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CompSoc Newsletter - MT Week 3!
by Chun Cheung 29 Oct '26

29 Oct '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/8mx/gkr/fa4/3rd%20week.png] Michaelmas Term Week 3 Newsletter EVENTS EVERY EVENING*!???? map chr [72,105,32,67,111,109,112,83,111,99,33,33] *unfortunately, due to untimely date changes, week 3 no longer has events every evening; but hey, that's still a lot of events(!) **we also apologise for the lateness of this newsletter On Monday, we have our Competitive Programming Contest Night making a comeback at 7pm in the UGSA. Our sponsor, QRT, is holding a Hackathon on Tuesday. This week's WTF's a CTF session and talk have been cancelled and moved to a different date respectively. Our ice-skating collaborated social with the Invariants will be on Friday from 6:45pm at the Oxford Ice Rink. On Halloween (Saturday): a Learn-To-Code session from 5:30pm at Jesus College and a fitting (spooky scary) movie night from 7pm!! We also have sign-up links for next Tuesday's Marshall Wace event, please fill in the forms asap as spots are first-come-first-serve! — Acie/Amos, CompSoc President Fun Computing Fact: (Special thanks to member Oliver Geer for telling me this :) ) It's probably well-known that UNIX is designed with the "everything is a file" approach. What if instead of having the entire filesystem sit on one device, we use a network of devices as a filesystem? The Plan 9 from Bell Labs operating system implements the "everything is a file" (e.g. windows, network connections) approach on distributed file systems with the 9P network protocol. The protocol is even used for WSL since Windows 10! Sadly, official development of the OS has stopped, though forks and extensions such as 9front as well as descendants such as Inferno exist. Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://buy.stripe.com/bJe5kE4os0FzgbF79J48001> or, go to https://buy.stripe.com/bJe5kE4os0FzgbF79J48001 [Term Card] [Term Card Graphic] [Events] Competitive Programming: Week 3 Contest [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/3v3/9qw/3c5/PNG_CompProg_1…] After last week’s bootcamp session, it’s time to put your skills to test! Whether you’re a beginner or an ICPC participant, you are all very much welcome to join us from 7pm Monday in the UGSA! As usual, there will be pizza, snacks, and prizes for the winners of each division. When: 7pm, Monday 26 Oct Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Ice Skating with Invariants [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/3y1/v6w/dlr/PNG_Ice_Skatin…] This Friday evening, we’ll be chilling on the ice. That’s right, it’s our joint ice skating social with the Invariants! If you would like to join, please sign up through the below form! Spots are limited and on a first-come-first-serve basis! When: 6:45pm - 8:45pm Where: Oxford Ice Rink, Oxpens Road OX1 1RQ Sign up here: https://forms.gle/twZuERmcUQrWEgvQA Learn-To-Code [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/ry4/jgh/y2c/PNG_LTC.png] On Saturday, we’ll have our third Learn-To-Code session at Jesus College from 5:30pm. For those of you who’ve asked if you can join CompSoc to learn programming, this is for you When: 5:30-6:30pm, Saturday 24 Oct Where: Jesus College, Turl Street, Oxford, OX1 3DW Saturday Night Social - Movie Night [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/5bc/7cw/i7l/PNG_Social_mtw…] This year’s movie night social came just in time for Halloween! Head down to the UGSA from 7pm this Saturday for a spooky skeleton* special-feature showcase social with snacks (and pizza)! * CompSoc does not guarantee that a movie featuring spooky skeletons will be selected, but you can vote on it on our Discord ;) When: 7pm, Saturday 24 Oct Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Marshall Wace Event Sign-up Marshall Wace is coming to campus on Tuesday 3rd November and would love to meet you! Join MW engineers for a hands-on systems design workshop, where we’ll walk through a real problem we’ve faced at Marshall Wace and the technology, we used to solve it. After an introduction to the problem and requirements, you’ll break into small groups to design your own solution, working closely with our engineers to iterate, challenge, and refine your approach. Each group will then present their design, walk through key decisions, and receive live feedback, with exciting prizes up for grabs for the winning team. You’ll also have the chance to learn more about our Technology Intern and Graduate opportunities, meet the team, and hear from the recruiters involved in the process. There will be networking opportunities throughout, and food and drinks will be provided. Spaces are limited, so please apply to be considered for a place at the event. Selected attendees will receive a confirmation email at least 3 days before the event with all relevant event details. Apply below to register your interest - we hope to see you there! Date: Tuesday 3rd November Time: TBA (but expect it to start around 6-6:30pm and last 2 hours) Where: CS Department, room TBA Event application link: https://app2.greenhouse.io/e/jkvqht Committee Role Sign-Up Following a committee meeting, the CompSoc committee has been updated as follows: President: Amos / Acie Cheung Vice President: Adhish Kancharla Publicity Officer: role vacant We are now recruiting for the roles of Publicity Officer and SWAG Officer for MT26, HT27. If you are interested, please sign up through this form: https://forms.gle/CvK5zRrMGn3JRHzp7 The deadline for sign-up will be Saturday W2 (24/10). We are also seeking interested members to fill the roles of OxHack officer and OxHack committee for OxHack 2027, and a separate form with details on the roles will be published shortly. [And More...] hi yes does anyone actually read this far? good job for checking out what our collaborating societies / sponsors are saying Event From Floxford We have a talk on Thursday 29 October, by a prolific UK lawyer in the free software/open source licencing space, on Remediating Free Software / Open-Source Licence Compliance Issues. Learn how FLOSS's central legal tools work in practice. In Person and Online. More Details: https://events.floxford.org/event/remediating-free-software-open-source-lic… Our code of conduct applies, as always: https://floxford.org/coc/ Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS. Mashall Wace Opportunities Marshall Wace is a leading global alternatives investment manager with around $85bn in assets under management, where technology, data and innovation sit at the heart of how we solve complex problems and operate across global markets. We’re hiring for both our Technology Internship Programme and Technology Graduate Programme: Technology Internship Programme: Designed for students looking to gain hands-on engineering experience through real-world projects across areas such as software engineering, data engineering, infrastructure, DevOps, cyber security, AI-powered automation, trading systems, and business intelligence. Technology Graduate Programme: An 18–24 month rotational programme for high-achieving STEM graduates with strong technical/programming skills, offering exposure across multiple engineering teams including software development, data engineering, and infrastructure, as well as different technologies, development practices and business areas. If you’re excited by the idea of solving complex technical problems in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you. You can apply to the programme most relevant to you below and one of our recruiters will be in touch! Internship roles: https://grnh.se/d4lsxs2a2us Graduate roles: https://grnh.se/pa7t00is2us A TPP Opportunity A message from our sponsors at TPP: Graduate Software Developer Role: No coding experience required. We’re looking for bright and geeky graduates to join our Software Developer team. No experience is required, and many of our successful applicants have never programmed before. If you think logically and enjoy problem solving, then you have the potential to become a great developer. A career at TPP will challenge you every day. In your first few weeks you will be solving real-world problems as you help to develop software used by healthcare professionals and patients across the world. You’ll be part of an agile development team, working on one of the largest real-time databases in the world. You’ll work on a wide variety of projects, ranging from AI assisting clinicians with early diagnosis of cancer to an iOS app helping patients manage their diabetes. To apply, please visit https://tpp-careers.com/roles/graduate-software-developer/ [Follow Us] [Web Site]<https://ox.compsoc.net/> [Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/oxcompsoc/> [Instagram]<https://www.instagram.com/ox.compsoc/> [Discord]<https://discord.com/invite/cUZFPG5WZ6> [YouTube]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdzpxzUZ2i84x5WyVR36Cg> [TikTok]<https://www.tiktok.com/@ox.compsoc.net> or, contact us at committee(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:committee@ox.compsoc.net> [Our Sponsors] [Jane Street] [Jump Trading] [Jane Street] [TPP] Manage your email preferences here<https://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo>. Unsubscribe by sending an email to the address below this email. 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CompSoc Newsletter - MT Week 2!
by Chun Cheung 19 Oct '26

19 Oct '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/xyi/w3f/ilw/2nd%20week.png] Michaelmas Term Week 2 Newsletter Joint Events, Contest Nights, OxHack!! print *, 'Hello, CompSoc!'; Our second week is packed with even more events! (and most importantly, OxHack 26!!!!!) On Monday, we have our Competitive Programming Bootcamp making a comeback at 7pm in the UGSA. We have our second weekly WTF's a CTF session on forensics in Seminar Room 051 at 6pm on Wednesday. On Thursday, we have a talk by Martin Webb in LTBR at 5pm. Our highly anticipated collab STEM drinks with the Invariants, Physsoc, EngSoc, MatSoc, Mirzakhani, EWBOx is held on Friday from 7pm at the Cosy Club. The sign-up form is further down in the letter. Finishing the week we have a triple: a Learn-To-Code session from 5:30pm at Jesus College, a CTF Night from 6pm in the UGSA, and our Saturday Night Social from 7pm in the UGSA!! OxHack is also running this year from 24 - 25 Oct!! Do check it out<https://26.oxhack.net/> if you're interested. Don't miss this annual event!!!! We also have sign-up links for next week's Ice Skating Social and QRT Hackathon, please fill in the forms asap as spots are first-come-first-serve! — Acie/Amos, CompSoc President Fun Computing Fact will return in week 3 Feel free to contact us if you have any fun facts you want to share in the next newsletter :) Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://buy.stripe.com/bJe5kE4os0FzgbF79J48001> or, go to https://buy.stripe.com/bJe5kE4os0FzgbF79J48001 [Term Card] [Term Card Graphic] [Events] Competitive Programming: Week 2 Bootcamp [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/rvh/u46/ife/PNG_CompProg_m…] Competitive Programming Bootcamp is making a return this week! Whether you’re a beginner or an ICPC participant, you are all very much welcome to join us from 7pm Monday in the UGSA! As usual, there will be pizza, snacks, and prizes for the winners of each division. When: 7pm, Monday 19 Oct Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG WTF's a CTF: Forensics [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/efg/utd/20p/PNG_WTFCTF_2.p…] WTF's a CTF?????? If probing through files and source code for hidden information is your thing, this CTF session on forensics will surely be your thing! Join us in the department from 6pm on Wednesday to learn more about analysing hidden messages in files! When: 6pm, Wednesday 21 Oct Where: Seminar Room 051, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Talk by Martin Webb [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/x9y/wb8/qdc/PNG_Talk_mtw2.…] Head down to LTB from 5pm this Thursday for a talk on software developing and projects by Martin Webb! When: 5pm, Thursday 22 Oct Where: Bill Roscoe Lecture Theatre, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG STEM Drinks [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/9y0/h8n/451/PNG_STEM_mtw2.…] We are joined by the Invariants, PhySoc, EngSoc, MatSoc, Mirzakhani, and EWBOx for a collab STEM Drinks this Friday from 7pm at the Cosy Club! This is a great chance to meet other STEM people around Oxford! Don't forget to sign up! When: 7-11pm, Friday 23 Oct Where: Cosy Club, 20 Cornmarket Street Sign up here: https://forms.gle/iPqTsq4qLHhLKUVb6 Learn-To-Code [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/mxf/9vu/yla/PNG_LTC_mtw2.p…] On Saturday, we’ll have our second Learn-To-Code session at Jesus College from 5:30pm. For those of you who’ve asked if you can join CompSoc to learn programming, this is for you When: 5:30-6:30pm, Saturday 24 Oct Where: Jesus College, Turl Street, Oxford, OX1 3DW CTF Night [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/pja/soj/drz/PNG_CTF_mtw2.p…] After our CTF workshops from the past 2 weeks, it's time to put those skills to good use! Join us from 6pm in the UGSA this Saturday for our first CTF contest of the term! When: 6pm, Saturday 24 Oct Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Saturday Night Social [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/5bc/7cw/i7l/PNG_Social_mtw…] Snacks, games, pizza - you know the drill. Head down to the UGSA from 7pm this Saturday for our regular social! When: 7pm, Saturday 24 Oct Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG OxHack 2026 OxHack is back this year!!!! Whether you're looking for an opportunity to shine with your coding skills, or are just free, are in Oxford, and want to tinker with a project this weekend, OxHack is worth checking out! When: 24 - 25 Oct For more information, check out https://26.oxhack.net/ Ice Skating Social Sign-Up Next Friday, we'll be having a joint ice skating social with the Invariants! If you would like to join, please sign up through the below form! Spots are limited and on a first-come-first-serve basis! When: 6:45pm - 8:45pm Where: Oxford Ice Rink, Oxpens Road OX1 1RQ Sign up here: https://forms.gle/twZuERmcUQrWEgvQA QRT x Oxford C3 Hackathon Sign-Up The QRT x Oxford C3 Hackathon with the Oxford Engineering Society and CompSoc is a two-hour coding competition where students work in teams of three or four to solve a series of challenges. Participants must bring their own laptops and chargers. Prizes: 1st place: Branded AirPods 2nd place: QRT poker sets 3rd place: £100 voucher towards a keyboard of your choice The top three teams from each university will also be invited to a Grand Final in spring 2027, where they’ll compete against teams from the other universities. The final will include a competition and an insight day at QRT’s offices and a nearby venue. Students interested in internships can also submit their CVs for fast-track consideration. When: Tuesday 27 October, 5:00–8:30pm (Competition will begin around 5:45pm, with a prize ceremony, presentation, and networking session after) Where: Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre, Ruth Deech Building, St Anne's College (56 Woodstock Road, OX2 6HS) Sign up here: https://forms.gle/88cNAPUXZ76ACTbJ7 Committee Role Sign-Up Following a committee meeting, the CompSoc committee has been updated as follows: President: Amos / Acie Cheung Vice President: Adhish Kancharla Publicity Officer: role vacant We are now recruiting for the roles of Publicity Officer and SWAG Officer for MT26, HT27. If you are interested, please sign up through this form: https://forms.gle/CvK5zRrMGn3JRHzp7 The deadline for sign-up will be Saturday W2 (24/10). We are also seeking interested members to fill the roles of OxHack officer and OxHack committee for OxHack 2027, and a separate form with details on the roles will be published shortly. [And More...] hi yes does anyone actually read this far? good job for checking out what our collaborating societies / sponsors are saying Jane Street Tech Talk and MegaGem at Oxford [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/2r9/9ui/vji/2026%20Fall%20…] Game Night: MegaGem MegaGem™ gives you the opportunity to learn and play a competitive card game designed and played by Jane Streeters. You'll play a few rounds in small groups while Streeters teach the rules and the trading concepts the game is built around. When: 6:00pm - 8:00pm GMT, Tuesday 27th October Where: Oxford, On Campus Interested? Let us know here (https://forms.gle/RYgBEkxS1sLzcNdU8) by Friday 23rd October. All participants will register as individuals, and teams will be created on-site. [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/sqo/0ak/9p9/2026%20Fall%20…] Talk: Why OCaml? Presented by: Walid, Software Engineer What makes a programming language great for building reliable, maintainable systems at scale? We'll explore the properties Jane Street values most in our codebase - and why OCaml delivers on them. When: 6:30pm - 8:00pm GMT, Thursday 29th October Where: Oxford, On Campus Interested? Let us know here (https://forms.gle/CN4g7TeRyvFU38YN7) by Tuesday 27th October. Event From Floxford Name: Free for what? (a comparison of FLOSS communities and their governance) Speaker: Gareth Smith Date: Thursday 22 October Time: 19:00-20:00 Location: Sophia Sheppard Room, Magdalen College More Details: https://events.floxford.org/event/free-for-what-gareth-smith Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS. A TPP Opportunity A message from our sponsors at TPP: Graduate Software Developer Role: No coding experience required. We’re looking for bright and geeky graduates to join our Software Developer team. No experience is required, and many of our successful applicants have never programmed before. If you think logically and enjoy problem solving, then you have the potential to become a great developer. A career at TPP will challenge you every day. In your first few weeks you will be solving real-world problems as you help to develop software used by healthcare professionals and patients across the world. You’ll be part of an agile development team, working on one of the largest real-time databases in the world. You’ll work on a wide variety of projects, ranging from AI assisting clinicians with early diagnosis of cancer to an iOS app helping patients manage their diabetes. 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CompSoc Newsletter - MT26 Week 1!
by Chun Cheung 14 Oct '26

14 Oct '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] Michaelmas Term Week 1 Newsletter Welcome Back: Cybersecurity, Ice Cream & More! echo "hiya CompSoc!!" We’ll be kicking off the first week of the academic year with the first sessions of our regular event series! On Monday, we'll have the very first session of our competitive programming events from 7-9pm in the UGSA. Wednesday is a security-themed day, with a talk on threat intelligence at 5pm in LTB followed immediately by an introductory session on CTF at 6pm. If you crave a chilly snack and a chill social after your lectures, join our G&D's social at 5pm on Thursday! We'll close off our week with our first Learn-To-Code session at 5:30-6:30pm at Jesus College, followed by a Board Games Night social at 7pm on Saturday. Do check out the latter parts of this newsletter as we've included sign-up forms for some of our events in later weeks! We apologise for the delay in this newsletter. — Acie/Amos, CompSoc Vice President Fun Computing Fact: Here's a fun little puzzle to think about: Given * n non-halting states * one halting state where the program stops when entering * an infinitely long tape of initially blank squares * a tape head that can write 1 or erase the current square (or do nothing) * a starting position for your tape head Can you write a set of rules for the tape head in the form "on reading [symbol] at state [state number], [write / erase / do nothing] at the current square and [move left / right] and transition to state [state number]" such that the program halts and produces the longest chain of 1s before halting? What is the longest chain of 1s produced as a function of n? n5? (n!)? 2n? Surprisingly, the most number of 1s produced by a halting machine with n states following these rules is not a computable function of n! This above puzzle is called the "Busy Beaver Game<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busy_beaver>" and its non-computability has some interesting implications on open mathematics conjectures. Feel free to message us if you have any interesting facts you want to share in our newsletters! Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://buy.stripe.com/bJe5kE4os0FzgbF79J48001> or, go to https://buy.stripe.com/bJe5kE4os0FzgbF79J48001 [Term Card] [Term Card Graphic] [Events] Competitive Programming: Week 1 Contest [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/k8p/co3/l2w/PNG_CompProg_m…] Get ready for the first competitive programming event of the year (and term)! Whether you’re a beginner or an ICPC participant, you are all very much welcome to join us from 7pm Monday in the UGSA! As usual, there will be pizza, snacks, and prizes for the winners of each division. When: 7pm, Monday 12 Oct Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Threat Intelligence Talk [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/unm/3l6/ynu/PNG_ThreatTalk…] If you’re into cybersecurity or would like to learn more about what teams do to deal with cyberthreats, head down to LTB from 5pm this Wednesday! Our first talk of the academic year is one on dealing with cyberthreats with available information on them. When: 5pm, Wednesday 14 Oct Where: Bill Roscoe Lecture Theatre, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Intro to CTF [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/ocg/g0a/5ia/PNG_IntroToCTF…] Right after a talk on cybersecurity, we have another security-related event! If you want to probe at vulnerable programs (without pesky legality issues), CTF’s for you! Join us in the department from 6pm on Wednesday for our first CTF event! When: 6pm, Wednesday 14 Oct Where: Seminar Room 051, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG G&D’s Social [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/xb8/69l/ntk/PNG_G%26Ds_1.p…] ICE CREAM!!!!!!!! If you’re looking for a chill social and (more importantly) free chilly ice cream (or other snacks), join us at G&D’s St Aldates from 5pm on Thursday! When: 5-6pm, Thursday 15 Oct Where: George & Danver, 94 St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BT Learn-To-Code [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/y7l/sqb/zd4/PNG_LTC_Week1.…] On Saturday, we’ll be kicking off the first LTC session of the year at Jesus College from 5:30pm. For those of you who’ve asked if you can join CompSoc to learn programming, this is for you When: 5:30-6:30pm, Saturday 17 Oct Where: Jesus College, Turl Street, Oxford, OX1 3DW Saturday Night Social: Board Games Night [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/ytd/3ni/04t/PNG_W1Social.p…] For our first (technically second) social of the year, we’ll be chilling with our wide selection of board games in the UGSA cupboard! As per usual, our roster of snacks and pizza will be accompanying us for the evening. When: 7pm, Saturday 17 Oct Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Pareto Social - Sign Up Form Next Tuesday, we'll be having an evening social with Pareto! If you would like to sign up, please do so by the end of the week using the below link. When: 6pm, Tuesday 20 Oct Where: Location TBA Sign up here: https://forms.gle/EY9UyGBS26diCFMn6 [And More...] hi yes does anyone actually read this far? good job for checking out what our collaborating societies / sponsors are saying No meme this week, will return in week 2 :( Jane Street x Oxford Game Night [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/0it/dft/qq8/image_1.png] Play some of our favorite games, grab food and swag, and meet Streeters. Students of all backgrounds are encouraged to attend. When: Thursday 15th October From 5:30pm BST Where: Oxford (Off Campus) Interested? Let us know here<https://forms.gle/75Z7kh6m1SWHeCKQ7>. An Event from Floxford: Free Software & Open Source Social This is in-person only. Welcome to our first event after the Summer break. We have more coming, but for now let's take it informally. Whoever you are in Oxford, whatever you do (as long as we all follow our code of conduct<https://ox.ogeer.org/p/code-of-conduct>), this is your chance to discuss, chat, or learn more about any technical or non-technical aspect of free, libre and open-source software (FLOSS). Date: Wednesday 14 October 2026 Time: 18:00-19:30 (Europe/London time) Place: Summer Common Room, Magdalen College (different to the last social) Title: Free Software & Open Source Social ("general FLOSS and KDE's anniversary" edition) More Details; Add to Calendar: https://events.floxford.org/event/free-software-and-open-source-social Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS. A TPP Opportunity A message from our sponsors at TPP: Graduate Software Developer Role: No coding experience required. We’re looking for bright and geeky graduates to join our Software Developer team. No experience is required, and many of our successful applicants have never programmed before. If you think logically and enjoy problem solving, then you have the potential to become a great developer. A career at TPP will challenge you every day. In your first few weeks you will be solving real-world problems as you help to develop software used by healthcare professionals and patients across the world. You’ll be part of an agile development team, working on one of the largest real-time databases in the world. 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CompSoc Newsletter - MT26 Week 0!
by Chun Cheung 10 Oct '26

10 Oct '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] Michaelmas Term Week 0 Newsletter Term Card(!) + 0th(!?) Social of the Term! cout<<"Hi CompSoc!!!\n"; Welcome (back) to Oxford! This Michaelmas will be a packed one, with events almost every day of term! There's also an impromptu-ish social this Saturday for you to have a chance to meet our committee (or see them again, if you were here during HT / TT26) and other CompSoc members (and possibly seek for UKIEPC teammates)! Looking forward to an awesome term with everyone!! ^^ — Acie/Amos, CompSoc Vice President Fun Computing Fact will return in week 1 Feel free to message us if you have any interesting facts you want to share in our newsletters! Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://buy.stripe.com/bJe5kE4os0FzgbF79J48001> or, go to https://buy.stripe.com/bJe5kE4os0FzgbF79J48001 [Term Card] [Term Card Graphic] [Events] Saturday Night Social: Meet the Committee! New to CompSoc? Join us from 7pm this Saturday in the UGSA to meet our committee and socialise with other members of CompSoc! Our usual roster of snacks, pizza, and games will be available. When: 7:00pm - 9:00pm, Saturday 10th Oct Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science [And More...] hi yes does anyone actually read this far? good job for checking out what our collaborating societies / sponsors are saying No meme this week, will return in week 1 Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS. A TPP Opportunity A message from our sponsors at TPP: Graduate Software Developer Role: No coding experience required. We’re looking for bright and geeky graduates to join our Software Developer team. No experience is required, and many of our successful applicants have never programmed before. If you think logically and enjoy problem solving, then you have the potential to become a great developer. A career at TPP will challenge you every day. In your first few weeks you will be solving real-world problems as you help to develop software used by healthcare professionals and patients across the world. You’ll be part of an agile development team, working on one of the largest real-time databases in the world. You’ll work on a wide variety of projects, ranging from AI assisting clinicians with early diagnosis of cancer to an iOS app helping patients manage their diabetes. To apply, please visit https://tpp-careers.com/roles/graduate-software-developer/ [Follow Us] [Web Site]<https://ox.compsoc.net/> [Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/oxcompsoc/> [Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/ox.compsoc/> [Discord] <https://discord.com/invite/cUZFPG5WZ6> [YouTube] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdzpxzUZ2i84x5WyVR36Cg> [TikTok] <https://www.tiktok.com/@ox.compsoc.net> or, contact us at committee(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:committee@ox.compsoc.net> [Our Sponsors] [Jane Street] [Jump Trading] [Jane Street] [QRT] [TPP] Manage your email preferences here<https://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo>. Unsubscribe by sending an email to the address below this email. [Designed with BEE]<https://www.designedwithbee.com/?utm_source=editor&utm_medium=bee_pro&utm_c…> Designed with BEE<https://www.designedwithbee.com/?utm_source=editor&utm_medium=bee_pro&utm_c…>

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CompSoc Newsletter - 2026 Vacation Newsletter 1
by Chun Cheung 04 Jul '26

04 Jul '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] Vacation(!?) Newsletter Vacation Social(!?) print("greetings Compsoc!"); What!? A vacation newsletter!? And a vacation social!? Our sponsor JaneStreet has a message about a social at their London office on 14th July in the evening (6pm). If you'd like to meet up with CompSoc again (albeit not at the UGSA, sadly), do remember to sign up by 9th July through their form (in a later section of this newsletter)! also these vacation newsletters may or may not be a (very much irregular) reoccurrence — Acie/Amos, CompSoc Vice President Fun Computing Fact: (Thanks to Professor Klin for introducing this) Did you know that there is actually a singular universal algorithm that can solve any* problem in asymptotically optimal time?*any = problems that can be easily verified and has an optimal algorithm Let us suppose we have a problem with input x that has an optimal algorithm f that solves it in time t, and that we can verify if any output y is valid quickly (e.g. in O(p(|x|) time). Now suppose we have a machine M that iterates through all encodings (M1, M2, ...) of possible algorithms in order and does (roughly): for i from 1 ... : for j from 1 to i: run Mj for 2(j - i) steps check if Mj has output and verify its output This (very rough sketch of an) algorithm is actually in O(t + p(|x|)) time! Though it is quite obvious that it is ridiculously slow. Most of the runtime is actually tucked away in a constant that is not related to |x|. This algorithm is outlined in Levin's<https://lance.fortnow.com/papers/files/Levin%20Universal.pdf> papers<https://lance.fortnow.com/papers/files/Levin%20Universal%20with%20Proofs.pdf> and is sometimes called the Universal Search Algorithm. This explanation is very rough and missing on some details, for a better explanation, check these<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ONm1od1QZo> out<https://cs.stackexchange.com/questions/57179/understanding-levins-universal…>. Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Term Card] [Term Card Graphic] [Events] Sponsor Event: Jane Street Summer Social [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/w0t/lvz/7d3/image.png] Spend an evening with Streeters! Join us for a panel event featuring Jane Streeters who completed our internship programme and can share their journey from intern to full-time Streeter. We'll have delicious food, swag, and plenty of opportunities to hang out with other students — plus a couple of surprise activities up our sleeve this year. We're excited to connect with curious minds from any background with a passion for critical thinking and creative problem-solving. No finance experience required! When: 6:00pm - 8:30pm BST, Tuesday 14th July Where: Jane Street London Office Interested? Let us know here<https://forms.gle/tcZxpEqqXUcHdTcZ7> by Thursday, July 9th. We'll confirm attendance via email by end of day Monday, July 13th. [And More...] hi yes does anyone actually read this far? good job for checking out what our collaborating societies / sponsors are saying No meme this week, bit too busy, sorry (T__T) Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS. A TPP Opportunity A message from our sponsors at TPP: Graduate Software Developer Role: No coding experience required. We’re looking for bright and geeky graduates to join our Software Developer team. No experience is required, and many of our successful applicants have never programmed before. If you think logically and enjoy problem solving, then you have the potential to become a great developer. A career at TPP will challenge you every day. In your first few weeks you will be solving real-world problems as you help to develop software used by healthcare professionals and patients across the world. You’ll be part of an agile development team, working on one of the largest real-time databases in the world. You’ll work on a wide variety of projects, ranging from AI assisting clinicians with early diagnosis of cancer to an iOS app helping patients manage their diabetes. 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CompSoc Newsletter TT26 - Week 7!
