The Launch of Cardiff University’s Abacws Building with Professor Hannah Fry on The Joy of Data

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Abacws brings together the School of Computer Science and Informatics and the School of Mathematics into one world-leading facility. Abacws pioneers a way of working for Cardiff University which embodies collaboration and shared vision, while retaining the distinct identities of the two Schools. The six-storey building has been designed in collaboration with students and academic staff to create interdisciplinary, flexible, and creative workspaces, with innovative teaching areas.

Join us at an online event to celebrate the opening of this prestigious building.

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Event Schedule

17:55 - Join us online

18:00 - Lecture by Professor Hannah Fry on The Joy of Data

18:45 – Questions *

19:00 - Event ends

*You will be invited to submit questions in advance via the registration process in English or Welsh. Please note that Professor Fry may not be able to answer all questions due to time constraints.

Hannah Fry has spent the last decade working with data, hunting for mathematical patterns in human behaviour. In that time, she has come across some incredible stories – written solely in the numbers – that get right to the heart of who we are as people.

In this optimistic talk, Professor Fry will share some extraordinary tales about what is happening at the very cutting edge of data science – a host of surprising and delightful stories that demonstrate how far you can go when we look back at ourselves through the eyes of data. And she will show you how a mathematical view of what it means to be human can shape the way we design our society, from dating and healthcare, to catching serial killers and everything in between.

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Event format

The event will be broadcast online via the University website. It will not be recorded, nor be available to watch online after the event takes place.

Questions for Professor Hannah Fry

The event will be delivered in the medium of English. You are welcome to ask questions in English or Welsh in advance of the event for the Q&A session via the registration process. If you intend to do this, please contact cu-events@cardiff.ac.uk by Friday 22 April 2022

Registration

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