UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering

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{{Infobox university

| name = School of Computer Science and Engineering

| established = 1991

| head_label = Head of School

| head = Professor Arcot Sowmya

| parent = University of New South Wales

| students = 3218 Undergraduate
1430 Postgraduate Coursework
116 PhD

| website = [http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au www.cse.unsw.edu.au]

}}

File:John Lions Garden Illuminated.jpg Garden outside of CSE with the tree illuminated]]

The UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) is part of the UNSW Faculty of Engineering and was founded in 1991 out of the former Department of Computer Science within the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.Hampton, B., Allen, B., Loeffel, R. The History of the UNSW Faculty of Engineering 1949-2009. UNSW Press 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/university-archives/online-archives-search?keywords=%22School+of+Computer+Science+and+Engineering%22|title=Online Archives Search | Records & Archives - UNSW Sydney|website=www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au}} It is the highest ranked{{Cite web|url=https://www.unsw.edu.au/engineering/news-events/news|title=News | UNSW Engineering|website=www.unsw.edu.au}} and largest School of its kind in Australia. The academic staff have research focus in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Image Computing, Data Knowledge, Embedded Systems, Networked Systems and Security, Programming Languages and Compilers, Service Oriented Computing, Theoretical Computer Science and Trustworthy Systems.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unsw.edu.au/engineering/computer-science-and-engineering|title=Computer Science and Engineering | UNSW Engineering|website=www.unsw.edu.au}}

UNSW was a founding member of National ICT Australia (NICTA), which merged with CSIRO in 2015 to form Data61. CSE maintains strong ties with Data61.

The school has a number of notable alumni and former staff, including Associate Professor John Lions the author of the commentary on the UNIX operating system, a two-volume book entitled, a Source Code and Commentary on Unix Level 6) (A Commentary on the UNIX Operating System) who passed away in 1998.{{Cite web|url= https://www.smh.com.au/technology/chair-honours-unix-veteran-20051125-gdmiek.html |title=News | SMH Website|website= www.smh.com.au}}

Excellence in Research for Australia

File:CSE-K17-UNSW-Front.jpg

Australian Research Council's Excellence in Research for Australia initiative results for World-Class Research in Information Technology

2020/21: Ranked first in Australia in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
2018/19: Shared first with ANU for Computer Software
2018/19: Maintained a rating of 5 for broad research fields of Engineering and Information and Computing Sciences
2013: Only Australian University to achieve a rank of 5 (the highest ranking) in Computer Software
2011: Broadest range (5 areas, the next highest was only in 2 areas) in Australia

Rankings

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!style="background:#d0e6ff"|World Rankings

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!2021

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!2019

!2018

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!2015

!2014

!2013

!2012

!2011

!2010

Leiden Rankings

| 52 (1st in Australia){{Cite web|url= https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2022/list

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| 50 (1st in Australia){{Cite web|url= https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2021/list

|title=Home|website=Leiden Rankings}}

|41

|43

|52

QS World University Rankings in Computer Science & Information Systems{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2013/computer-science-and-information-systems|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2013 - Computer Science & Information Systems|website=Top Universities}}

|57th (3rd in Australia){{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2023/computer-science-information-systems?®ion=Oceania|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023: Computer Science and Information Systems|website=Top Universities}}

|58th (3rd in Australia){{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2022/computer-science-information-systems|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Computer Science and Information Systems|website=Top Universities}}

|59th (4th in Australia){{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2021/computer-science-information-systems|title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021: Computer Science and Information Systems|website=Top Universities}}

|51-100

|41st

|42nd

|35th

|29th

|10th

|42nd

| -

ARWU for Computer Science and Engineering

| 51-75 (4th in Australia){{Cite web|url= https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2022/RS0210

|title=Home|website=Shanghai Rankings}}

|51-75 (4th in Australia){{Cite web|url= https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2021/RS0210

|title=Home|website=Shanghai Rankings}}

|51-75

|76-100

|101-150

|40th

|42

|51-75

|52-75

Times Higher Education World University Rankings{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/|title=Home|website=Times Higher Education (THE)}}

|65 (3rd in Australia)

