• The 20th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics

    The 20th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics

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    Date: 8-10 September 2026 Overview of Event: The 20th annual conference organised by the British Society for Strain Measurement will bring together leading international researchers from academia and industry to exchange ideas and showcase research and innovation in experimental mechanics. The conference will be chaired and organised by Professor Hari Arora, Swansea University, UK Speakers:…

  • Decoding Wild Animal Behaviour and Locomotion Through the Lens of Robotics

    Decoding Wild Animal Behaviour and Locomotion Through the Lens of Robotics

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    Date: Tuesday 31st March 2026 Overview of Event: Animals are extremely agile and exhibit complex social dynamics in the wild. However, obtaining high-fidelity data to understand exactly how they manoeuvre and interact remains a significant challenge. Traditional methods often rely on invasive tracking collars or are restricted by the limitations of captive environments. In this talk,…

  • CARI-ZI Workshop – ML in Environmental Research

    CARI-ZI Workshop – ML in Environmental Research

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    Date: Wednesday 25th March Overview of Event: Dear All, The third CARI-ZI AI and ML in Environmental Research meeting will take place on Wednesday 25th March at 12 noon. This meeting will be an online event and the meeting link is below. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://swanseauniversity.zoom.us/j/92070495778?pwd=UbKTelaMvMfIWfM87bRmgbanjJ57yk.1&from=addon Meeting ID: 920 7049 5778Passcode: 266144 We have two 15 min…

  • History of Computing, Society, and the IEEE and ZI Communities

    History of Computing, Society, and the IEEE and ZI Communities

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    Date: 11th March 2026 Overview of Event: Professor Shore will reflect on the evolution of computing and engineering, followed by an introspective discussion on IEEE Life Membership, leadership, and his invaluable service within the IEEE UK & Ireland community. Speakers: Professor K. Alan Shore, Emeritus Professor of Electronic Engineering, Bangor University & Chair of IEEE…

  • Software Carpentry (introductory Python and software skills for researchers)

    Software Carpentry (introductory Python and software skills for researchers)

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    Date: 22-23rd April 2026 Overview of Event: Do you wish that you could make Python do what you wanted? Have you always been mystified by the command line? Do you find yourself losing track of all the different copies of your code that you have? Software Carpentry can help you develop the skills to overcome…

  • Beyond the Prototype: Building the Roadmap to Impact

    Beyond the Prototype: Building the Roadmap to Impact

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    Date: 11th February 2026 Overview of Event: “Beyond the Prototype: Building the Roadmap to Impact” was a one‑day impact workshop held at Swansea University, bringing together clinicians, researchers, industry partners, and technologists to explore how an AI‑enabled, wearable, multi‑parameter monitoring platform can be translated from laboratory prototype to real‑world clinical use. The event focused in…

  • The Evolving Landscape: Past, present and Future – Air Commodore Wales Rod Woods

    The Evolving Landscape: Past, present and Future – Air Commodore Wales Rod Woods

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    Date: 18th February 2026 Overview of Event: Dear Colleagues and Postgraduate Students, You are warmly invited to attend an exclusive networking event and interactive talk with Air Commodore Rob Woods, Air Officer Wales, on Wednesday 18 February 2026. Air Commodore Woods will reflect on the evolving landscape of leadership and defence — past, present and…

  • CARI-ZI workshop: Reciprocal Benefits: Addressing Environmental Challenges by Driving Computational Innovation

    CARI-ZI workshop: Reciprocal Benefits: Addressing Environmental Challenges by Driving Computational Innovation

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    Date: 4th February 2026 Overview of Event: This workshop aims to bring together researchers working on environmental challenges with colleagues developing computational and AI-based approaches, to explore how our research questions and methods can productively inform one another. Whether you already work across disciplines or are simply curious about new collaborations, we’d love you to…

  • CRANE Wales Regional Seminar Series: Multiparty Computation for Privacy Preserving Computing

    CRANE Wales Regional Seminar Series: Multiparty Computation for Privacy Preserving Computing

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    Date: 11th December 2025 Overview of Event: MPyC is a Python package introduced in 2018 as a versatile framework for programming MPC solutions. This seminar will discuss aspects of secure multiparty computation taking MPyC as primary example. It will highlight developments in usability, security, performance, and deployment of MPyC typical for the wider developments in…