Experience the dynamism of ICT

All areas of information and communication technology have seen major growth over the past years, particularly with the emergence of disciplines such as gaming, mobile devices, embedded systems development, cloud technology and bioinformatics. This year’s ICT projects exhibition will showcase work on these and other subjects by the University Faculty of ICT’s undergraduate final-year students.

The exhibition features around 62 projects, including a fingerprint recognition system for the identification of people, a privacy-aware real estate search engine, an autonomous parking system for a car-like robot, an anti-child abuse system, an energy-conscious green IT framework for sustainable planning, and an augmented reality racing game.

The exhibition will be open to the public on Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Computing Building, which is accessible from Car Park 2 located next to the main library and the Science Building.

The Faculty of ICT was set up five years ago in a strategic move that brought it in line with universities overseas in addressing society’s development requirements.

The faculty is constantly chan­ging and adapting in response to the dynamic needs of the ICT sector, leading to the formulation and launching of new degree programmes. In fact, it is launching three new undergraduate degrees for the next academic year in Computing Science, Computer Engineering and Software Development.

The faculty is also involved in numerous European and international projects, local consortia and initiatives, including internal university-funded research initiatives.

During the exhibition’s official opening ceremony on Wednesday, students who achieved exceptional grades during the past academic year will also be included in the Dean’s List. Some students will also receive awards for their projects offered by private companies and government organisations.

Dr Casha is a lecturer at the University’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology.