Computer Science at Aston focuses on the development of computer-based systems to solve practical problems in business, engineering, science and daily life. The group's strengths are in software engineering and process, distributed computing, knowledge representation and engineering, and pattern analysis.
We develop IT professionals who are able to create well-engineered software systems and understand how to integrate these systems successfully into business processes.
Our three BSc degrees are all accredited by the British Computer Society.
Courses & Programmes // Student Projects // Research // Business & Industry
Facilities & Equipment // Group Members
For more information on our Undergraduate courses watch some
interviews with our students.
Follow the links below to view demonstrations of selected Final Year Projects.
This system was designed for members of the Peterborough Bird Club (PBC). It was primarily designed to allow a more efficient and intuitive system for recording the birds that members saw on a day-to-day basis than was previously available. Storing the details of each sighting on a central database enables the ability to create graphical reports, so members can see exactly where each bird was sighted.
Abi Peach: Sound Visualisation
The aim of this project was to produce a stand-alone visualisation program similar to those incorporated into existing software like iTunes or Windows Media Player. The program was to be capable of sampling the audio data from any one of a computers audio sources, such as line-in or a microphone or an audio file, and from this create the visualisations.
Research in Computer Science is carried out in two research groups.
Non-linearity & Complexity Research Group
The NCRG is one of the most influential research groups worldwide in neural networks and pattern processing inference methods. It also runs significant research activities in Biomedical Information Engineering and Signal Processing. The Group has championed a principled approach to the theoretical development of neural network structures and architectures and has also developed significant expertise in the engineering applications of its work.
Computer Science Research Group
The CSRG possesses expertise and resources for research, development, and implementation of knowledge-based software systems. Its members have a variety of interests under the broad headings of knowledge classification and elicitation, encompassing cognitive science, pattern analysis, natural language processing, databases, and the semantic web.
More details are provided by a mind map of our activities and the relationships between them.
For further details about our links with business and industry, please contact: Dr David Evans d.j.evans@aston.ac.uk
Among the most advanced in British Higher Education, the facilities provided exclusively for our computing students include eight class-sized labs containing dual-boot PCs (Windows XP and Linux) and Apple eMacs. A project lab provides high-performance workstations reserved for final year students. And our new fully isolated security laboratories provide students with an environment for experimentation and research in many areas, from biometric user identification to network monitoring and security.
You will also have access to other extensive facilities provided centrally by the University. These include PC labs, file servers and printers. All of our dedicated computing laboratories are open to our students 24 hours a day.
Our students also have access to a groupwork area, and there is wireless access throughout the building.
Facility Walkthrough
A short video of the facilities is available here. For lab details, two virtual tours are provided below.
Below is a list of Computer Science subject group staff.
A full EAS staff list is available here.
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