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Computer Science: GPUs – From Powering Your Computer Games To Revolutionizing AI With Dr Stephen Laycock From University of East Anglia
March 14 @ 16:30 - 17:15
In this Computer Science session, Dr Stephen Laycock, Associate Professor in the School of Computing Sciences at University of East Anglia, will run an interactive talk for students on GPUs: From Powering your computer games to revolutionizing AI.
Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) have been powering fast-paced Computer Games for decades but what makes them so powerful for this task?
In this lecture we explore how computer games are able to execute quickly on the GPU and how this technology has opened up new opportunities in general purpose computing, including AI.
Speaker Profile: Dr Stephen Laycock
Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. This means that sessions will continue irrespective of possible school closures.
As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.
Suitable for: Year 12 & 13 students (and equivalent) studying, or with a possible interest in studying, Computer Science and related disciplines. Student groups as well as students and teachers joining individually are very welcome.
Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic in advance and questions they have. Students can also think about questions about studying at university level.
The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the university via a microphone and/or typed comments and questions. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.
Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below: