UCD School of Computer Science

Over 1,000 students at University College Dublin were conferred with their degrees on Monday 23 June, among them many from the School of Computer Science. www.ucd.ie/cs

YouTube video by UCD Computer Science MSc Cybersecurity webinar recording Wednesday 26 June 2026

Webinar recording here youtu.be/CAyc4lwxQAQ?...

Considering further education in the field of cybersecurity? Two recent graduates of our MSc Cybersecurity talk about the impact on their careers. Find out more www.ucd.ie/courses/msc-...

MSc Computer Science (Conversion) Fee Waivers for EU students! Apply now for 2025/2026. Application Deadline: 28 July 2025
This is a skills conversion graduate programme for individuals who hold a primary degree in another discipline (e.g., Arts, Commerce, Engineering)
www.ucd.ie/cs/study/pos...

Cybersecurity at UCD - Master's, Graduate Certificate, Micro-credentials What's it like to study cybersecurity at UCD? Hear from lecturers and students and ask questions in this free webinar.

Cybersecurity at UCD - Master's, Graduate Certificate, Micro-credentials
Free webinar for anyone considering further education in cybersecurity. Hear from lecturers and graduates and ask questions.
Date: Thursday 26 June 2025
Time: 1230-1pm
www.eventbrite.ie/e/cybersecur...

🏅AI2Peat / PeatSense is shortlisted for ‪ESA's Sustainable Horizons Award!

AI2Peat uses AI and Remote Sensing to Monitor Ireland's Peatlands.

👏 Congrats to the @ai2peat.bsky.social team, funded by @researchireland.ie under the National Challenge Fund / Future Digital Challenge. www.ai2peat.ie

Harmful Algal Blooms pose a major threat to marine ecosystems. ‪UCD CS‬ Researchers have developed an AI-Powered Early Warning System, working with industry partner @techworksmarine.bsky.social with funding through @researchireland.ie IRDIF Programme. Read more in our CS News magazine ucd.ie/cs

CS News 2025 magazine explores new frontiers of knowledge with research projects addressing big global challenges in fields such as AI, climate change and sustainability, migration, health and civil society. Read it and let us know what you think!
www.ucd.ie/cs/csnewsmag...

IMPORTANT NOTICE:⚠️ As we make space this summer for big changes coming to the James Joyce Library, we have closed Levels 2, 4 and sections of Level 1.

Level 3 remains open to all library users throughout these works and we are directing users to the spaces on that floor. (1/2)

Get your early bird ticket and save 💰!
🌎 ICT4S 2025 is the first global carbon neutral conference in ICT for Sustainability. Reduced price tickets are available until Monday 19 May 2025. After this date full price will apply.
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SECURENET 2025 - registration is now open!

Date: 27th May 2025
Time: 08:30 AM – 04:00 PM
Venue: UCD
Format: Hybrid
Cost: Free (Registration required)

SECURENET is our annual summit focused on advancing the security of next-generation mobile networks.
More info www.ucd.ie/cs/news/secu...

SECURENET 2025 - registration is now open!

Date: 27th May 2025
Time: 08:30 AM – 04:00 PM
Venue: UCD
Format: Hybrid
Cost: Free (Registration required)

SECURENET is our annual summit focused on advancing the security of next-generation mobile networks.
More info www.ucd.ie/cs/news/secu...

MSc in Advanced AI - Fee Waivers for EU students
We are pleased to announce the availability of fee waivers for our 2025/2026 full-time EU students (including Ireland) who are offered a place in our MSc in Advanced AI.
Application Deadline: June 6, 2025
www.ucd.ie/cs/study/pos...

ICT4S 2025 conference 9-13 June @ UCD
Paper and Workshop titles now published
🦉 For more Information and register today for Early Bird prices: conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2...
#ICT #Sustainability #DigitalTransition #AI #EnergyEfficiency #DataCentres #Environment #Health

Brilliant Opportunity for EU students to do an MSc in Advanced AI @ucdcs.bsky.social

1 x Full and 1 x 50% fee waiver for EU fee status students in the programme
and
1 x Full and 1 x 50% fee waiver for EU fee status female students in the programme

www.ucd.ie/cs/study/pos...

