Early this month, the University of Bath hosted the 2026 BCS Women Lovelace Colloquium. This annual event is an opportunity for women and non-binary students in Computing to present a research poster and network with peers and industry leaders. Across the UK, 208 submissions were accepted for this year’s two-day event with 8 successful applicants from the School of Computing and Digital Technologies.
Sheffield Hallam continues to maintain close connections to this event, with our staff contributing to the rigorous abstract review process and supporting our students through the application stages. We were very proud to hear that a strong cohort of our students ranging from first-year undergraduates to postgraduate researchers were offered places to attend this event in Bath and present their work.
The colloquium kicked off with an inspiring opening from Sarah Winmill, followed by breakout sessions that provided rare access to industry expertise. These sessions covered everything from PhD pathways to STEM ambassadorship, ensuring our students left with more than just technical knowledge, but a definitive roadmap for their future careers.
Below are the students that presented in Bath along with the title of their poster and course name.
First year student
Danai Murapa: building critical thinkers in the age of AI
Award: honourable mention
BSc Hon Cyber Security with Forensics
Second year students
Jorja Herring: AI Helping to save Cancer Patients through Early Diagnosis
BSc IT with Business Studies
Alishba Muhammad: The Role of AI and Smart Technologies in Building a Sustainable and Successful Cosmetics Industry
BSc IT with Business Studies
Final year students
Christiana Fatus: how well does your vehicle know you? An examination of privacy and policy gaps concerning in-vehicle data.
BSc IT with Business Studies
Postgraduate students
Seena Pitta: From Farmland to Mars: Seeing Soil Through a Rover’s Eye
MSc Computing
Efetabo Ikaka: An IoT-Based System for Data-Driven Beehive Monitoring and Early Detection of Hive Stress
MSc Computing
Merianne Wong Wei Chin: SAMPARK: Latency-Optimized Contextual Anomaly Detection for Privacy-Preserving Geriatric Care
MSc Computing
Amber Ruddle - Clarke: Forensic Attribution in State-Sponsored Cyber Operations
MSc Cyber Security