by Chun Cheung 08 Jun '26

08 Jun '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [7th Week] Trinity Term Week 7 Newsletter Last Newsletter (of the term) + Reminder for TGM! int main() {printf("hiiiii Compsoc!\n"); return 0;} Penultimate week of Trinity(proper)! It's been a great term thanks to everyone in CompSoc, and we'll be having our last event of the term: the Termly General Meeting on Saturday! If you have any motions you would like to propose / help pass, do remember to make a post in the motions channel of our Discord server <https://discord.gg/2qVABZ3a> before our TGM! — Acie/Amos, CompSoc Vice President Fun Computing Fact: Remember Bellman-Ford algorithm for shortest paths with negative cycles? The O(|V| * |E|) time complexity really doesn't look that great, especially people who are trying to squeeze every constant optimisation into their code (cough, competitive programmers, cough). However, you can observe that by relaxing edges out a vertex v only when its distance value has been updated, you can reduce the number of relaxation steps and make the algorithm slightly faster (in some cases). This optimisation is called the Bellman–Ford–Moore algorithm or the Shortest Path Faster Algorithm (SPFA). I say "in some cases" because you can always construct cases to force SPFA to use its worse case complexity (a favourite past time for competitive programming problem-setters). The paper (not Moore's) for SPFA has also made some interesting claims about its average-case complexity with some incredibly dodgy "proofs". Both of the above have led to SPFA becoming quite a meme in Asian competitive programming circles. (<- "SPFA is dead": "關於SPFA, 它死了") Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Term Card] [Term Card Graphic] [Events] Termly General Meeting [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/mcv/vv9/y0s/PNG_TTTGM.png] Have motions you want to propose for the next term(s)? Want to vote on passing or vetoing certain motions? Just here for snacks and pizza (boooo, not encouraged)? Come down to the UGSA this Saturday from 7pm for our Termly General Meeting! If you have motions you want to propose, remember to make a post in the #motions channel<https://discord.gg/2qVABZ3a> of our server before the TGM. When: 7pm, Saturday 13th June Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click “Going” here: https://discord.gg/BwfqR5f4?event=1513623979326443601 [And More...] [meme] hi yes does anyone actually read this far? good job for checking out what our collaborating societies / sponsors are saying <- WE love algorithms and data structures WE love algorithms and data structures WE love algorithms and data structures Summer Graduate and Internship Fair Are you graduating soon and have not yet secured a job? Are you looking for an internship for this summer? Don't miss the summer fair! Our sponsor, TPP would also be at the fair, so if you would like to talk to them, be sure to attend this event on Tuesday! The Summer Graduate and Internship Fair is only open to Oxford University students, researchers, and alumni. In order to attend, please register for the fair in CareerConnect<https://oxford.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=23880&service=Careers+S…>. Please bring your University card with you on the day to access the fair. For more information, please visit the event website: https://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/summer-fair When: Tuesday 9 June 2026, 14:30 - 17:00 | Quiet Time at the Fair<https://oxford.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=24162&service=Careers+S…> (for disabled and neurodivergent students) from 14:10 - 14:30 Where: Careers Service, 56 Banbury Road, OX2 6PA, Oxford Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS. 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CompSoc Newsletter - Week 4!
by Chun Cheung 18 May '26

18 May '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [4th Week] Trinity Term Week 4 Newsletter Halfway Through Trinity: Contests, Ice Cream, Talks! program greetings print *, 'heeey CompSoc!' end program We're halfway through Trinity! Sadly, this also means it's almost time to bid our goodbyes to event-packed weeks (and hello to our upcoming exams; or goodbye if you're done already, good for you). Let's mark this halfway checkpoint with a blast of events: a Competitive Programming Contest on Monday; a talk by our sponsor Jump Trading on Tuesday; a G&Ds social (nom) on Wednesday; a talk by one of our former presidents and SWAG officers Hera Brown on Thursday; nothing on friday somehow; and a Learn-to-Code session, a CTF Night, AND a Module Info Session on Saturday! Good luck on your exams / thesis / projects; and check out an event from our friends over at FLOSS (at the bottom of this newsletter)! — Acie/Amos, CompSoc Vice President Fun Computing Fact: Want to build a simple, graphical, working machine that can basically act as a computer and run it on your laptop / desktop / tablet / whatever? Look no further than everyone's (possibly not) favourite slideshow tool: PowerPoint! Yes, PowerPoint (and actually most slideshow / presentation tools supporting animations on click) is Turing complete*! In fact, there's even a SIGBOVIK<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNjxe8ShM-8> entry about this.<https://tomwildenhain.com/PowerPointTM/Paper.pdf> Now you know what to make in your free weekends :) * not guaranteed to be efficient or simple or painless to build a computer in though Slide from the SIGBOVIK presentation: [PowerPoint Turing Machine] Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Term Card] [Term Card Graphic] [Events] Competitive Programming: Week 4 Contest [Ice Skating with the Invariants] Get ready for the finale of this academic year's competitive programming contests on Monday at 7pm! As usual, we'll have a roster of snacks and pizza to accompany you in the UGSA as you conjure up your algorithmic solutions. When: 7pm, Monday 18th May Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click “Going” here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1503738336701976586 Talk from Sponsor: Jump Trading [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/53j/zry/51d/PNG_TalkJump.p…] This Tuesday, we’ll be joined by our sponsor Jump Trading, who will be giving a talk in LTBR from 5pm! If you’re interested in trading or finance, remember to sign up through the forms link (or the QR code), and don’t miss it! When: 5-6pm, Tuesday 19th May Where: Bill Roscoe Lecture Theatre, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/NbnBbYYpjK Click “Going” here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1503738540431773737 [Jump Trading RSVP QR Code] G&Ds Ice Cream Social [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/e60/l6s/qzf/PNG_G%26Ds.png] What’s a better way to cool off during a sunny day than ice cream (well it might be slightly chilly but ice cream is welcome any day)! Head on down to G&Ds on St Aldate’s on Wednesday from 5pm to enjoy a scoop of ice cream (or waffles, or coffee, or whatever else they serve there)! When: 5-6pm, Wednesday 20th May Where: George & Danver, 94 St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BT Click “Going” here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1503738683759656960 Talk by Hera Brown [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/d80/x27/wo7/PNG_Talk2.png] This Thursday, we’re joined by our lovely member and ex-President/SWAG-officer/IT-officer Hera Brown, who will be giving a talk on a result from her thesis on Hardy Field functions and Presburger Arithmetic! Come to LTBR from 5pm and don’t miss it!!! When: 5-6pm, Thursday 21st May Where: Bill Roscoe Lecture Theatre, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click “Going” here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1503738860272881826 Learn to Code: Week 4 [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/968/z59/utk/PNG_LTC_Week4.