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Season 2024
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Progress bars, what are they and how do they work? Dr Valerio Giuffrida explains and goes through an implementation of a progress bar.
Progress bars, what are they and how do they work? Dr Valerio Giuffrida explains and goes through an implementation of a progress bar.
Matt Godbolt continues the story of the CPU and explains how machines do addition
Matt Godbolt continues the story of the CPU and explains how machines do addition
Hash Sets in Python work a little bit like the index of a book, giving you a shortcut to looking for a value in a list. Dr Mike Pound explains how they work and demos with some code.
Hash Sets in Python work a little bit like the index of a book, giving you a shortcut to looking for a value in a list. Dr Mike Pound explains how they work and demos with some code.
Digital Twin - a new buzz word or a useful piece of technology? We asked Dr Steffen Zschaler, Reader in Computer Science at Kings College London.
Digital Twin - a new buzz word or a useful piece of technology? We asked Dr Steffen Zschaler, Reader in Computer Science at Kings College London.
A graphical problem seems intuitive to a human, but how do you explain something formally to a machine? Dr. Mohammad Abdulaziz, Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence, King's College London
A graphical problem seems intuitive to a human, but how do you explain something formally to a machine? Dr. Mohammad Abdulaziz, Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence, King's College London
Just how simple can a web server be? Laurence Tratt, Shopify / Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Language Engineering at Kings College London builds it up.
Just how simple can a web server be? Laurence Tratt, Shopify / Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Language Engineering at Kings College London builds it up.
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AES GCM (Advanced Encryption Standard in Galois Counter Mode)
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Your browser is using this system right now! (at time of typing!) - Dr Mike Pound explains this ubiquitous system!
Your browser is using this system right now! (at time of typing!) - Dr Mike Pound explains this ubiquitous system!
With Large Language Models becoming used across all areas of computing, security researcher Dr Tim Muller explores how they can be used for all kinds of unintended purposes.
With Large Language Models becoming used across all areas of computing, security researcher Dr Tim Muller explores how they can be used for all kinds of unintended purposes.
How do CPUs make the most efficient use of their compute time? Matt Godbolt takes us through the pipeline - allowing the CPU to do work as many ticks of the system clock as possible!
How do CPUs make the most efficient use of their compute time? Matt Godbolt takes us through the pipeline - allowing the CPU to do work as many ticks of the system clock as possible!
With the explosion of AI image generators, AI images are everywhere, but how do they 'know' how to turn text strings into plausible images? Dr Mike Pound expands on his explanation of Diffusion models.
With the explosion of AI image generators, AI images are everywhere, but how do they 'know' how to turn text strings into plausible images? Dr Mike Pound expands on his explanation of Diffusion models.
How does branch prediction speed up operations? Matt Godbolt continues the deep dive into the inner workings of the CPU
How does branch prediction speed up operations? Matt Godbolt continues the deep dive into the inner workings of the CPU
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How CPUs that are capable can manage to complete tasks simultaneously without the program knowing. Matt Godbolt continues his series on how processors work.
How CPUs that are capable can manage to complete tasks simultaneously without the program knowing. Matt Godbolt continues his series on how processors work.
Nearly nine million Windows machines were taken out by the Crowdstrike problem in July 2024, but why was the impact so problematic? Dr Steve Bagley and Dr Mike Pound of the University of Nottingham discuss the problem.
Nearly nine million Windows machines were taken out by the Crowdstrike problem in July 2024, but why was the impact so problematic? Dr Steve Bagley and Dr Mike Pound of the University of Nottingham discuss the problem.
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A Helping Hand for LLMs (Retrieval Augmented Generation)
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Mike Pound discusses how Retrieval Augmented Generation can improve the performance of Large Language Models.
Mike Pound discusses how Retrieval Augmented Generation can improve the performance of Large Language Models.
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks”.
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks”.
You say "bye" first! - no, you say "bye" first! - how do you know when to close the connection? Dr Richard G. Clegg of Queen Mary University London talks us through this frustrating network problem.
You say "bye" first! - no, you say "bye" first! - how do you know when to close the connection? Dr Richard G. Clegg of Queen Mary University London talks us through this frustrating network problem.
Ray Tracing seems straightforward, but what about reflections and refractions? Lewis Stuart explains how these are managed by a spot of recursion!
Ray Tracing seems straightforward, but what about reflections and refractions? Lewis Stuart explains how these are managed by a spot of recursion!
Malleable encryption means you can flip a bit in the encrypted message and the corresponding bit is flipped in the unencrypted plain text. Dr Tim Muller gives us some examples.
Malleable encryption means you can flip a bit in the encrypted message and the corresponding bit is flipped in the unencrypted plain text. Dr Tim Muller gives us some examples.
Modern CPUs manage to speed up even the simplest code, Matt Godbolt explains how there's a lot of juggling going on even in the simple use of registers.
Modern CPUs manage to speed up even the simplest code, Matt Godbolt explains how there's a lot of juggling going on even in the simple use of registers.
What's in a language? Dr Laurie Tratt breaks it down by creating a brand new programming language by writing an interpreter in a few lines of code.
What's in a language? Dr Laurie Tratt breaks it down by creating a brand new programming language by writing an interpreter in a few lines of code.
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Using Bayesian Approaches & Sausage Plots to Improve Machine Learning
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Bayesian logic is already helping to improve Machine Learning results using statistical models. Professor Mike Osborne drew us some sausage plots to explain the idea.
Bayesian logic is already helping to improve Machine Learning results using statistical models. Professor Mike Osborne drew us some sausage plots to explain the idea.
As quantum devices become more accessible, there's a whole area of software engineering opening up. Mohammad Mousavi specialises in software engineering for quantum computing.
As quantum devices become more accessible, there's a whole area of software engineering opening up. Mohammad Mousavi specialises in software engineering for quantum computing.
Path Tracing takes into account all sorts of indirect light sources to make graphics look real. Building on the previous videos on Ray Tracing, Lewis Stuart demonstrates how Path tracing samples indirect light to create these super scenes.
Path Tracing takes into account all sorts of indirect light sources to make graphics look real. Building on the previous videos on Ray Tracing, Lewis Stuart demonstrates how Path tracing samples indirect light to create these super scenes.
The XZ Exploit was an incredible near miss. Dr Richard G Clegg of Queen Mary University London explains how a seemingly helpful contributor hid some code in part of a ubiquitous piece of software.
The XZ Exploit was an incredible near miss. Dr Richard G Clegg of Queen Mary University London explains how a seemingly helpful contributor hid some code in part of a ubiquitous piece of software.
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What's Your Least Favourite Programming Language? (2024 soundcheck question)
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