|54

|79

|126-150

|101-125

|51

Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities - Computer Science

|38th {{Cite web|url= http://nturanking.csti.tw/ranking/BySubject/ComputerSci|title=Home|website=NTU Rankings}}

|39th {{Cite web|url= http://nturanking.csti.tw/ranking/bySchoolName/The%20University%20of%20New%20South%20Wales

|title=Home|website=NTU Rankings}}

|42nd

|64th

|62nd

|55th

|53rd

|65th

|67th

|86th

|105th

|124th

|105th

School Achievements

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File:John Lions Garden 2020.jpg in May 2020]]

colspan="5" style="background:#d0e6cc;"\|School Achievements
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\|Year !\|Project/Achievement
2023 \|Jingling Xue - Fellow of the IEEE{{Cite web\|title=IEEE Fellows Directory - Member Profile\|url=https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/fellows/2023-newly-elevated-fellows.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130163052/https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/fellows/2023-newly-elevated-fellows.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=30 November 2022\|access-date=2022-12-02\|website=IEEE}}
2022 \|Boualem Benatallah - Fellow of the IEEE{{Cite web\|title=IEEE Fellows Directory - Member Profile\|url=https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/fellows/2022-ieee-fellows-class.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124083848/https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/fellows/2022-ieee-fellows-class.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=24 November 2021\|access-date=2021-11-29\|website=IEEE}}
2021 \|Toby Walsh - Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery{{Cite web\|last=z3298306\|date=2021-01-18\|title=UNSW academic joins prestigious computer science fellowship\|url=https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/unsw-academic-joins-prestigious-computer-science-fellowship\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=UNSW Newsroom}}
\|Ken Robinson remembered in BCS FACS Facts Newsletter (2021-1){{cite web \|url= https://www.bcs.org/media/6694/facs-feb21.pdf\|title= About FACS FACTS \|date= 2021\|website= www.bcs.org\|access-date=2021-04-10}}
2020 \|Scientia Professor Toby Walsh awarded Australian Laureate Fellowship from the Australian Research Council{{Cite web\|last=z3298306\|date=2020-07-07\|title=UNSW tops nation with 5 ARC Laureate Fellows\|url=https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/unsw-tops-nation-5-arc-laureate-fellows\|access-date=2020-07-13\|website=UNSW Newsroom}}
\|Smartsparrow (Adaptive eLearning startup by Dr Dror Ben-Naim) sold to Pearson{{Cite web\|date=2020-01-22\|title=Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow - EdSurge News\|url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-01-22-pearson-bets-on-adaptive-learning-again-with-25m-acquisition-of-smart-sparrow\|access-date=2020-07-13\|website=EdSurge\|language=en}}
\|CSE Alumna Hannah Beder wins NSW Harvey Norman Young Woman of the Year{{Cite web\|title=NSW Women of the Year Awards\|url=https://www.women.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/women-of-the-year\|access-date=2020-07-13\|website=Women NSW\|language=en}}
\|Carroll Morgan – Book "The Science of Quantitative Information Flow" (Springer 2020, with co-authors)
\|Gernot Heiser – Chair of seL4 Foundation{{Cite web\|title=Governance {{!}} seL4\|url=https://sel4.systems/Foundation/Board.html\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=sel4.systems}}
2019 \|Erik Meijering - Fellow of the IEEE{{Cite web\|title=IEEE Fellows Directory - Member Profile\|url=https://services27.ieee.org/fellowsdirectory/getdetailprofile.html?custNum=pPUADSmpvHUKbvU83Ksqyg%3D%3D&bccaptions=Search%20Results&bclocations=%2Ffellowsdirectory%2Fkeywordsearch.html%3Fkeyword%3Dwales\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=IEEE}}
\|Australia’s first Cybersecurity Education Summit{{Cite web\|last=z3521002\|date=2019-09-17\|title=UNSW summit to address nation's shortfall in cybersecurity skills\|url=https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/unsw-summit-address-nation%E2%80%99s-shortfall-cybersecurity-skills\|access-date=2020-07-13\|website=UNSW Newsroom}}
\|Host to RoboCup 2019{{Cite web\|url=https://2019.robocup.org/\|title=RoboCup 2019 Sydney\|website=2019.robocup.org}} in the Sydney International Convention Centre, chaired by Claude Sammut
\|Gernot Heiser – Winner of ACM SIGOPS Hall of Fame award{{Cite web\|title=The Hall of Fame Award – ACM SIGOPS\|url=https://www.sigops.org/awards/hof/\|access-date=2021-01-19\|language=en-US}}
2018 \|Guinness World Record with car "VIolet" - Lowest Energy Consumption Driving Trans-Australia (Perth to Sydney) - Electric Car
\|Gernot Heiser -Chief Scientist Software, HENSOLDT Cyber GmbH{{Cite web\|title=Team – HENSOLDT Cyber\|url=https://hensoldt-cyber.com/team/\|access-date=2021-01-19\|language=en-US}}
2016 \|{{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/19980706213726/http://www.searcc.org/ SEARCC]}}, 2016 ICT Researcher of the Year - Gernot Heiser
