Science and Technology

Computing and Informatics

Computing and Informatics building

With over £8 million invested, the Computing and Informatics building is designed to very high specifications with a variety of electronic and communication laboratories including:

• games console labs
• networking and security labs
• a Human-Interactive technology lab
• a dedicated final year project lab.

Software resources include networked computers, optimisation, development packages and multimedia tools. Research facilitated by this sophisticated resource centre includes the development of 3D X-Ray scanners, education games, interactive systems, intelligent recognition and simulation modelling.

Specialist software includes:

• EnCase
• 3D StudioMax
• XNA Xbox development suite
• The Adobe Creative Suite (Flash, After Effects, Photoshop), and 
• The Unreal and Half-life Games Engines.

The Computing and Informatics building is also home to the Computing Society and CITE – the Centre for Innovation and Technology Exploitation. CITE facilitates stronger links between industry and the research taking place within the School.