{"id":478,"date":"2022-06-15T09:30:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T09:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/?page_id=478"},"modified":"2023-10-04T16:10:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:10:37","slug":"colloquium-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/?page_id=478","title":{"rendered":"Colloquium 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium was held at The University of Sheffield, on Wednesday April 12 2023. This was our first in-person event since Salford in 2019!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_612\" style=\"width: 694px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ocado.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-612\" class=\"size-full wp-image-612\" src=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ocado.png\" alt=\"Students at the Ocado Technology stand\" width=\"684\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ocado.png 684w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ocado-300x285.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at the Ocado Technology stand<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You can find the programme online here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Abstract-book-2023-BCSWomen_Lovelace_Colloquium.pdf\">Abstract book 2023 BCSWomen_Lovelace_Colloquium<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our headline, GOLD sponsor was <a href=\"https:\/\/careers.ocadogroup.com\/what-you-can-do\/technology?utm_source=event&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=ot_events_website_bcswomen_lovelace_colloquium_careers_page\">Ocado Technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We had a number of other companies and organisations supporting us. These included the Alan Turing Institute (Silver), DARE (Lunch sponsor), JP Morgan, STFC, Oxford University&#8217;s AIMS CDT, Amazon (Prize sponsors), SUMO digital (social sponsor), Zoo digital (social sponsor) and a number of stalls including Keysight and Opteran.<\/p>\n<p>We also have a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/?page_id=494\">University Supporters<\/a> and partners, who supported us financially and\/or pledged to cover their own student travel.<\/p>\n<p>The local chairs were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/dcs\/people\/academic\/aline-villavicencio\">Aline Villavicencio<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/dcs\/people\/academic\/heidi-christensen\">Heidi Christensen<\/a>, from the University of Sheffield, event chair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aber.ac.uk\/en\/cs\/staff-profiles\/listing\/profile\/hmd1\/\">Hannah Dee<\/a> from Aberystwyth University, and deputy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbu.ac.uk\/stories-finder\/safia-barikzai\">Safia Barikzai<\/a> from London South Bank University.\u00a0 We were ably assisted in our endeavours by Amanda Clare and Edel Sherratt of Aberystwyth University and Lucy Hunt of Lancaster University. Max Rowlands from Sheffield was an invaluable asset, and Jon Jeffery of the BCS helped out hugely on the front desk.<\/p>\n<h2>Reports on the day<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve had a few blogs\/articles on the day and if you know of any more let us know and we&#8217;ll add them here.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/dcs\/news\/bcswomen-lovelace-colloquium-hailed-huge-success\">https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/dcs\/news\/bcswomen-lovelace-colloquium-hailed-huge-success<\/a> a news article on Sheffield Computer Science&#8217;s page<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hannahdee.wales\/blog\/?p=1888\">https:\/\/www.hannahdee.wales\/blog\/?p=1888<\/a> a blog from Hannah Dee, the event chair<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/the-lovelace-colloquium-in-sheffield\">https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/the-lovelace-colloquium-in-sheffield<\/a>\u00a0 A report from some students of Kings College London, Nicole Lehchevska, Gowthami Rasanayagam, Maja Swieczkowska, and Mihaela Peneva<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Talks<\/h2>\n<p>We had talks from<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Gillian Arnold<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Mariana Fonseca<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Tristi Tanaka<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Diana Maynard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The panel (an opportunity for the attendees to ask questions of women \/ nb people in tech) consisted of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Simran Chopra from Sumo Digital<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Key Paul Fitton from Amazon<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Munira Raja from University of Liverpool<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Kat (Katriona) Goldmann from the Alan Turing Institute<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Rosanna Danza from Ocado Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Prizewinning posters<\/h2>\n<p>Our posters were great, and the judges had a really hard job choosing the best ones. Here are the winners though, and you can find images of the actual posters at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n<h3>First year contest, sponsored by JP Morgan<\/h3>\n<p>Genevieve Georgiades Lancaster University wins 1st place with Could IoT Solve the Care Crisis?<\/p>\n<p>Erin Watson University of Stirling wins 2nd place with Will my Doctor become a Robot?<\/p>\n<h3>Second year contest, sponsored by Amazon<\/h3>\n<p>Qiuye Zhang wins 1st place with Can Artificial Neural Networks Learn like Brains?<\/p>\n<p>Georgina Parker The University of Sheffield wins 2nd prize with ChatGPT: Plagiarism&#8217;s Worst Nightmare<\/p>\n<h3>Final year contest, sponsored by Oxford AIMS<\/h3>\n<p>Darya Koskeroglu Aberystwyth University wins 1st place with Pysgodyn Wibli Wobli \u2013 Can a Robot Do \u201cwibbly wobbly\u201d Like a Fish? A Look into Fish Robotics and its Ability to Mimic Fish Movement<\/p>\n<p>Jasmine Brown University of Warwick wins 2nd place with Tappyography: Generating Tap Dance Choreography using Artificial Intelligence<\/p>\n<h3>MSc contest, sponsored by Oxford AIMS<\/h3>\n<p>Srimoyee Ghosh University of Bath wins 1st place Artificial Swarm Intelligence in space debris clearance<\/p>\n<p>Radina Kraeva University of Strathclyde wins 2nd place with Tracking and Early Diagnostics of Endometriosis | Empower HER<\/p>\n<h3>People\u2019s choice prize, sponsored by STFC<\/h3>\n<p>Saxon Partridge-Smith University of Wolverhampton wins 1st place with Navigating the Risks: Securing Artificial Intelligence in the Face of Cyber Threats<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Dillon The University of Sheffield wins 2nd place with Can Antidepressant Side Effects Be Predicted Using Modern Technology?<\/p>\n<h1>Images of the winning posters<\/h1>\n<h3>First year contest, sponsored by JP Morgan<\/h3>\n<p>Genevieve Georgiades Lancaster University wins 1st place with Could IoT Solve the Care Crisis?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genevieve_Georgiades.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-603\" src=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genevieve_Georgiades-768x1086.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genevieve_Georgiades-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genevieve_Georgiades-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genevieve_Georgiades-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genevieve_Georgiades-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genevieve_Georgiades-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Genevieve_Georgiades.png 1684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Erin Watson University of Stirling wins 2nd place with Will my Doctor become a Robot?