\|Gernot Heiser - Fellow of Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE){{Cite web\|title=All Fellows\|url=https://www.atse.org.au/our-fellows/all-fellows/\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=ATSE\|language=en}}
\|Gernot Heiser - Fellow of the IEEE{{Cite web\|title=IEEE Fellows Directory - Member Profile\|url=https://services27.ieee.org/fellowsdirectory/getdetailprofile.html?custNum=zOPl22YHe5m6dV97W45sjQ==&bccaptions=Alphabetical%20Listing%20&bclocations=/fellowsdirectory/home.html\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=IEEE}}
\|Xuemin Lin - Fellow of the IEEE{{Cite web\|title=IEEE Fellows Directory - Member Profile\|url=https://services27.ieee.org/fellowsdirectory/getdetailprofile.html?custNum=F2FSMA2KiBvsfZ6Ap8i9xw%3D%3D&bccaptions=Search%20Results&bclocations=%2Ffellowsdirectory%2Fkeywordsearch.html%3Fkeyword%3Dwales\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=IEEE}}
2015 \|Carroll Morgan - Winner (with 5 co-authors) of The USA's National Security Agency (NSA) Annual Cybersecurity Research Paper Competition{{Cite web\|title=NSA Announces Winner of Annual Cybersecurity Research Paper Competition\|url=https://www.nsa.gov/news-features/press-room/Article/1628902/nsa-announces-winner-of-annual-cybersecurity-research-paper-competition/\|access-date=2020-07-13\|website=National Security Agency Central Security Service\|language=en-US}}
\|Gernot Heiser - Australian Computer Society ICT Researcher of the Year{{Cite web\|title=Past Winners {{!}} ACS Digital Disruptors Awards {{!}} Reimagination\|url=https://reimagination.acs.org.au/dda-past-winners.html\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=reimagination.acs.org.au}}
2014 \|Humboldt Research, prize Toby Walsh
\|rUNSWift placed 1st in the RoboCup Standard Platform League
\|Gernot Heiser was awarded Fellow of the ACM{{Cite web\|title=ACM Names Fellows for Innovations in Computing\|url=https://www.acm.org/media-center/2015/january/fellows-2014\|access-date=2021-01-19\|website=www.acm.org\|language=en}} and Engineers Australia Entrepreneur of the Year
2013 \|Most number of Tech Startups for any Australian University
2011 \|Excellence in Research for Australia Only Australian University to achieve a rank of 5 (the highest ranking) in Computer Software
\|Excellence in Research for Australia Broadest range (5 areas) of research in Information and Computing Sciences
\|Smartsparrow founded by CSE Alumna, Dr Dror Ben-Naim{{Citation\|last=Ben-Naim\|first=Dror\|title=Adaptive Tutorials and the Adaptive eLearning Platform\|date=2010\|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13437-1_98\|work=Intelligent Tutoring Systems\|series=Lecture Notes in Computer Science \|volume=6095 \|pages=440\|place=Berlin, Heidelberg\|publisher=Springer Berlin Heidelberg\|doi=10.1007/978-3-642-13437-1_98 \|isbn=978-3-642-13436-4\|access-date=2020-07-13}}
2010 \|ARWU Ranked 1st in Australia for Computer Science
2009 \|HS1917 established{{Cite web\|url=https://www.unsw.edu.au/engineering/computer-science-and-engineering/study\|title=Study With Us \| UNSW Engineering\|website=www.unsw.edu.au}}
\|L4.verified
\|OK L4 Deployment reaches 500 million
2008 \|[https://www.artemisia-association.org/artemis_orchestra ARTEMIS] Orchestra Contest, world champions with the Robot Clarinet
\|John Lions Chair in Computer Science Established
\|OKL4 Deployment reaches 100 million
2007 \|Freescale Technical Innovation Award
\|NICTA L4 Deployment reaches 10 million
\|Robotics Workshops established
2006 \|Happy Feet - Christian So, Lead Animator for "Mumble"
\|UNSW L4 Deployment reaches 1 million
\|Orion Search Engine, written by Ori Allon, bought by Google
2005 \|Fastest-ever IPC (Itanium)
2003 \|Establishment of NICTA (National ICT Australia, Ltd)
\|Establishment of [http://www.cas.edu.au/home.html CAS] (the ARC Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems)
2001 \|Establishment of the [http://www.smartservicescrc.com.au/AboutUs.html Smart Internet Technology CRC]
\|CSE Revue established
1999 \|PLEB designed
\|Primary School Workshops Established
1997 \|Fastest-ever IPC on single-issue CPU (MIPS)
\|U4600 Board designed
\|UNSW ProgComp Established
1996 \|Cane Toad Tracking Project begins
1995 \|UNSW L4 Project begins
1991 \|The School of Computer Science and Engineering was established
1990 \|First clinical use of RDR
1976 \|Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition, with Source Code
1975 \|First non-US UNIX site (Version 6 Unix){{cite news\| title=Remembering Ken Robinson \| work=Computer Science and Engineering \| date=18 September 2020 \| url=https://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/computer-science-engineering/news-events/news/remembering-ken-robinson \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020153121/https://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/computer-science-engineering/news-events/news/remembering-ken-robinson \| access-date=20 October 2020 \| archive-date=2020-10-20 }}
1956 \|UTECOM became the first digital computer in Sydney{{Cite web\|date=October 2013\|title=1949 - 1959\|url=https://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/historicalresources/onlineexhibitions/unitimelineexhibition/1949_1959.html#1956}}

