EEECS Podcast: Recent Episodes
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That’s pronounced Triple E Sea Ess! A podcast from the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Queen’s University Belfast. We break down complex topics and explain big ideas in 21st century technology with our host of experts, researchers, staff and students. This is the EEECS Podcast.
**Celebrate women's achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality.
BreakTheBias**
Huge thanks to Dr Baharak Ahmaderaghi for sharing her story, Moira Watson for interviewing, producing and editing this episode.
To read up on Baharak's work, you can go to her profile
For more information on International Women's Day, you can go to their website www.internationalwomensday.com
Connor Grogan
Action Mental Health
Here2Help App - Android
Here2Help App - Apple
Wellbeing Wanders - Botanic Park
Men's Health Week 2021
MHW Facebook
MHW Twitter
"Challenges and Choices" Man Manual - eBook PDF
Saturday 19th June this year has been dedicated as men’s health ‘Pledge Day’. On this day, everyone is asked to:
Think about what thing (or things) they might do that could make a difference to their own, or someone else’s health and wellbeing.
Make a pledge for change to themselves, and commit to action.
If they’re up for it, tell others about their plans, and use the hashtag #MensHealthWeek with any social media posts / uploads / video clips / images. Pledges can be as simple or complex as you like.
For example, I’m going to:
walk-and-talk with my kids at least once a week;
use the stairs to my office rather than take the lift;
only have chips once a week from now on;
avoid having a drink, except on a Saturday;
seek support to help me stop smoking;
organise a regular kick-about for the lads at lunch break;
encourage my partner to check out that lump that’s been bothering him;
offer free men’s health checks to users of our pharmacy;
produce a men’s health leaflet for my employees;
display a list of helplines / support services for men on the canteen noticeboard;
don’t bottle things up in future;
finally make time to go for a health MOT / NCT …
Hello and welcome to Wellbeing Wanders with EEECS, a podcast series that’s part of our ongoing focus on Student Wellbeing. This first episode is narrated by Darryl Stewart, the Director of Education at EEECS. Darryl will guide you through a short, relaxing wander through the Botanic Gardens in Belfast.
This short, 10-15 minute guided walk starts and ends at the Botanic Gardens gate just beside the McClay Library, so if you want to listen along as you walk, please resume the podcast episode once you are there.
For more information about student wellbeing, and access to resources, click the link below:
https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/wellbeing/
Huge thanks to those who contributed their answers!
In order of appearance:
Moira Watson
Katherine Freeman
Natasha McCabe
Lia Grogan
Lauren Vallely
Amy Connon
Laura Gaffey
Dr Sandra Scott-Hayward
International Women's Day 2021 - Our blog post
EEECS Student Sustainability Team
Sustainable Technology in EEECS (Part 1 of the SusTechNI Series)
ECIT
Cryptography
Alice & Bob
Post Quantum Cryptography
Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE)
Amateur Rocketry with Mr Sean Auld & Dr David Cutting
UKRA - UK Rocketry Association
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Queen's University Belfast
I'm joined by Mr Chris Linton, from Information Services at QUB to talk about the unseen dangers of working from home, namely Phishing!
I'm joined by Dr Babar Abbasi, a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) with the Centre for Wireless Innovation (CWI) at the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He was listed as IET-young-professionals in 2017 and won the Mobile World Scholar Challenge at the Mobile World Congress 2019. Mr Norbert Sagnard is the Business Development Manager for the Centre of Wireless Innovation (CWI). Norbert is responsible for bringing to market the incredible wireless technologies developed at the Centre for Wireless Innovation.
The Centre for Wireless Innovation at ECIT is the UK’s largest research, development and exploitation base in physical layer wireless, and one of the strongest in Europe.
The CWI on Twitter
The CWI on LinkedIn
I'm joined by Dr David Laverty, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science to talk about how using more electricity can help us fight climate change.
Dr Laverty is also the academic lead for the EEECS Electric DeLorean project based in the Ashby Building.
I'm joined by Dr Matthew Collins, a Senior Lecturer (Education) in the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science to talk about the history of Virtual Reality, and what research projects he and his students are involved in.
Dr Collins is also the academic lead for the EEECS VR lab based in the Computer Science Building.
You can follow Dr Collins on Twitter
Star Trek Holodeck
TRON (1982)
The Sword of Damocles (Early VR Prototype)
Nintendo Power Glove
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Current VR Headsets
Oculus Rift
HTC Vive
Oculus Quest
Valve Index
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