The School of Computer Science of the University of Bristol, formerly the Department of Computer Science, is the computer science school of the University of Bristol and is based in the Merchant Venturers building on Woodland Road, close to Bristol city centre. As of 2026 the department is home to 177 academic staff, researchers, and PhD students.
Research Research in the department is organised around 10 research groups, which focus on cryptography, algorithms, Human–computer interaction (HCI), computer vision, artificial intelligence (AI), verification, computational neuroscience, cybersecurity, robotics, high-performance computing, and programming languages.
History The Department of Computer Science was formally established around 1984. Its heads of department include
Professor Mike Rogers (1984-1995) Professor David May (1995-2006) Professor Nigel Smart (2006-2008) Professor Nishan Canagarajah (2008- ?) Dr Neill Campbell (?-2011) Dr Ian Holyer (2011-?) Professor Andrew Calway (?-2016) Professor Seth Bullock (2016-2020) Professor Christian Allen (2020-2021) Dr. Aisling O'Kane (2021-)
Notable faculty members As of 2021 the department employs fourteen Professors, shown below:
Professor Awais Rashid Professor Dave Cliff Professor Peter Flach Professor Majid Mirmehdi Professor Seth Bullock Professor Kerstin Eder Professor Walterio Mayol-Cuevas Professor Simon McIntosh-Smith Professor Andrew Calway Professor Kirsten Cater Professor Ian Nabney Professor Chris Preist Professor Bogdan Warinschi Professor Dima Damen
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