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colspan="5" style="width:100%; background:#d0e6cc;"\|RoboCup Rescue Robot League
\|Year !\|Host !\|Rank
2011 \|[http://www.robocup2011.org Istanbul] \|1st in Autonomy
2010 \|[http://www.robocup2010.org Singapore] \|1st Autonomy 1st mobility
2009 \|[http://www.robocup2009.org Graz - Austria] \|1st Autonomy 2nd Mobility Innovative Operator Interface
2006 \|[http://www.robocup2006.org Bremen - Germany] \|2nd in Autonomy
2005 \|[http://www.robocup2005.org Osaka - Japan] \|3rd Overall

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colspan="5" style="width:100%; background:#d0e6cc;"|RoboCup Rescue Robot League

|Year

!|Host

!|Rank

2011

|[http://www.robocup2011.org Istanbul]

|1st in Autonomy

2010

|[http://www.robocup2010.org Singapore]

|1st Autonomy
1st mobility

2009

|[http://www.robocup2009.org Graz - Austria]

|1st Autonomy
2nd Mobility
Innovative Operator Interface

2006

|[http://www.robocup2006.org Bremen - Germany]

|2nd in Autonomy

2005

|[http://www.robocup2005.org Osaka - Japan]

|3rd Overall

Student projects

File:RUNSWift AIBOS.jpg

File:RUNSWift Naos 2010.jpg

File:Sunswift IVy.jpg IVy During the World Solar-Car Speed Record attempt.]]

Students of the School are involved in a number of high-profile projects, including:

[http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/about-us/help-resources/for-students/student-projects/robocup/ rUNSWift], the University's team in the international RoboCup Standard Platform League competition, is the most successful team in the world, with wins in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2014 and 2015, as well as coming second in 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2010.

