Applications for RFID

Synopsis:
Andrew James RFID Sales Manager - Established a new business channel at Harland Simon with RFID as the underlying technology. Focus on delivering active and passive RFID solutions to deliver improved efficiency in busy, multi floor healthcare environments where location tracking is key. Recent successes include location tracking solutions at Cambridge University Hospitals, South Devon Chesterfield Royal Hospital and Milton Keynes General Hospital.

Declan Begley - Business Development Manager (RFID) - Declan has 15 years experience delivering IT projects in the newspaper printing industry across the globe but in recent years has taken an interest in using RFid to solve a range of everyday problems - include tracking the money on Channel 4's 'The Million Pound Drop'.

Subjects: Active and passive RF Solutions and introduction on latest miniature RF/GPRS/GSM/LF/GPS technology

Location: Room MB8 at University of Northampton Campus St Georges Road NN2 6JD 

Time: 18:30

For BCS members and non-members

http://northampton.bcs.org/forthcoming_events.php?menu_id=5

Investigating Artificial Intelligence Within the Social Networking Paradigm

Work by  Nicholas Everritt

 Investigating Artificial Intelligence Within the Social Networking Paradigm

 Abstract 
With the growth and popularity of social networks, this dissertation considers and challenges the philosophical design flaw inherent to them in that they are not a suitable channel for meeting new people but rather limited to communication with existing friends. This work focuses on the design and implementation of a tool that can intelligently match strangers together based on common interest, an idea which the author feels that if exploited to its full potential could create an entirely new paradigm within the social networking construct. This was carried out by developing a series of social network user profiles and developing a Java program to mine user data from them. Also implementing computational linguistics by looking for words indicative of positive or negative emotion within the user status posts. This user information is stored in a MySQL database where it can be accessed by the front end, a web application that makes use of several different technologies including PHP, JavaScript including AJAX, and HTML/ CSS. It functions by using an array of different SQL queries to intelligently find a match for a given user based on both common interest and common personality at least in its most basic form of optimism or pessimism. The outcome of this dissertation is an original and successful implementation of a system that can intuitively match people together within a social network based on shared interests and basic personality characteristics. It also offers other features such as enabling the user to perform an advanced search to find other users based on a specific criteria. The effectiveness and accuracy of the system is illustrated within the testing and evaluation sections to demonstrate the success of the project. 

BSc and HND Computing Provision (click on the links below for more details of the courses)

• BSc (Hons) Computing (also available part-time)
• BSc (Hons) Computing (Computer Networks Engineering)
• BSc (Hons) Computing (Computer Systems Engineering)
• BSc (Hons) Computing (Graphics and Visualisation)
• BSc (Hons) Computing (Internet Technology and Security)
• BSc (Hons) Computing (Mobile Computing)
• BSc (Hons) Computing (Software Engineering)
• BSc (Hons) Computing - One Year Top-up
• BSc  Computer Games Development
• HNC Computing (part-time)
• HND Computing (Computer Networks Engineering)
• HND Computing (Computer Systems Engineering)
• HND Computing (Graphics and Visualisation)
• HND Computing (Internet Technology and Security)
• HND Computing (Mobile Computing)
• HND Computing (Software Engineering) 
• HND Computing
• HND Computer Games Development

The University of Northampton's, Department of Computing and Immersive Technologies offers five courses within the MSc Computing postgraduate provision (shown below) all available either part-time or full-time. 

• MSc Computing
• MSc Computing (Internet Technology and Security)
• MSc Computing (Computer Networks Engineering)
• MSc Computing (Software Engineering)
• MSc Computing (Immersive Technologies)

May 17th – Careers Event update

On Thursday 17th May 2012, the Northampton Branch of the BCS is running a Careers event aimed mainly (but not exclusively) at young professionals in computing in Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes and surrounding areas. This builds on last year’s successful IT Skills for the Recession/Recovery event. 

The event is free, but to allow us to monitor numbers we would ask that you pre-register here. Thank you. 

Questions you might want to use this session to help you with: 

• How do you know what skills are needed to strengthen your value to industry?
• How do you prepare for a job search?
• How do you set yourselves apart from your peer

Provisional Timetable

• 6:30 - 7:00 Tea/coffee, students to visit stalls
• 7:00 - 7:20 First speaker : Lydia Selby (finding good placements, intern schemes and/or going self-employed)
• 7:20 - 7:40 Second speaker : The Graduate (preparing for interviews/CV)
• 7:40 - 8:00 Third speaker : Network Rail (Graduate schemes/Assessment centres)
• 8:00 - 8:15 Refreshments
• 8:15 - 8:45  Panel

Alongside these speakers other potential employers are planning to attend.

This event is open to BCS and non-BCS members. Location: Great Hall of the Newton Building, Avenue Campus.

The event is free, but to allow us to monitor numbers we would ask that you pre-register here. 

How to find Avenue Campus
Event Flyer
Further Information





Full details of our events are provided on BCS Northampton website northampton.bcs.org . So do please regularly check this to obtain complete details on each event, together with location information, background on the speakers and subject matter.

BCS Career Event - update.

Purpose: This event is organized to help support students of IT in their pursuit for employment. We hope to cover several routes in to work including 
 Placement and Internship schemes 
 Direct entry into work post-graduation 
 Graduate schemes
  Self-employment 


The aim is to make this event useful to students in IT at different stages (1st, 2nd and final years) of their respective courses and expect to have students from both campuses attending. Everyone will have something to take from this event. 


Highlights of this event will be a Q&A session featuring a panel comprising the speakers at the event as well as some students of the University who have gone through the various employment routes themselves and stalls from a selection of employers into IT roles in and around Northampton.  




Date: Thursday, 17th May 2012
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm  
Venue: Avenue Campus, University of Northampton (Newton Building) 

Agenda

• 6:30 - 7:00 Tea/coffee, students to visit stalls 
• 7:20 - 7:40 First speaker: The Graduate (preparing for interviews/CV) 
• 7:00 - 7:20 Second speaker: Lydia Selby (finding good placements, intern schemes and/or going selfemployed)
• 7:40 - 8:00 Third speaker: Network Rail (Graduate schemes /Assessment centres) 
• 8:00 - 8:15 Refreshments 
• 8:15 - 8:45 (may go on till 9:00) Panel 

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries or concerns. 


Thank you for your interest and I look forward to your kind contribution. 


Vimukthi Mahindaratne, BCS Committee Member (Young Professionals Group) 
Email: vimukthilk@gmail.com 

Games Courses in Northampton

The School of Science and Technology and the School of the Arts have collaborated to produce three new games courses.

• ·         BSc (Hons) Creative Games Development 
• ·         BSc (Hons)  Computer Games Development
• ·         HND Computer Games Development

The programmes are due to commence in September 2012. 

BSc (Hons)/HND  Computer Games Development



The programme is designed to meet the need for the computing professional and thus has a high degree of vocational relevance.   


It aims: 

•  To provide an up to date programme in the field of computer games development; relevant and responsive to the needs of industry and commerce; 
•  To develop the student’s interpersonal and problem solving skills, together with the ability to undertake sustained academic activity both independently and in groups;  
•  To inform students of current best practice within the institution's developing computer games development field and give an appreciation of likely future developments 
•  Understand the requirements of appropriate computer games development professional institutions and the importance of continuing professional development. 
• To provide an in-depth knowledge of software and hardware aspects involved in contemporary computer systems engineering;  
• To equip students with skills and knowledge to enable them to embark on a range of careers, in the field of computer games development, or allied professions. Also to provide appropriate lifelong skills and the ability to cope with change.