…] We’ll be closing off this year’s Learn-to-Code sessions with a banger: Gamedeving in Godot! Join us on Saturday from 5:30pm in Seminar Room 051 for our last LTC session of the academic year. If you liked Slay the Spire (1 and 2) or Buckshot Roulette and wonder how they’re made, this session is for you! When: 5:30-6:30pm, Saturday 23rd May Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click “Going” here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1503739030557167626 CTF Night [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/h5t/584/5iz/PNG_CTF4.png] Yet another event on Saturday is our fortnightly Capture-the-Flag night! If you’re planning on doing Computer Security next year; or like poking around with Burp, nmap, nikto; or just want an excuse to pull an all-nighter solving problems, join us from 7pm on Saturday in the UGSA! When: 7pm, Saturday 23rd May Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click “Going” here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1503739221578612837 SaturNight Social: Module Info Night [Module Info Night] If you’re an upcoming second/third/fourth year who’s unsure about what options to choose next year, join us from 7pm on Saturday in the UGSA! We’ll be holding our totally-original-and-not-Invariants-ripoff Module Info Night, where you’ll hear members who have survived / thrived through certain courses rant about their suffering (or enjoyment, if they’re lucky)! When: 7pm, Saturday 23rd May Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click “Going” here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1503739380039290950 [And More...] [meme] hi yes does anyone actually read this far? good job for checking out what our collaborating societies / sponsors are saying <- meme of the week as i slowly lose my mind in revision hell Event from Our Friends at FLOSS [FLOSS talk] For the next event in our Free, Libre, and Open-Source Software group, Audrey Tang will be giving a talk on Friday 22 May, from 15:30 to 16:30 UK time, in Oxford and online. You're welcome to join (should also be recorded)! https://ox.ogeer.org/event/good-enough-ancestor-software-freedom-as-civic-c… The topic is "Good Enough Ancestor: Software Freedom as Civic Care across Generations". It will connect the software freedom movement to Audrey's and Caroline Green's framework for local, community-governed, more caring AI systems rather than reliance on centralised systems. Tang and Green work in the local University of Oxford Institute for AI Ethics. Tang is also first Digital Minister of Taiwan, and 2025 Right Livelihood laureate. Before ministership and research, Tang was a prolific FLOSS programmer, and since has for example helped persuade Pol.is to adopt the AGPL license. Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS. A TPP Opportunity A message from our sponsors at TPP: We are currently looking for bright graduates to join our close-knit technical team, this diverse role will allow you to kick start your career in the tech industry. Don’t be put off by the breadth of this role as on the job training will be provided in all areas listed below! SQL Server DBA – optimisation, upgrading & managing Cyber Security & Networks – research & implementation Hardware – projects to test & upgrade both hands on & remotely Scoping and building global infrastructure for our mobile patient apps Windows & Server Administration – patching & performance testing You will actively participate in the designing, maintaining and upgrading of services that are critical to the NHS and many healthcare organisations around the world. You will be working as a team to address the current challenges such as the rapid expansion of our mobile Apps and AI as we scale on an international level. To apply, please visit https://tpp-careers.com/roles/graduatetechnicalengineer/ and send your CV. Perplexity Pro A message from our sponsors at Perplexity: Students get free Perplexity Pro and exclusive student features like flashcards and quizzes when you verify your student status. Sign up at perplexity.ai/students [Follow Us] [Web Site]<https://ox.compsoc.net/> [Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/oxcompsoc/> [Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/ox.compsoc/> [Discord] <https://discord.com/invite/cUZFPG5WZ6> [YouTube] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdzpxzUZ2i84x5WyVR36Cg> [TikTok] <https://www.tiktok.com/@ox.compsoc.net> or, contact us at committee(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:committee@ox.compsoc.net> [Our Sponsors] [Jane Street] [Citadel] [QRT] [Jump Trading] [Quantco] [Hudson River Trading] [Incident.io] [Perplexity] [Visa] [OxAM] [TPP] Manage your email preferences here<https://lists.ox.compsoc.net/mailman/listinfo>. 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CompSoc Newsletter Week 3!
by Chun Cheung 12 May '26

12 May '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [3rd Week] Trinity Term Week 3 Newsletter Icy Week with a Chance of Web, Code, and Movies <?php echo "Hiya CompSoc!!!"; ?> Hope everyone found the Week 2 Hackathon and events fun; let's get active in week 3 with our long-awaited ice-skating event with the Invariants! On Monday, we'll be having our joint ice-skating session; Wednesday, a talk on web development; finishing the week with Saturday: our regular Learn-to-Code session followed by our social with a twist: it's movie night!! — Acie/Amos, CompSoc Vice President Fun Computing Fact: Quick DAA/ADS revision check: what's the complexity of the most efficient algorithm for multiplication you can give? O(n2)? (yikes, go revise!) O(nlog23)? (ohhh Karatsuba, getting there) O(n (log n) (log log n))? (Strassen! Good job!) What if I told you it's actually possible to do it in O(n log n)? In 2019, David Harvey and Joris van der Hoeven published a paper<https://hal.science/hal-02070778v2/file/nlogn.pdf> that described an algorithm for multiplication in O(n log n) time. The catch? The constant is so large that the algorithm is basically impractical! These asymptotically fast algorithms with huge impractical constants are called Galactic Algorithms.<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_algorithm> For all of your (practical/exam) uses, just stick to Karatsuba/Strassen's algorithm... :3 [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/jmu/n5y/i2k/Screenshot%202…] ^ The size of the constant for which Harvey/van der Hoeven's algorithm begins to run faster than Strassen's (Source: Wikipedia<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication_algorithm#Further_improvements>) Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Term Card] [Term Card Graphic] [Events] Ice Skating with the Invariants [Ice Skating with the Invariants] Make sure you don't slip up on the ice - sign up now to our joint Ice Skating Social with the lovely Oxford Invariants on Monday Week 3 from 6-7:15pm at the Oxford Ice Rink. Hurry - we'd love to have everyone there, but spots are limited. We'll let you know via a confirmation email if you've successfully got a place at the rink with us. When: 6-7:15pm, Monday 11th May Where: Oxford Ice Rink, Oxpens Rd, Oxford OX1 1RX Sign up here: https://forms.gle/sNWtHYTnnLbpk55C7 Click "Going" here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1501042317904187502 <title>Web Development Talk</title> [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/bwh/jmm/w0v/PNG_WebDevTalk…] <html><title>Web Development Talk</title> <body> Cool, you know a bit of HTML/CSS/JS/whatnot, what now? On Wednesday from 5pm, you can come on down to the LTB to learn more about the journey of web development in a talk! Given how poorly formatted this html joke is, I probably need this @_@ </body></html> When: 5 - 6pm, Wednesday 13th May Where: Bill Roscoe Lecture Theatre, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click "Going" here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1501045044327747865 Learn to Code: Week 3 [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/k0b/83r/ol1/PNG_LTC_Week3.…] Yippee, a better programming lecture / practical session*! This Saturday, we'll be having our weekly Learn-To-Code session on Automation Scripting in the Seminar Room 051 from 5:30pm! If you want to learn more about how to make your life easier (i.e. turn a 20 minute repetitive task into a 6 hour automating session); or if you like Factorio, don't miss this event (and the upcoming LTC sessions)! *hopefully, we are watching you, LTC Officers (jk no pressure, i know you guys will do well) When: 5:30-6:30pm, Saturday 16th May Where: Seminar Room 051, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click "Going" here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1501046245546918018 Saturday Night Social: Movie Night [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/zks/d4j/txm/PNG_MovieNight…] Popcorn buckets, soda cups, snacks, pizza, and the snuggly embrace of the favourite sleeping spot of the LTA chairs* - it's movie night! Join us on Saturday from 7pm to enjoy a movie and take your minds off the looming exams! There will be the usual roster of snacks, pizza, and social after the movie, so stick around (or go revise, it's up to you)! *CompSoc does not explicitly encourage treating 9/10am lectures as extra sleep sessions When: 7-9pm, Saturday 16th May Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click "Going" here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1501046419233181787 [And More...] [https://d09868d84b.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/1f2mcots/ofp/6g5/7w4/thousandyardme…] hello there does anyone actually read this far? good job for checking out what our collaborating societies / sponsors are saying perhaps i can hide little memes / easter eggs here (this may become relevant in later events idk) to encourage people to check this section out >:3 Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! 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CompSoc Newsletter Week 2!