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colspan="5" style="width:100%; background:#d0e6cc;"\|RoboCup Standard Platform League
rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;"\|Result ! colspan=3\|Final
width=15%\|Winners !width=8%\|Score !width=15%\|Runners-up
style="text-align:center;"	2015 (Nao)	1st	rUNSWift (UNSW) {{AUS}}	3-1	HTWK {{GER}}
2014 (Nao) \|1st \|rUNSWift (UNSW) {{AUS}} \|5-1 \|HTWK {{GER}}
2010 (Nao) \|2nd \|B-Human {{GER}} \|6-1 \|rUNSWift (UNSW) {{AUS}}
2006 (AIBO) \|2nd \|NUBots {{AUS}} \|7-3 \|rUNSWift (UNSW) {{AUS}}
2003 (AIBO) \|1st \|rUNSWift (UNSW) {{AUS}} \|4-3 \|UPennalizers {{USA}}
2002 (AIBO) \|2nd \|CM United {{USA}} \|3-3 \|rUNSWift (UNSW) {{AUS}}
2001 (AIBO) \|1st \|UNSW United (UNSW) {{AUS}} \|9-2 \|CM United {{USA}}
2000 (AIBO) \|1st \|UNSW United (UNSW) {{AUS}} \|10-0 \|LRP {{FRA}}
1999 (AIBO) \|2nd \|LRP {{FRA}} \|4-1 \|UNSW United (UNSW) {{AUS}}

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colspan="5" style="width:100%; background:#d0e6cc;"|RoboCup Standard Platform League

rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;"|Result

! colspan=3|Final

width=15%|Winners

!width=8%|Score

!width=15%|Runners-up

style="text-align:center;"

2015
(Nao)

1st

rUNSWift (UNSW)
{{AUS}}

3-1

HTWK
{{GER}}

2014
(Nao)

|1st

|rUNSWift (UNSW)
{{AUS}}

|5-1

|HTWK
{{GER}}

2010
(Nao)

|2nd

|B-Human
{{GER}}

|6-1

|rUNSWift (UNSW)
{{AUS}}

2006
(AIBO)

|2nd

|NUBots
{{AUS}}

|7-3

|rUNSWift (UNSW)
{{AUS}}

2003
(AIBO)

|1st

|rUNSWift (UNSW)
{{AUS}}

|4-3

|UPennalizers
{{USA}}

2002
(AIBO)

|2nd

|CM United
{{USA}}

|3-3

|rUNSWift (UNSW)
{{AUS}}

2001
(AIBO)

|1st

|UNSW United (UNSW)
{{AUS}}

|9-2

|CM United
{{USA}}

2000
(AIBO)

|1st

|UNSW United (UNSW)
{{AUS}}

|10-0

|LRP
{{FRA}}

1999
(AIBO)

|2nd

|LRP
{{FRA}}

|4-1

|UNSW United (UNSW)
{{AUS}}

Sunswift Solar Cars
2018: Guinness World Record with car "VIolet" - Lowest Energy Consumption Driving Trans-Australia (Perth to Sydney) - Electric Car.{{Cite web|title=Sunswift|url=https://www.sunswift.com/achievements|access-date=2020-07-01|website=www.sunswift.com}}
2014: FIA Land Speed Record with car "Sunswift eVe" - Sunswift eVe breaks the record for the fastest electric car over 500 kilometres (310 mi), with an average speed of 107 kilometres per hour (66 mph). The previous record of 73 kilometres per hour (45 mph) was set in 1988.
2011: Guinness World Record with car "Sunswift IVy" - Fastest Solar Powered Vehicle: 88.8 kilometres per hour (55.2 mph).{{cite web|date=2011-01-07|title=Aussie car breaks a world speed record|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/aussie-car-breaks-a-world-speed-record-20110107-19i7j.html}}
2009: Winner of the Silicon Challenge Class at the Global Green Challenge with the car "Sunswift IVy".
BLUEsat Satellite
2018: 8th in the European Rover Challenge (ERC)

