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Sheffield Hallam University's computing team and Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust held an eHealth Showcase on October 7, 2025. The event highlighted collaborative research in AI diagnostics, secure assistive robotics, and mobile patient monitoring, reinforcing the partnership's commitment to developing cutting-edge digital health solutions for clinical efficiency and enhanced patient care.

The Applied Software Engineering Research Group (ASERG) received the Best Paper Award at the Brazilian Symposium on Software Engineering (SBES) 2025. The award-winning paper, titled “Continuously Managing Microservice Granularity: An Evidence-Based Industrial Approach” was recognized for its outstanding contribution to advancing microservices architecture in industrial contexts.

In Robots We Trust, a new book by Dr Samuele Vinanzi, explores the crucial question of trust between humans and robots. Written for a general audience, it examines psychological, ethical, and cultural perspectives, introducing the concept of Artificial Trust and offering insights into the future of human-robot collaboration.

Spiky Piano transforms neuromorphic vision into music by triggering piano notes from event-based motion. Recognised with the Track 3 Outstanding Participation Award and a USD 500 prize at the SpikeCV-WUJI Challenge, IJCAI 2025, the demo highlights the creative and scientific promise of neuromorphic computing.

The First East Midlands Home Robotics Competition took place in the University of Lincoln in June, and our researchers won in a showcase of team work and technical

PhD student Ronak Naeemaee and supervisor Dr Lewis Quayle will present their research on equitable cancer biomarker validation at OpenFest 2025, among global leaders in open research.

Sheffield Hallam University proudly hosted the Next Generation Cyber event for the second year as part of the 2025 Festival of Computing. Bringing together students, academics, alumni, and industry experts, the event showcased innovative cybersecurity projects from final-year undergraduates and fostered vital conversations about the future of the sector.

The BCS Lovelace Colloquium took place at the University of Glasgow. This annual event is an opportunity for women and non-binary students in Computing to present a research poster. Across the UK 180 submissions were accepted with ten successful applicants from the School of Computing and Digital Technologies.

The student showcase, themed "Code to Inspire: Unveiling Tomorrow’s Innovators”, featured student innovation through posters and live demonstrations. Industry partners collaborated with students who developed solutions, to real world problems. Robotics projects including an autonomous vehicle and a system to sort items on a factory belt.

At AI UK (17-18 March), Sheffield Hallam University’s Smart Interactive Technologies lab showcased neuromorphic sensors, chips and robots that mimic brain function, illustrating sustainable AI potential. Visitors saw event-based cameras detect single sugar grains, learned neuromorphic chips could overcome current ML bottlenecks, and heard progress toward sensor-rich, animal-like robots.