UCD School of Computer Science
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Updates from the School of Computer Science at University College Dublin. With over 1100 students on our Dublin campus, we are the largest computer science department in Ireland https://www.ucd.ie/cs/
X's Algorithm Amplifies Political Extremes
Prof. @przemyslslaw.bsky.social studied #X during Poland's 2025 election:
📊 Far-right & far-left posts stay in feeds longer
📉 Ruling party content down-ranked 4x
📈 80% feed content now from outside your network
zenodo.org/records/1751...
#AlgorithmicBias
Prof. @przemyslslaw.bsky.social studied #X during Poland's 2025 election:
📊 Far-right & far-left posts stay in feeds longer
📉 Ruling party content down-ranked 4x
📈 80% feed content now from outside your network
zenodo.org/records/1751...
#AlgorithmicBias
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
X's Algorithm Amplifies Political Extremes
Prof. @przemyslslaw.bsky.social studied #X during Poland's 2025 election:
📊 Far-right & far-left posts stay in feeds longer
📉 Ruling party content down-ranked 4x
📈 80% feed content now from outside your network
zenodo.org/records/1751...
#AlgorithmicBias
Prof. @przemyslslaw.bsky.social studied #X during Poland's 2025 election:
📊 Far-right & far-left posts stay in feeds longer
📉 Ruling party content down-ranked 4x
📈 80% feed content now from outside your network
zenodo.org/records/1751...
#AlgorithmicBias
AI2PEAT WINS NATIONAL CHALLENGE FUND PRIZE 🏆
Ireland’s degraded peatlands release carbon emissions, pollute watercourses, and losing their unique biodiversity. @ai2peat.bsky.social leverages ecological knowledge with remote sensing and Artificial Intelligence expertise to help
www.ucd.ie/cs/news
Ireland’s degraded peatlands release carbon emissions, pollute watercourses, and losing their unique biodiversity. @ai2peat.bsky.social leverages ecological knowledge with remote sensing and Artificial Intelligence expertise to help
www.ucd.ie/cs/news
October 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
AI2PEAT WINS NATIONAL CHALLENGE FUND PRIZE 🏆
Ireland’s degraded peatlands release carbon emissions, pollute watercourses, and losing their unique biodiversity. @ai2peat.bsky.social leverages ecological knowledge with remote sensing and Artificial Intelligence expertise to help
www.ucd.ie/cs/news
Ireland’s degraded peatlands release carbon emissions, pollute watercourses, and losing their unique biodiversity. @ai2peat.bsky.social leverages ecological knowledge with remote sensing and Artificial Intelligence expertise to help
www.ucd.ie/cs/news
Congratulations to our newest graduates 🎓🎉
Last week 5 PhDs were conferred joining fellow PhD graduates and Master's graduates already conferred in June. Welcome to the UCD CS Alumni community! www.ucd.ie/cs/news/conf...
Last week 5 PhDs were conferred joining fellow PhD graduates and Master's graduates already conferred in June. Welcome to the UCD CS Alumni community! www.ucd.ie/cs/news/conf...
September 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Congratulations to our newest graduates 🎓🎉
Last week 5 PhDs were conferred joining fellow PhD graduates and Master's graduates already conferred in June. Welcome to the UCD CS Alumni community! www.ucd.ie/cs/news/conf...
Last week 5 PhDs were conferred joining fellow PhD graduates and Master's graduates already conferred in June. Welcome to the UCD CS Alumni community! www.ucd.ie/cs/news/conf...
Students achieve outstanding results in Web Intelligence Classification Challenge 🏅Prizes for accuracy and innovation for a novel framework blending hybrid lexical‑semantic retrieval and LLM‑based ensembling to classify multilingual EU job ads.
www.ucd.ie/cs/news
www.ucd.ie/cs/news
September 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Students achieve outstanding results in Web Intelligence Classification Challenge 🏅Prizes for accuracy and innovation for a novel framework blending hybrid lexical‑semantic retrieval and LLM‑based ensembling to classify multilingual EU job ads.
www.ucd.ie/cs/news
www.ucd.ie/cs/news
Article by Pádraig Cunningham and Barry Smyth in Communications of the @acm.org analyses the differences in quality and practices of new Open Access and traditional Computer Science journals. bit.ly/41KKQ7s
September 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Article by Pádraig Cunningham and Barry Smyth in Communications of the @acm.org analyses the differences in quality and practices of new Open Access and traditional Computer Science journals. bit.ly/41KKQ7s
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
July 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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
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-...
July 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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...
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...
July 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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...
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...
🏅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
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
June 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🏅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
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
May 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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...
www.ucd.ie/cs/csnewsmag...
May 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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...
www.ucd.ie/cs/csnewsmag...
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.
conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2...
🌎 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.
conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2...
May 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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.
conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2...
🌎 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.
conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2...
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...
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...
May 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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...
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...
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...
May 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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...
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...
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...
April 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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...
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
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
April 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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
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
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!
April 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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...
April 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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...
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...
April 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
“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...
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
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
April 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
👏 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
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...
www.ucd.ie/cs/blog/stud...
March 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🎤 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...
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
March 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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
🌍 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...
www.ucd.ie/cs/news/firs...
March 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🌍 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...
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...
March 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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...
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...
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...
February 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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...
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...