Department of Informatics

Prize-winners 2001-15

Below are the prize-winning final-year undergraduate student projects from 2001 to 2015.

2015

Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics

Chris Inskip

Inferring user demographics from social media
Christopher Inskip, BSc Computer Science

Brandwatch prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project

Inferring user demographics from social media - Christopher Inskip [PDF 2.96MB]

Computer Science / IT

Jack Graves

Spectrum: A PECS-based messaging mobile application for people with autistic spectrum conditions
Jack Graves, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (with an Industrial Placement Year)

BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT prize for best computer science / IT project

Spectrum: A PECS-based messaging mobile application for people with autistic spectrum conditions - Jack Graves [PDF 8.46MB]
 

Digital Media

Xiangxiang Gong

A location based nature iPhone game for children
Xiangxiang Gong, BSc Computing for Digital Media

Brandwatch prize for best digital media project

A location based nature iPhone game for children - Xiangxiang Gong [PDF 12.45MB]

2014

Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics

Thomas Kober

Scaling semi-supervised multinomial Naive Bayes
Thomas Kober, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Brandwatch prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project

Scaling semi-supervised multinomial Naive Bayes - Thomas Kober [PDF 2.07MB]

Computer Science / IT

Simon Bell

Building a honeypot to research cyber-attack techniques
Simon Bell, BSc Computer Science

BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT prize for best computer science / IT project

Building a honeypot to research cyber-attack techniques - Simon Bell [PDF 1.36MB]

Digital Media

Jozef Maxted

A web application simplifying student life in shared accommodation
Jozef Maxted, BSc Multimedia and Digital Systems

Brandwatch prize for best digital media project

A web application simplifying student life in shared accommodation - Jozef Maxted [PDF 5.79MB]

2013

Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics

Robert Dawson

Cell: A generative music game
Robert Dawson, BSc Music Informatics

Brandwatch prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project

Cell: A generative music game - Robert Dawson [PDF 2.87MB]

Computer Science / IT

James Green

Keystroke analytics
James Green, BSc Computing and Artificial Intelligence

BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT prize for best computer science / IT project

Keystroke analytics - James Green [PDF 1.61MB]

Digital Media

Matthew Luard

Writing a real-time multiplayer game
Matthew Luard, BSc Computer Science

Brandwatch prize for best digital media project

Writing a real-time multiplayer game - Matthew Luard [PDF 9.13MB]

2012

Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics

Thomas Wright

Expressive music performance system
Tom Wright, BA Music Informatics

Department prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project

Expressive music performance system - Tom Wright [PDF 2.5MB]

Computer Science / IT

James Coote

Mapping planes using ADS-B
James Coote, BSc Computer Science

BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT prize for best computer science / IT project

Mapping planes using ADS-B - James Coote [PDF 6.5MB]

Digital Media

Sergio Abendivar

Basque Country popular culture site / social network
Sergio Abendivar, BSc Multimedia and Digital Systems

Department prize for best digital media project

Basque Country popular culture site / social network - Sergio Abendivar [PDF 3.1MB]

2011

Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics

Matti Lyra

Representing interests as tag groups - a user modelling tool for recommendation systems
Matti Lyra, BSc Computing and Artificial Intelligence

School prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project

Representing interests as tag groups - Matti Lyra [PDF 1.0MB] 

Computer Science / IT

Ciaran Fisher

Geographically aware social applications for mobile devices
Ciaran Fisher, BSc Computer Science

BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT prize for best computer science / IT project

Geographically aware social applications for mobile devices - Ciaran Fisher [PDF 4.1MB]

Digital Media

Alexander Hosford

Automatic language identification (LiD) through machine learning
Alexander Hosford, BSc Music Informatics

School prize for best digital media project

Automatic language identification - Alexander Hosford [PDF 5.3MB]

2010

Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics

Hamish Morgan

Fast retrieval for image organisation assistant
Hamish Morgan, BSc Computing and Artificial Intelligence

School prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project

Fast retrieval for image organisation assistant - Hamish Morgan [PDF 3.1MB]


Louis McCallum

Interactions with a robot percussionist (I-WARP)
Louis McCallum, BSc Music Informatics

School prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project

Interactions with a robot percussionist (I-WARP) - Louis McCallum [PDF 2.5MB]

Computer Science / IT

Paul Fothergill

HMRC interactive tax return application for students
Paul Fothergill, BSc Information Technology for E-Commerce

BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT prize for best computer science / IT project

HMRC interactive tax return application for students - Paul Fothergill [PDF 1.9MB]

Multimedia

Tudor Pascu

Motion capture shooter. An upper body movement controlled first person shooter that implements motion capture hardware
Tudor Pascu, BSc Computer Science

School prize for best multimedia project

Motion capture shooter - Tudor Pascu [PDF 3.3MB]

2009

Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics

Robert Redwood

Reface: beyond exhaustive visual list search in facial composite construction
Robert Redwood, BSc Computing and Artificial Intelligence

Department prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project

Computer Science / IT

Peter Almasi

Scheduling system
Peter Almasi, BSc Computer Science

British Computer Society prize for best computer science / IT project

Scheduling system - Peter Almasi [PDF 9.7MB]

Multimedia

William Towle

Mixed reality visual effects shot
William Towle, BSc Multimedia & Digital Systems

Department prize for best multimedia project

Mixed reality visual effects shot - William Towle [PDF 23.7MB]

 

2008

Artificial Intelligence / Music Informatics

Annamaria Cucinotta

The small world is not enough. Or is it?
Annamaria Cucinotta, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Department prize for best artificial intelligence / music informatics project

