Computer Science Research Institute

The Computer Science Research Institute comprises the 14th largest of 80 Computer Science RAE Units of Assessment in the UK. Core research activities are in Information Engineering, Software Engineering, Intelligent Systems, Artificial Intelligence and Medical Informatics, including developments in Bioinformatics and Internet Technologies. The Northern Ireland Knowledge Engineering Laboratory and the Centre for Software Process Technologies provide outlets for the application and exploitation of our core research. High levels of funding are attracted from national and international funding bodies, and there are currently approximately 80 Ph.D. students. There are strong collaborations locally in research and development programmes of technology companies, throughout Europe in research projects partnering government, commercial and educational institutions, and globally with research institutions, particularly in China and the USA, to establish internationally recognised centres of excellence.
	Research Centres and Groups Computer Science and Informatics research in the Faculty is concentrated in the areas of artificial intelligence, information engineering, intelligent systems, medical informatics, software engineering and internet technologies.
	Staff Interests New staff have been recruited continuously and particular attention has been given to their research and development. The core research groups have grown strongly within the University and Faculty selective research strategies, and full-time computing research staff and post-graduate research students have increased from 17 in 1986/87 to over 90 at present.
	Projects A complete list of currect, past and proposed research projects in computer science and informatics and related disciplines. Much of this work involves industrial and European partnerships , in the key areas of distributed database systems, software engineering, intelligent systems and systems design methodologies.
	Publications A searchable database of publications generated by computer science and informatics researchers in the Faculty of Engineering.
	Descriptions of Academic Posts Currently Advertised
	Computer Science Research Institute membership

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