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/erin_watson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-604\" src=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/erin_watson-768x542.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/erin_watson-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/erin_watson-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/erin_watson-1024x723.png 1024w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/erin_watson-1536x1085.png 1536w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/erin_watson-2048x1447.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Second year contest, sponsored by JP Morgan<\/h3>\n<p>Qiuye Zhang wins 1st place with Can Artificial Neural Networks Learn like Brains?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Qiuye_Zhang.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-600\" src=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Qiuye_Zhang-768x1087.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Qiuye_Zhang-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Qiuye_Zhang-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Qiuye_Zhang-723x1024.png 723w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Qiuye_Zhang-1085x1536.png 1085w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Qiuye_Zhang-1447x2048.png 1447w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Qiuye_Zhang.png 1684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Georgina Parker The University of Sheffield wins 2nd prize with ChatGPT: Plagiarism&#8217;s Worst Nightmare<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgina_Parker.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-602\" src=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgina_Parker-768x1087.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgina_Parker-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgina_Parker-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgina_Parker-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgina_Parker-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgina_Parker-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Georgina_Parker.png 1685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Final year contest, sponsored by JP Morgan<\/h3>\n<p>Darya Koskeroglu Aberystwyth University wins 1st place with Pysgodyn Wibli Wobli \u2013 Can a Robot Do \u201cwibbly wobbly\u201d Like a Fish? A Look into Fish Robotics and its Ability to Mimic Fish Movement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Darya_Koskeroglu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-605\" src=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Darya_Koskeroglu-768x1087.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Darya_Koskeroglu-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Darya_Koskeroglu-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Darya_Koskeroglu-723x1024.png 723w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Darya_Koskeroglu-1085x1536.png 1085w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Darya_Koskeroglu-1447x2048.png 1447w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Darya_Koskeroglu.png 1684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jasmine Brown University of Warwick wins 2nd place with Tappyography: Generating Tap Dance Choreography using Artificial Intelligence<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasmine_Brown.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-601\" src=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasmine_Brown-768x1087.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasmine_Brown-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasmine_Brown-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasmine_Brown-723x1024.png 723w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasmine_Brown-1085x1536.png 1085w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasmine_Brown-1447x2048.png 1447w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasmine_Brown.png 1684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>MSc contest, sponsored by JP Morgan<\/h3>\n<p>Srimoyee Ghosh University of Bath wins 1st place Artificial Swarm Intelligence in space debris clearance<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srimoyee_Ghosh.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-596\" src=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srimoyee_Ghosh-768x1087.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srimoyee_Ghosh-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srimoyee_Ghosh-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srimoyee_Ghosh-723x1024.png 723w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srimoyee_Ghosh-1085x1536.png 1085w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srimoyee_Ghosh-1447x2048.png 1447w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Srimoyee_Ghosh.png 1684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Radina Kraeva University of Strathclyde wins 2nd place with Tracking and Early Diagnostics of Endometriosis | Empower HER<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Radina_Kraeva.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-599\" src=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Radina_Kraeva-768x1087.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Radina_Kraeva-768x1087.png 768w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Radina_Kraeva-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Radina_Kraeva-723x1024.png 723w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Radina_Kraeva-1085x1536.png 1085w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Radina_Kraeva-1447x2048.png 1447w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Radina_Kraeva.png 1684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>People\u2019s choice prize, sponsored by STFC<\/h3>\n<p>Saxon Partridge-Smith University of Wolverhampton wins 1st place with Navigating the Risks: Securing Artificial Intelligence in the Face of Cyber Threats<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/saxon_partridge_smith.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-598\" src=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/saxon_partridge_smith-768x522.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/saxon_partridge_smith-768x522.png 768w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/saxon_partridge_smith-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/saxon_partridge_smith.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sophie Dillon The University of Sheffield wins 2nd place with Can Antidepressant Side Effects Be Predicted Using Modern Technology?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sophie_dillon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium_large wp-image-597\" src=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sophie_dillon-768x1081.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sophie_dillon-768x1081.png 768w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sophie_dillon-213x300.png 213w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sophie_dillon-728x1024.png 728w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sophie_dillon-1091x1536.png 1091w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sophie_dillon-1455x2048.png 1455w, https:\/\/bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sophie_dillon.png 1718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium was held at The University of Sheffield, on Wednesday April 12 2023. This was our first in-person event since Salford in 2019! You can find the programme online here: Abstract book 2023 BCSWomen_Lovelace_Colloquium Our headline, GOLD sponsor was Ocado Technology. 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