hack the Box and will NOT be found on their main platform.
Entry Requirements
We are inviting other Universities to participate, and we are proud to have Hack the Box as a partner for this event. All you need is to be a currently active student in the UK.
Teams are made up of up of a maximum of 5 people, and to enter and all you need is a valid University email address. If you cannot find a team of 5 please register and contact the organiser Neil, as he can assist with helping you field a full team.
You can enter your team for face to face OR online
Only face to face teams will be eligible for prizes.
Most importantly food will be provided!
There will be a half time 30 min talk provided by creator of the Dante Pro Lab Shaun Whorton.
Prizes
Prizes will be provided for the top-performing teams who attend the in-person event, if you cannot make it in person, you are still more than welcome to compete, but prizes are reserved for the top performing teams.
Prizes will include, SteelCon tickets and Hak5 Merch.
We are proud to announce our sponsors for the event also, SteelCon and the YCSC (Yorkshire Cyber Security Cluster), BSC (British Computer Society) Capture the Talent and Practical InfoSec.
Registration
To sign up just select the appropriate ticket and number of entries, as per the number of people in your team.
You can add other team members later, as long as tickets are still available, so do not worry about signing up with less than 5 initially.
Once you register, you will be sent details of the event, including joining instructions.
Mixed face to face and online teams are not permitted, teams are either online or face to face.
Summary
Participating in this competition is a great way to gain hands-on experience in cyber security, and to learn how to protect against the latest threats. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced hacker, there will be something for you to learn and enjoy.
We will also have some experts on hand to provide some assistance and guidance to all who attend.
Mark your calendars for April 1st and register now to reserve your spot. We are looking forward to seeing you at Sheffield Hallam University.
In today’s software enabled world, SMEs have commonly implemented their own home-grown digital solutions, often acting as their proof-of-concepts for new business ideas or to support their business operations. As companies grow, new requirements become more relevant, such as having a software system that can deal with a business’s growing number of clients, or having the opportunity to increase business productivity by better use of digital technologies.
The Applied Software Engineering Research Group (ASERG) has more than 20 years of experience in the ICT industry and offers a range of consultancy services. Through the Digital Innovation for Growth (DIfG) programme, ASERG can provide eligible SMEs within the Sheffield City Region (as well as Chesterfield, N-E Derbyshire, Derbyshire Dales, Bassetlaw and Bolsover) with free, informed academic research and knowledge to help enhance their business.
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