The
Oxford University Computing Laboratory (
OUCL) is the
computer scienceComputer science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation, and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems. It is frequently described as the systematic study of algorithmic processes that create, describe and transform...
department at Oxford University in
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. It was originally set up under the direction of
Leslie FoxLeslie Fox was a British Mathematician noted for his contribution to numerical analysis....
in 1957. It consists of the
Programming Research GroupThe Programming Research Group is part of the Oxford University Computing Laboratory . It was founded by Christopher Strachey in 1965 and after his untimely death, C.A.R. Hoare, FRS took over the leadership in 1977...
(PRG) and the Numerical Analysis Group (NAG). The Computing Service for the University was split off in 1977. It moved from
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to 8–11
Keble RoadKeble Road is a short road running east-west in Oxford, England. To the west is the southern end of the Banbury Road with St Giles' Church opposite. To the east is Parks Road with the University Parks opposite...
opposite Keble College, with the
Wolfson Building, expanding the accommodation significantly behind the original row of
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buildings in 1993.
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The
Oxford University Computing Laboratory (
OUCL) is the
computer scienceComputer science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation, and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems. It is frequently described as the systematic study of algorithmic processes that create, describe and transform...
department at Oxford University in
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was originally set up under the direction of
Leslie FoxLeslie Fox was a British Mathematician noted for his contribution to numerical analysis....
in 1957. It consists of the
Programming Research GroupThe Programming Research Group is part of the Oxford University Computing Laboratory . It was founded by Christopher Strachey in 1965 and after his untimely death, C.A.R. Hoare, FRS took over the leadership in 1977...
(PRG) and the Numerical Analysis Group (NAG). The Computing Service for the University was split off in 1977. It moved from
Banbury RoadBanbury Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England, running from St Giles' at the south end, north towards Banbury through the leafy suburb of North Oxford and Summertown, with its local shopping centre. Parallel and to the west is the Woodstock Road, which it meets at the junction with St...
to 8–11
Keble RoadKeble Road is a short road running east-west in Oxford, England. To the west is the southern end of the Banbury Road with St Giles' Church opposite. To the east is Parks Road with the University Parks opposite...
opposite Keble College, with the
Wolfson Building, expanding the accommodation significantly behind the original row of
VictorianThe term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. As with the latter, the period of building that it covers may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria after whom it is...
buildings in 1993. For many years, OUCL was led by Sir Tony Hoare, who initiated the
computer science undergraduate course at Oxford University. The current Director is
Professor Bill RoscoeA. William "Bill" Roscoe is Director of Oxford University Computing Laboratory and a Professor of Computing Science. He is also a Fellow of University College, Oxford....
.
See also
Past and present members of the Laboratory
- University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
The Computer Laboratory is the computer science department of the University of Cambridge. As of 2007, it employs 35 academic staff, 25 support staff, 35 affiliated research staff, and about 155 research students...
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