Queen's University Belfast | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science EEECS

"🌐🏅 We are proud to announce that Prof. Simon Cotton and Dr Ngo Quoc Hien have been honoured with the prestigious IEEE Fellow status. This rare double recognition from the IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization, underscores Centre for Wireless Innovation (CWI) | Queen's University Belfast's exceptional contributions to wireless communications. Prof. Cotton's work in fading channels and Dr. Ngo's advancements in MIMO technologies are setting new standards in the development of future wireless systems like 6G. Prof. Cotton remarked, '𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘞𝘐 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘳. 𝘕𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘦.' Dr. Ngo shared, '𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘊𝘞𝘐 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘌𝘌𝘌𝘊𝘚, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯'𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.' 📡 Their work aligns with the UK government's identification of future telecommunications as a pivotal technology, promising to revolutionise our interactions and understanding of the environment. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eqwZV2td Queen's University Belfast | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science EEECS #IEEEFellow #WirelessInnovation #QueensUniversity

Two of our academics from the Centre for Wireless Innovation (CWI) | Queen's University Belfast have been singled out for prestigious and rare Fellowships. Professor Simon Cotton and Dr Hien Ngo have been made Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world's largest technical professional organisation dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Congratulations to you both! Find out more ➡️ ow.ly/gkge50UtgOT

We're once again partnering with the Queen's University Belfast MSc Software Development course for our 3rd annual Code Connect Challenge! 📢 This two day event is a chance for you to put your agile skills to the test! It's a great way to experience working on a "real life" project, and an opportunity to apply your team working and communication skills. When: Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th January 2025 - 9am - 5pm Where: QUB Computer Science Building The event is open to MSc Software Development students, both full time and part time (2nd years and 3rd years) - with a limited number of spaces available, so make sure to register your interest!* For registration and further details, visit: https://okt.to/AOcasd

🎓 What an incredible evening at our Computing at Queen's event last Thursday! We were thrilled to welcome over 400 prospective students and parents to explore the exciting world of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the School of EEECS. 💻 From our interactive Employers Exhibition to hands-on experiences in our Computer Science labs, visitors had the chance to discover what makes our programmes so special. Our panel discussions, featuring staff, students and professional partners, provided invaluable insights and sparked engaging conversations. A massive thank you to everyone who attended, our brilliant student ambassadors, staff members, and industry partners for making this event a resounding success. Your enthusiasm and engagement truly showcased the vibrant EEECS community we have here at Queen's University Belfast! 💫 Dr Neil Anderson | Ann Doris | Lydia Fletcher | Tom Bloomer | Lauren Bell | Katy Carlin | TJ C. | Kainos | Liberty IT | Options Technology | Hannah Fleming👩🏻💻 | Robyn Lakes #ComputerScience #STEM #BelfastTech #UniversityLife

🎉 Big shoutout to two amazing teams from our School of EEECS who absolutely crushed it at today's SU Enterprise "What's the Big Idea?" competition! Out of over 60 entries, our teams took home some serious hardware! 🏆 🚀 Best Overall Idea (£2000) – Congratulations to Ben Sloan, Simon White, Cameron Worbey and Thomas Lowry for their innovative Smart Numnah idea! 🐴💡 🤖 Best Use of AI in a Business Idea (£500) – Huge applause for Michael E. Loughran, Michael Bezborodov, Orla Quail, Oisín Braniff, and Joshua Priestly for their game-changing Pharmacy Stock Auditing solution! 💊🤖 These talented students were part of the Engineering Entrepreneurship module and their hard work and creativity really paid off! 👏 A massive thank you to SU Enterprise for organising such an incredible competition, and to Ormeau Business Park for being the main sponsor. 🙌 Let's hear it for these future entrepreneurs! 🚀🌟 #QUB #EEECS #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #AI #SmartTech #FutureLeaders

Kainos are delighted to be running our 3rd annual Code Connect Challenge with the Queen's University Belfast | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science EEECS MSc Software Development course!🎉 📅Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th January 2025 ⌚9am - 5pm 📍Learning Lab, QUB Computer Science building 👥Exclusively for MSc Software Development students, both full time and part time (2nd years and 3rd years) 🎟️Limited number of spaces available While you register as an individual, you will be allocated into a group to work collaboratively. This is not a competition, the aim of the event is to have the chance to get industry experience, where students can apply theoretical learnings to real world projects🚀💻 Sound like something you might be interested in? See the link below for further details and how to register: 🔗https://lnkd.in/e25siDmg Shaun Ganley Gillian Colan-O'Leary

Queen's University Belfast is proud to be part of the £2 million DICE Network+, a collaborative initiative focused on advancing sustainability in digital technologies. Researchers will explore ways to reduce waste and integrate circular economy principles into tech design, addressing challenges in areas like semiconductors and solar panels.    This partnership with leading UK universities aims to shape a more sustainable future for the tech industry.    📖 Learn more about this impactful project here: https://lnkd.in/eT4eFiKt Queen's University Belfast | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science EEECS | CSIT | Momentum One Zero | University of Exeter

We are super excited to be hosting a mega collab with other STEM societies to celebrate the end of term! 🎄💃🏻 For all students in Belfast join us at the Mandela Hall on December 5th for loads of chances to win good fun and a break from deadlines. Tickets are £3 from this link: https://lnkd.in/e2-p4jqu All profits will go to this year's QUB RAG charities Nexus NI and Carers NI. ❤️ Queen's Game Developers Society Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Queen's University Belfast QUB School of Biological Sciences Careers and Placement Office Queen's University Belfast | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science EEECS QUB School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

🚀 What an incredible journey at our Code Connect Challenge! We are thrilled to share the success of this 8-week programme sponsored by Kainos. 👥 Our brilliant students worked in teams, tackling real-world challenges through agile sprints, all whilst receiving invaluable mentorship from Kainos professionals. ✨ Highlights included: 🔹Inspiring talk from Hannah Fleming👩🏻💻 about career opportunities at Kainos 🔹Expert mentorship throughout the programme with the help of Shaun Ganley 🔹Final showcase with team presentations 🔹Certificate ceremony 🔹And of course, celebratory pizza! 🍕 🙏 Special thanks to the Kainos team for their outstanding support, and to all participants who made this initiative such a success! #CodeConnect #TechEducation #StudentSuccess #Kainos #SoftwareDevelopment #STEM #QUB Jonathan Browning

🎓 Thrilled to share highlights from an incredible weekend at the NIDC! We had the pleasure of meet some of our brilliant EEECS alumni and engage with passionate students and industry professionals. 📚 Our team showcased exciting postgraduate study opportunities within the School of EEECS, sparking inspiring conversations about future academic journeys. 💼 A key highlight was discussing potential placement opportunities with industry leaders for our talented EEECS students looking ahead to summer 2025. Thank you to everyone who stopped by for making this event truly memorable! Looking forward to the collaborations ahead. Claire Ussher | Jonathan Browning  #NIDC #TechIndustry #EEECS #NorthernIreland #Placements