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June message – Head of school

June message – Head of school

Dear Colleagues Welcome to the June issue of our newsletter for 2019. This month we bid farewell to Chelvica Ariyanayagam who did a terrific job as our first research programme coordinator (under the university’s new research management structure). Many thanks and...

Dear Colleagues Welcome to the June issue of our newsletter for 2019. This month we bid farewell to Chelvica Ariyanayagam who did a terrific job as our first research programme coordinator (under the university’s new research management structure). Many thanks and...
Microsoft Asia Cloud Research Software Fellow Award

Microsoft Asia Cloud Research Software Fellow Award

Microsoft Research Asia, one of the leading computer science research labs in the world, awards the Microsoft Asia Cloud Research Software Fellow (CRSF) Award annually. This year it goes to a SOVS staff member, Dr Ehsan Vaghefi. This is part of the Microsoft Research...
New device to detect vision problems in young children

New device to detect vision problems in young children

Dr Jason Turuwhenua is one of a team of researchers who have been working on perfecting a new computer camera device that detects whether children as young as 2 years of age have normal eye tracking motion or are experiencing poor visual acuity. Dr Turuwhenua...
Velocity – Innovation Challenge 2019 winner

Velocity – Innovation Challenge 2019 winner

Image: Soheil being presented with the award by Will Charles from UniServices. Velocity is New Zealand’s principal entrepreneurial development programme, launched in 2003 and hosted within the School of Business.  Each year Velocity and UniServices come together to...