Computer Science School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences Professor Andrew Ireland
1821 School of Arts founded
1852 Watt Institution & School of Arts
1885 Heriot-Watt College
1966 Heriot-Watt University
Computer Science First BSc Computer Science degree programme in Scotland (1966)
School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences (MACS) Formed 2002 from the departments of: Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics Computer Science Mathematics Over 150 staff and 2,300 students (approx.)
Undergraduate Taught Programmes BSc Computer Science BSc Information Systems BSc Computer Systems MEng Software Engineering
Postgraduate Taught Programmes MSc Software Engineering MSc Artificial Intelligence MSc Artificial Intelligence With Speech And Multimodal Interaction MSc Advanced Internet Applications MSc Data Science MSc Computer Systems Management MSc Information Technology (Business) MSc Information Technology (Software Systems) MSc Business Information Management
Quality Measures British Computer Society Accreditation National Student Survey – Top 10 in the UK for last two years for overall satisfaction Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey – MACS top School in the university
Graduate Destinations and Industrial Links
Research Intelligent Systems Biomedical Systems Engineering Lab Intelligent Systems Lab Interaction Affective Autonomous Agents Interaction Lab Texture Lab Rigorous Systems Dependable Systems Group ULTRA
Policy Exchange: Eight Great Technologies The big data revolution and energy-efficient computing Satellites and commercial applications of space Robotics and autonomous systems Life sciences, genomics and synthetic biology Regenerative medicine Agri-science Advanced materials and nano-technology Energy and its storage
UK Government: National Security Strategy Tier 1 risks are judged to be our highest priorities for UK national security: Terrorism Cyber attack Major natural hazards and accidents International military crises
Example Collaborations Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance 2008 Edinburgh Centre for Robotics 2014
Research Excellence Framework 2014 The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. Heriot-Watt: 22 nd in UK and 3 rd in Scotland Computer Science: 23 rd in UK and 3 rd in Scotland
Mission “address societal needs by incorporating fundamental scientific thinking and research into engineering solutions” School of Arts 1821 “create and exchange knowledge for the benefit of society” Heriot-Watt University 2014
Heriot-Watt University: A Global Institution Dubai Campus founded 2005 Malaysia Campus founded 2013