http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ News about the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton Over 200 former students of ECS-Electronics and Computer Science are expected to attend an Alumni Reception at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, London, on 16 May. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/news/3985 2012-05-01T19:18:00+0100 200 150 The view of the River Thames from the IET, London A group of University of Southampton students are preparing to undertake a 10,000 mile journey this summer, with the aim of delivering two ambulances to the people of Mongolia. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/news/3981 2012-04-27T16:53:00+0100 200 150 The team and their ambulances Third-year student Alex Levy has devised and built a new social network for the University of Southampton as part of his third-year project in ECS-Electronics and Computer Science. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/news/3980 2012-04-27T16:07:00+0100 200 150 Alex Levy A summer internship with local company Snowflake Software was the prize in a novel event held in the ECS computer lab last Saturday (21 April). http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/news/3979 2012-04-25T11:25:00+0100 200 150 Hendrik Appel, Snowflake Code-Off winner ECS-Electronics and Computer Science achieved excellent results in this year’s Complete University Guide, the first university league tables to be published this year. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/news/3978 2012-04-25T10:14:00+0100 200 150 Final-year students: The Bio-Inspired Robotics Project A group of computer scientists from the UAE, US and UK have won a seemingly impossible worldwide challenge: to track down five ‘suspects’ of a jewel heist in five different cities within 12 hours. Their win redefines the limits of technology-mediated social mobilization and rapid information gathering. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/news/3973 2012-04-18T20:02:00+0100 200 150 This year sees the addition of a new research area to the laboratory, that of space electric propulsion which uses low temperature plasmas. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/news/3970 2012-04-11T10:49:00+0100 200 150 Hollow Cathode Thruster International student Alejandro Saucedo had high expectations of his Computer Science course in ECS-Electronics and Computer Science when he arrived in Southampton last October … but they didn’t include visits to 10 Downing Street and to Silicon Valley, or a meeting with the Duke of York. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/news/3960 2012-03-20T15:44:00+0000 200 150 Alejandro Saucedo at Google HQ, Silicon Valley, CA ECS student Don Ndiweni launched his own business, Urban Expert, last year. The business operates through a dynamic clothing retail website which specialises in fashion directly influenced by the music industry, and brand names include Adidas and Universal Music, with performers such as Katy Perry, Jessie J, Family Guy and Sesame Street. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/news/3951 2012-03-09T14:32:00+0000 200 150 (l-r) Ryan Durrant, Don Ndiweni, Thinkwell This year’s Careers Fair continues to make waves! BBC Research & Development attended the Fair for the first time and have provided an account of the experience in their new blog. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/news/3950 2012-03-08T10:52:00+0000 200 150