The small world is not enough. Or is it? - Annamaria Cucinotta [PDF 0.9MB]

Computer Science / IT

Simon Fleming

J2ME planetarium for mobile phones
Simon Fleming, BSc Computer Science

British Computer Society prize for best computer science / IT project

J2ME - Simon Fleming [PDF 3.5MB]

Multimedia

Patrick Holroyd

Low cost motion capture system for the implementation of a real-time two-dimensional and three-dimensional mouse
Patrick Holroyd, BSc Multimedia & Digital Systems

Department prize for best multimedia project

Low cost motion capture system for the implementation of a real-time two-dimensional and three-dimensional mouse - Patrick Holroyd [PDF 3.3MB]

2007

Artificial Intelligence

Christopher Davenport

A simulation for comparing training and evolving of agents
Christopher Davenport, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

British Computer Society prize for best artificial intelligence project

A simulation for comparing training and evolving of agents - Christopher Davenport [PDF 1.4MB]

 

Computer Science / IT

Naomi Frankel

Matching text meaning using dependency analysis and word group similarities
Naomi Frankel, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

British Computer Society prize for best computer science / IT project

Matching text meaning using dependency analysis and word group similarities - Naomi Frankel [PDF 1.3MB]

 

Multimedia

Hugo King

Automatic photograph orientation
Hugo King, BSc Multimedia & Digital Systems

Department prize for best multimedia project

Automatic photograph orientation - Hugo King [PDF 3.4MB]

Music Informatics

Jamil Bashi

Music similarity measures for interpolative playlist generation
Jamil Bashi, BSc Music Informatics

Department prize for best music informatics project

Music similarity measures for interpolative playlist generation - Jamil Bashi [PDF 1.1MB]

 

2006

Artificial Intelligence

Tom Baker

Experiments in minimal cognition: an investigation into visual orientation and size discrimination
Tom Baker, BA Artificial Intelligence

British Computer Society prize for best artificial intelligence project

Experiments in minimal cognition: an investigation into visual orientation and size discrimination - Tom Baker [PDF 3.2MB]

 

Computer Science / IT

Sacha Barber

ReMp3 - the remote MP3 player
Sacha Barber, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

British Computer Society prize for best computer science / IT project

ReMp3 - Sacha Barber [PDF 1.3MB]

Multimedia

Ben Smith

A 3D mountain formation simulator
Benjamin Smith, BSc Multimedia & Digital Systems

Department prize for best multimedia project

A 3D mountain formation simulator - Benjamin Smith [PDF 3.3MB]

 

2005

Artificial Intelligence

Ollie Glass

The MIDI control symphonizer
Ollie Glass, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Searchspace prize for best computer science project

The MIDI control symphonizer - Ollie Glass [DOC 24KB]

Computer Science

Tom Betts

On representing, linking and distributing food metadata: a framework for distributing descriptive data about food
Thomas Betts, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Searchspace prize for best computer science project

Description of a Food Item (DOAFI) - Thomas Betts [PDF 2.4MB]

IT Systems and Multimedia & Digital Systems

Simon Metcalfe

Cross-platform media centre
Simon Metcalfe, BSc Multimedia & Digital Systems

Searchspace prize for best computer science project

Cross-platform media centre - Simon Metcalfe [PDF 1.4MB]

 

2004

Artificial Intelligence

Mary Downham, Artificial Intelligence prizewinner

Exploring the factors that affect the propagation of ideas. From a mathematical model towards an agent-based model
Mary Downham, BA Artificial Intelligence

Searchspace prize for best computer science project

Exploring the factors that affect the propagation of ideas - Mary Downham [PDF 2.0MB]

 

Computer Science

Erik Jalevik

Beatrak. An application for automatic beat tracking and cataloguing of music collections
Erik Jalevik, BSc Computer Science

Searchspace prize for best computer science project

Beatrak - Erik Jalevik [PDF 2.1MB]

 

IT Systems and Multimedia & Digital Systems

Nik Martin

Music visualisation program
Nik Martin, BSc Multimedia & Digital Systems

Searchspace prize for best computer science project

Music visualisation program - Nik Martin [PDF 2.2MB]

2003

Artificial Intelligence

Philipp Rohlfshagen

On pseudo-rhythmic asynchronous random Boolean networks
Philipp Rohlfshagen, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Searchspace prize for best artificial intelligence project

On pseudo-rhythmic asynchronous random Boolean networks - Philipp Rohlfshagen [PDF 1.5MB]

 

Computer Science

Adam Haigh receiving his prize

Interactive n-body trajectory simulation through free-space
Adam Haigh, BSc Computer Science

Searchspace prize for best computer science project

Interactive n-body trajectory simulation through free-space - Adam Haigh [PDF 2.1MB]

2002

Artificial Intelligence

David Ellis

WebIDS - A web based intrusion detection system using neural networks
Dave Ellis, BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Searchspace prize for best artificial intelligence project

Web IDS - Dave Ellis [PDF 1.3MB]

Computer Science

Stephen Naicken

Distributed web indexing and searching. A peer-to-peer architecture web search engine
Stephen Naicken, BSc Computer Science

Searchspace prize for best computer science project

Distributed web indexing and searching - Stephen Naicken [PDF 1.2MB]

 

2001

Mr Peter Pimley

Jukebox: An arbitrary processor simulator
Peter Pimley, BSc Computer Science

Searchspace prize for best computer science project

Jukebox: An arbitrary processor simulator - Peter Pimley [PDF 1.0MB]