Student competitions

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colspan="5" style="width:100%;background:#d0e6cc; text-align:center;"\| ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
style="width:10%;"\|Year !style="width:25%;"\|Regional Finals !style="width:25%;"\|World Champions
2021 \|1st, 2nd, 3rd \| Oct 2021
2020 \|1st \| No event
2019 \|8th, 9th{{cite web \|url=https://icpc.global/regionals/finder/South-Pacific-Final-2019/standings \|title=The ICPC International Collegiate Programming Contest \|website=icpc.global \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131225512/https://icpc.global/regionals/finder/South-Pacific-Final-2019/standings \|archive-date=2021-01-31}} \| Honorable mention
2018 \|1st \|6th Silver Medal {{cite web \| url=https://icpc.global/community/results-2018\| title=ICPC}}
2017 \|1st, 2nd \|13th
2016 \|1st, 2nd \|69th
2015 \|1st \|51st
style="text-align:center;"	2014	2nd	19th
2013 \|1st, 2nd \|60th
2012 \| 1st{{cite web \|url=https://icpc.global/community/results-2012/ \|title=The ICPC International Collegiate Programming Contest \|website=icpc.global \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205024547/https://icpc.global/community/results-2012 \|archive-date=2021-02-05}} \| 36th
2011 \| 1st{{Cite web\|url=https://icpc.global/static/media/mainLogoMobile.12b91576.png\|title=ICPC\|website=icpc.global}} \| Honourable Mention
2007 \| - \| 44th
2005 \| 1st \| Honourable Mention
2003 \| 1st \| 21st
2002 \| 1st \| 11th
2001 \| 1st \| 11th

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colspan="5" style="width:100%;background:#d0e6cc; text-align:center;"|
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest

style="width:10%;"|Year

!style="width:25%;"|Regional Finals

!style="width:25%;"|World Champions

2021

|1st, 2nd, 3rd

| Oct 2021

2020

|1st

| No event

2019

|8th, 9th{{cite web |url=https://icpc.global/regionals/finder/South-Pacific-Final-2019/standings |title=The ICPC International Collegiate Programming Contest |website=icpc.global |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131225512/https://icpc.global/regionals/finder/South-Pacific-Final-2019/standings |archive-date=2021-01-31}}

| Honorable mention

2018

|1st

|6th Silver Medal {{cite web | url=https://icpc.global/community/results-2018| title=ICPC}}

2017

|1st, 2nd

|13th

2016

|1st, 2nd

|69th

2015

|1st

|51st

style="text-align:center;"

2014

2nd

19th

2013

|1st, 2nd

|60th

2012

| 1st{{cite web |url=https://icpc.global/community/results-2012/ |title=The ICPC International Collegiate Programming Contest |website=icpc.global |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205024547/https://icpc.global/community/results-2012 |archive-date=2021-02-05}}

| 36th

2011

| 1st{{Cite web|url=https://icpc.global/static/media/mainLogoMobile.12b91576.png|title=ICPC|website=icpc.global}}

