Oxford e-Research Centre

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Oxford e-Research Centre
AbbreviationOeRC
Formation2006
Location
Coordinates51.759710, -1.258102
Key people
Parent organization
 University of Oxford
Website www.oerc.ox.ac.uk

The Oxford e-Research Centre (OeRC) [2] is part of the Department of Engineering Science [3] within the University of Oxford [4] in England and is a multidisciplinary informatics and Data science research and education institute. [5]

The Centre was founded in 2006, and its work focuses on researching digital methodologies, information and computational solutions for academic research and industrial applications. [6] OeRC has received EPSRC UK government funding. [7]

The Centre participated in SOCIAM: The Theory and Practice of Social Machines, led in Nigel Shadbolt with David De Roure, Director OeRC, as co-investigator. [8] OeRC is home to over 50 researchers. Disciplines the Centre is involved in are as diverse as musicology and astronomy, including international collaborations such as the Square Kilometre Array. [9]

The Centre was headed by its Director David De Roure [10] and Ron Perrott  [ Wikidata ], a visiting professor at the OeRC [11] before August 2017 when the Centre integrated with the Department of Engineering Science, with Wes Armour  [ Wikidata ] serving as the new head. Professor Susanna-Assunta Sansone is the current Director of OeRC [12] with Prof Wes Armour and Prof David De Roure remaining as faculty. Other faculty include Min Chen, Janet Pierrehumbert, Anne Trefethen, and David Wallom  [ Wikidata ] [1] [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "People and Faculty". oerc.ox.ac.uk/people/.
  2. ↑ "Oxford e-Research Centre, Department of Engineering Science at Oxford". oerc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "University of Oxford Department of Engineering Science". eng.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Departments A-Z | University of Oxford". Ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Oxford e-Research Centre, Department of Engineering Science at Oxford". oerc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "About Us | Oxford e-Research Centre". Oerc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Oxford Interdisciplinary e-Research Centre – building on e-Science". UK: EPSRC . Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "University of Oxford (Department of Computer Science and Oxford e-Research Centre)". SOCIAM.org. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Work starts on world's largest telescope | Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics". Jb.man.ac.uk. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Oxford e-Research Centre, WSTNET Video: Webinar 2014 – Prof Dave De Roure". Archives: Oxford e-Research Centre. Web Science Trust. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Russell, John (4 May 2016A). "CM Honors Ron Perrott with Distinguished Service Award". HPCwire.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Professor Susanna-Assunta Sansone Appointed Director of Oxford e-Research Centre". oerc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Centre embraces exciting future as it joins the Department of Engineering Science". OeRC. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.



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