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UCD BSc Computer Science Conferring 2024

On Wednesday, 5 September, the BSc Computer Science Conferring Ceremony was held at UCD O'Reilly Hall, marking a major milestone for all graduating students. The ceremony honoured the accomplishments of over 106 graduates receiving their undergraduate degrees. It was a pleasure to welcome the Class of 2024, along with their families and friends, to celebrate the achievements of the newest generation of computer science professionals.

Following the conferring of degrees, several prestigious awards were presented to recognise the exceptional achievements of students.

Congratulations to the following award recipients:

Award Name

John Kelly Memorial Medal * Agbodesi Imoagene

Franz Geiselbrechtinger Medal * Joint winners Agbodesi Imoagene and Oscar Yeoh

Patrick Smyth Medal * Amy Taha

* The John Kelly Memorial Medal is  awarded to the candidate who obtains First Class Honours and first place in the final year BSc (Honours) Degree Examination in Computer Science

* The Franz Geiselbrechtinger Medal is awarded each year to the student in the School of Computer Science submitting the best final year project on a theoretical topic in Computer Science achieving an A- grade or better

* The Patrick Smyth Medal is awarded each year to the student on the BSc in Computer Science programme who achieves the highest Stage 3 GPA

Pictured: Agbodesi Imoagene, awarded the John Kelly Memorial Medal and joint winner of the Franz Geiselbrechtinger Medal.

Pictured L-R: Assistant Professor Deepak Ajwani, Agbodesi Imoagene, Oscar Yeoh, Assistant Professor Aonghus Lawlor. Agbodesi and Oscar were jointly awarded the Franz Geiselbrechtinger Medal.

Pictured L-R: Associate Professor Neil Hurley, Head of School of Computer Science, Assistant Professor Deepak Ajwani, Oscar Yeoh, Assistant Professor Fatemeh Golpayegani, Associate Professor Mel Ó Cinnéide (BSc Programme Director). Oscar was jointly awarded the Franz Geiselbrechtinger Medal.

Pictured L-R Associate Professor Lorraine McGinty, Aine Smyth, Oliver Smyth, Amy Taha, Ann Smyth, Ciara Smyth,  Associate Professor Mel Ó Cinnéide (BSc Programme Director). Amy was awarded the Patrick Smyth Medal.

Published Wednesday 18th September 2024

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