PhD student makes it to finals in ICT Young Pioneers competition

A research postgraduate in the Department of Computer Science has made it through to the finals of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) ICT Young Pioneers competition after submitting a video about how to overcome software faults in computer systems.

Tom Gransden will be attending a media training event at EPSRC headquarters, followed by the finals event itself at the QE2 conference centre in London on 29 October.

UK Pioneers is a unique partnership between the EPSRC and key stakeholders that aims to recognise the most exceptional UK doctoral students in ICT-related topics who are able to communicate and demonstrate the excellence and exploitation potential of their research. The 2015 competition is being sponsored by Facebook and Samsung.

You can watch Tom's entry below:

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