Don't miss the last Discourse in our 2024/25 Series on AI.

Book your free tickets for a timely and topical talk by Florian Pappenberger, Deputy Director-General and Director of Forecasts and Services at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts:

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BSc student Eoin Creavin is at the Huawei Tech4Good finals in China, competing with 12 teams from around the world. Their team is working on a wearable device to alert parents and caregivers to symptoms of anaphylactic shock, using sensors, the 5G network and AI models. Best of luck in the final!

We are welcoming Expressions of Interest from researchers to join us in Dublin as #MSCA #postdoctoral fellow. Contact us to discuss your research interest and develop with us a proposal for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025 call. More information: ucd.ie/cs/news/eoif...

“Back to the Future” Artificial Intelligence Careers Evening
Last week 11 graduates returned to talk to current students. We are grateful to our alumni for giving their time and sharing their experience, advice and insights about career choices with our current students. www.ucd.ie/cs/news/back...

👏 SOLARIS Shortlisted for Best Research Project at 2025
Education Awards
SOLARIS addresses how to make renewable energy reliable, accessible and scalable for a sustainable future 🌍💡 Congrats to project leads Soumyabrata Dev and Mayank Jain from @ucdcs.bsky.social
🎯 🌿⚡#SDG7
ucd.ie/cs/news

🎤 We talked to Mahmoud Abdallah, a recent PhD graduate whose research focused on securing Software-Defined Networks (#SDNs) against evolving cyber threats. In this interview he talks about his research and why he did a PhD, offering advice for prospective PhD students.
www.ucd.ie/cs/blog/stud...

Congrats to our nominees in the @ucdscience.bsky.social International Women's Day & Women in Science Mentoring Awards for encouragement and support for women, girls, and other underrepresented individuals. Catherine Mooney Brian MacNamee Carla Naltchayan Anca Delia Jurcut @jcireland.bsky.social

📢 Participants Needed! 📢

Are you 18-25 in Ireland & use AI tools like ChatGPT?

Help shape the future of AI & mental wellbeing!

✅ 10-min survey + optional 45-min interview

Go to: tinyurl.com/yadai or email andreas.balaskas@ucd.ie to join!

#AI #MentalHealth #DigitalWellbeing #Research

🌍 First global carbon neutral conference in ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S) June 9-13 2025. Join researchers, government and industry representatives with a shared interest in using, analysing, designing and deploying ICT for environmental and social sustainability.
www.ucd.ie/cs/news/firs...

As AI becomes a fundamental component of 6G telecommunications, its vulnerability to adversarial attacks, data poisoning, and privacy breaches poses significant security challenges. UCD NetsLab’s ARMOR project aims to tackle AI-specific threats in 6G O-RAN. www.ucd.ie/cs/news/armo...

Extra: The Advancement of AI - Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea Jonathan responds to your texts and tweets, is joined in studio for all the latest science stories for Newsround and speaks to one of our two guests featured on the show. Listen and subscribe to Futu...

Listen to Assoc. Prof. Brian Mac Namee discuss the next generation of #AI Agents with @jonathanmccrea.bsky.social on his Futureproof podcast "The Advancement of AI". Interesting times ahead!
@ucddublin.bsky.social
@insightcentre.bsky.social
@brianmacnamee.bsky.social
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Please spread the word! I'll teach my Responsible AI course within this program!

Happy to announce that my student, Dena Tayebi, successfully defended her PhD thesis on "Integrating Algorithmic Insights into AI Techniques for Solving
Combinatorial Optimisation Problems" @ucdcs.bsky.social

Democracy and the "detection gap": identifying and responding to GenAI in the 2024 election cycle

My dear friend @andrewdeck.bsky.social will be moderating a panel with me and some incredible experts on GenAI and elections. I'll be talking about @wired.com's AI Elections Project.

www.wired.com/story/genera...

Culture, Data and the Humanities in the Age of AI
Friday 7 March at UCD Conway Institute
with researchers from
@GettyMuseum @gettymuseum.bsky.social, The Alan Turing Institute, with @insightcentre.bsky.social and @ucdcs.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ie/e/culture-da...