| Honourable Mention

2007

| -

| 44th

2005

| 1st

| Honourable Mention

2003

| 1st

| 21st

2002

| 1st

| 11th

2001

| 1st

| 11th

colspan="4" style="width:100%;background:#d0e6cc;" \|Other Contests
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style="width:10%;"\|Year !style="width:20%;"\|Contest !style="width:15%;"\|Australian Rank !style="width:15%;"\|World Rank
2018 \|Cyber Security Challenge Australia \|1st, 2nd \|N/A
2017 \|Cyber Security Challenge Australia \|1st \|N/A
style="text-align:center;"	2015	Cyber Security Challenge Australia{{Cite web\|url=https://cyberchallenge.com.au/2015/scoreboard/index.html\|title=Cyber Challenge Australia\|website=cyberchallenge.com.au}}	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th	N/A
style="text-align:center;"	2015	DEF CON CTF Qualification{{Cite web\|url=https://2015.legitbs.net/scoreboard\|title=Old Quals \| Legitimate Business Syndicate\|website=2015.legitbs.net}}	1st	3rd
style="text-align:center;"	2014	DEF CON CTF Qualification{{Cite web\|url=https://2014.legitbs.net/scoreboard\|title=Old Quals \| Legitimate Business Syndicate\|website=2014.legitbs.net}}	1st	3rd
style="text-align:center;"	2014	Cyber Security Challenge Australia{{Cite web \|url=https://scoring.cyberchallenge.com.au/ \|title=Cyber Defence University Challenge - 2013 \|access-date=24 July 2022 \|archive-date=13 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113193957/https://scoring.cyberchallenge.com.au/ \|url-status=dead }}	1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th	N/A
style="text-align:center;"	2013	DEF CON{{Cite web\|url=https://www.defcon.org/\|title=DEF CON® Hacking Conference\|website=www.defcon.org}}	1st	10th
style="text-align:center;"	2013	SECUINSIDE{{cite web \|url=http://war.secuinside.com/ \|title=SECUINSIDE 2011 \|website=war.secuinside.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121051122/http://war.secuinside.com/ \|archive-date=2012-01-21}}	1st	4th
style="text-align:center;"	2013	Cyber Security Challenge Australia	1st, 2nd, 3rd	N/A
style="text-align:center;"	2013	Imagine Cup{{cite web \|url=http://icsocialmediateam.com/2013/04/23/imagine-cup-2013-australian-local-finals/ \|title=Imagine Cup 2013 - Australian Local Finals \|website=icsocialmediateam.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501123216/http://icsocialmediateam.com/2013/04/23/imagine-cup-2013-australian-local-finals/ \|archive-date=2013-05-01}}	1st	3rd
style="text-align:center;"	2013	Codehire Cup{{cite web \|url=http://www.shoestring.com.au/2013/07/finding-australias-top-coding-talent/ \|title=Finding Australia's Top Coding Talent {{!}} Startup Australia, Tech Startups, Small Business, Founder Profiles and Opinion \|website=www.shoestring.com.au \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801020947/http://www.shoestring.com.au/2013/07/finding-australias-top-coding-talent \|archive-date=2013-08-01}}	2nd (Students)	N/A
style="text-align:center;"	2013	Appathon{{cite web \|url=http://appathon.com.au/category/blog/ \|title=Blog {{!}} Appathon \|website=appathon.com.au \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626170224/http://appathon.com.au/category/blog/ \|archive-date=2014-06-26}}	2nd	N/A
style="text-align:center;"	2013	CiSRA Extreme Imaging{{Cite web \|url=http://www.extremeimaging.cisra.canon.com.au/archive_2012.html \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=13 January 2014 \|archive-date=13 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113131251/http://www.extremeimaging.cisra.canon.com.au/archive_2012.html \|url-status=dead }}	2nd	N/A
style="text-align:center;"	2012	Cyber Security Challenge Australia	1st	N/A

Computing facilities

The School has computer laboratories for coursework teaching and student projects, including a number of specialist laboratories. The network supports well in excess of 1000 computers for teaching, research and administration.{{Cite web |url=http://www.computing.unsw.edu.au/about/facilities.html |title=Facilities |access-date=13 January 2014 |archive-date=13 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113100142/http://www.computing.unsw.edu.au/about/facilities.html |url-status=dead }}

300+ Intel-based computers running Linux in 13 generic teaching laboratories; Microsoft Windows is available 'virtualized' in all Linux labs
20 AppleOS computers reserved in a specialized teaching laboratory
40 Linux computers in laboratories reserved for thesis students
1200+ computing sessions available in a 'virtualized' lab environment
150+ heterogeneous computers dedicated to post-grad research students
10+ discrete GPU servers for deep-learning research
40+ discrete CPU servers available in Linux clusters for research
Virtual Reality lab
laptop locker
1 multi-host vSphere production cluster with dedicated 60TB SAN
100 virtualized servers for academic staff teaching and research requirements
1 multi-host vSphere research cluster with dedicated 20TB SAN
30 virtualized servers for dedicated and ad-hoc research requirements
30+ heterogeneous computers for administration and systems support
extensive backup infrastructure, utilizing incremental and full backup to tape

The School is committed to a regular cycle of upgrades and invests heavily to maintain a state-of-the-art IT environment.

UNSW Sydney has a very high capacity, free, wireless Internet service for all students and staff.

References

External links

[https://m.facebook.com/UNSW.COMPUTING/ Facebook]
[https://www.linkedin.com/company/34701276 LinkedIn]
[http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/ UNSW Computer Science and Engineering website]
[http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/ UNSW Faculty of Engineering website]

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