Computer Science

COVIDSafe app: privacy and security considerations

18 May 2020

Cybersecurity expert, Professor Sanjay Jha from UNSW Engineering, says that while there may be some concerns with the Government's COVIDSafe app, he is enthusiastic about it's ability to help health officials understand and tackle the spread of COVID-19.

Meet this trailblazing female computer science engineer

11 May 2020

From instigating gender equity initiatives to giving talks and mentoring, Pia Seeto’s focus is a more equal future.

Open data on Australian companies could be the best response to tax avoidance

06 May 2016

Transparency and open data may be an important part of the solution to corporate tax avoidance, writes Paul X. McCarthy.

Online learning can work if universities just rethink the design of their courses

25 Nov 2015

Students are more likely to drop-out of online courses – but not if the learning experience is well designed, writes Dror Ben-Naim.

The unexpected link between computing and evolution

30 Nov 2012

UNSW will host a lecture to be delivered by one of today's leading authorities on computer science, Professor Christos H. Papadimitriou, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the father of modern computer science, Alan Turing.

Web lectures a smart head-start

31 Mar 2009

High school students are getting a head start on university-level computing studies through an innovative online lecture project.

A passion for teaching

19 Oct 2007

UNSW computer science lecturer Richard Buckland has been named among Australia's most outstanding university teachers in the 2007 Carrick Awards For Teaching Excellence.