5 October 2010
Dundee graduate scoops software engineering prize
A University of Dundee graduate has been awarded the Amor Group Prize for Software Engineering 2010, which recognises best practice in software engineering principles.
Stuart Birse (22), from Forfar, received the prize, and a cheque for £1000, at the ScotSoft2010 award ceremony in Edinburgh. Amor Group, a leading global provider of business technology solutions, were sponsors of the software engineering prize.
The award is given for the best undergraduate software project drawn from across all students studying computer science and software engineering in Scotland. Each university nominates the top software engineering project submitted by its final year undergraduates to be considered for the awards.
Stuart graduated in the summer with a First Class Honours degree in Applied Computing, and is currently working with the Advanced Solution Concepts team at NCR Labs in Dundee.
His project saw him develop a multitouch interface to replace maps and large sheets of tracing paper used during town and regional planning brainstorming sessions. His Multitouch Geographical Information System (GIS) was inspired by the GIS application MapInfo.
Stuart said he was delighted with the award, and was surprised when he heard his name being read out.
'I am absolutely over the moon to have won this award,' he said. 'When we were doing the project, all we were thinking about was getting the best possible grade, so to win an award for it as well is fantastic, a massive bonus.
'To even be nominated as the project chosen from Dundee was surprising and something that I thought would look good on my CV. To actually have won the award is amazing and I’m sure it will stand me in good stead at the outset of my career.'
John Innes, Chief Executive Officer of Amor Group, said the award was well deserved.
'We are delighted to sponsor this special award which recognises excellence in software engineering and encourages creativity and innovation, traits which are both key to the growth of Amor Group,' he said.
'Stuart impressed the judges with his Multitouch GIS system and he is an extremely deserving recipient of the Amor Group Prize for Software Engineering.'
The highlight of the Scottish ICT industry calendar, incorporating a thought leadership forum, the ScotSoft awards dinner and the Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards, ScotSoft2010 took place at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Edinburgh on Thursday night (September 30).
Notes to Editors:
Amor Group provides business technology solutions, professional services and managed services to the energy, transport and public sectors, with more than 400 staff across its Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Coventry and Houston offices.
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