Engineering themes
Information/Communications Technologies/Computing
A total of 164 items listed.
HOW DOES THAT WORK - Chatbots
Chatbots use machine learning to answer queries from humans.
A passion for networks
Michael Kenward OBE
Dr Andrew Harter CBE DL FREng’s RealVNC technology has enabled remote access to a computer anywhere in the world.
HOW DOES THAT WORK - 3D facial recognition technology
3D facial recognition technology is becoming more commonly used for identification purposes.
Hollowing out a future in fibre optics
Dr Matthew Partridge
A new generation of fibre optic cables with a hollow core are being developed, which will be able to transmit data over longer distances faster and more efficiently.
Communication at the speed of light
Neil Cumins
Light fidelity, or ‘Li-Fi’, is a wireless communications technology that transmits high-speed data via common household LEDs; an alternative to Wi-Fi that could transform online connectivity.
Natural born code writer
Michael Kenward OBE
Suranga Chandratillake FREng was instrumental in the setting up of Blinkx, a successful software startup. He is now sharing his expertise with the next generation of entrepreneurs.
HOW I GOT HERE
Q & A - Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan
Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan is Co-founder and CEO of PervasID. His company provides radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers for low-cost, long-distance sensing of passive RFID tags, for use in tracking in retail, security and healthcare.
Communicating with outer space
Richard Gray and Nick James
BAE Systems Intermediate Frequency Modem System enabled signals from the Rosetta spacecraft to be decoded on Earth, accurately tracking the distance and speed of the craft.
Data as critical national infrastructure
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt FREng
Why data is a vital infrastructure that needs to be invested in, maintained and supported?
Broadband in the backwaters: rural Britain's fight for faster internet
Sarah Griffiths
Communities living in some parts of rural Britain are engineering their own solutions to combat the problem of inadequate broadband connections
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