by Chun Cheung 05 May '26

05 May '26

[Oxford CompSoc banner graphic] [7th Week] Trinity Term Week 2 Newsletter What a Week - One Event Per Day!! (*on average) fn main() {println!("hi compsoc :D");} After an exciting week of talks and socials to kickstart the term, we're moving on to week 2, where CompSoc events are in full swing! Thanks to our lovely Social Secretaries and Officers (˶ˆᗜˆ˵) On Monday, we get our first Competitive Programming Contest and STEM Drinks. A Hardware Design talk on Thursday; and a triple: Learn-To-Code, CTF Night and a Hackathon, on Saturday! A special message from our friends at FLOSS about a meet-and-greet on Tuesday is also attached at the end of our newsletter, as well as some from our sponsors. Don't forget to sign up for our next joint ice-skating event on Monday Week 3 as spots are limited! A Past Papers and Panic session at Common Ground was also planned, with the date and time to be announced later this week. (it's my first newsletter, please be nice (╥﹏╥) ) — Acie/Amos, CompSoc Vice President Fun Computing Fact: (Kudos to Oliver Geer for telling me this) If you check the user agent of your browser (anything Chromium / Safari-based, not Firefox though), you would see "KHTML" listed there. Why is that? It's because the free software organisation KDE (the ones behind tools like Krita and the Plasma desktop environment you may have heard of) are also the ones who developed the HTML engine that most engines use! Apple and then Google both forked this engine and its LGPL license, which is why you see KHTML listed! (for more info, check out KDE's site<https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/#kde-built-the-html-engine-that-powers-mos…>; it's their 30th anniversary!) [cid:part3.N8GuNM16.3Pg2ktiD@stcatz.ox.ac.uk] [cid:part4.7p7wOF0V.vuQBJGMh@stcatz.ox.ac.uk] Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! [Be a member]<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/<https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> [Events] [cid:part7.yhkeLpvr.dGe3cDoW@stcatz.ox.ac.uk] [Events] Competitive Programming: Week 2 Contest [cid:part9.iWpVkmkX.wSWmATAs@stcatz.ox.ac.uk] Ready for an impromptu DAA / ADS revision session? Head on down to the UGSA on Monday for the first of our biweekly* competitive programming contest! Regardless if you're new to Codeforces or an IOI / ICPC participant, you're always welcome to join! *once per 2 weeks, not the other definition When: 7pm, Monday 4th May Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click "going" here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1500582791157514361 STEM Drinks [cid:part10.wArR5G0X.7b0ezEwg@stcatz.ox.ac.uk] On Monday, we'll be joined by PhysSoc, the Invariants, EngSoc, and Mirzakhani Society for a drink at 8pm in Oxo bar. Sign up if you haven't since space is limited! When: 8-10pm, Monday 4th May Where: Oxo Bar, 48 George St, Oxford OX1 2AQ Sign up here: https://forms.gle/GFKya16yn3YaK5kY7 Click "going" here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1500583129658953749 Past Papers & Panic @ Common Ground (RESCHEDULED) Oh dear, oh heavens, oh the humanity - it's Trinity! With exams, project/thesis deadlines, revision classes looming, it's bound to be a stressful term. Buuuuut there'a always the saying "Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled", and while we're not sure about happiness*, we hope that our next study / past papers grind session over hot drinks at Common Ground on Wednesday would take some work and stress off everyone's minds. *ok if you enjoy past papers that's cool too When: TBA (Rescheduled, expect to be Where: Common Ground, 37-38 Little Clarendon St, Oxford, OX1 2HU Click "going" here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1500584482871312554 Hardware Design Talk [cid:part11.0wKPkcGm.n74000k2@stcatz.ox.ac.uk] Mike Spivey fans, this is for you (jk, this is for everyone) On Thursday, we'll be having our second guest talk of the term on hardware design. Join us in LTB at 5pm if digital systems and computer architecture are your favourite courses, or least favourite (we don't judge), or if you're interested in hardware design. When: 5 - 6pm, Thursday 7 May Where: Bill Roscoe Lecture Theatre, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click "going" here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1500585697638219796 Learn to Code: Week 2 [cid:part12.xDnrpnM6.mIpj2bJq@stcatz.ox.ac.uk] Another first event of its kind in Trinity(!?), it's Learn-To-Code! If you wanna brush up on your coding knowledge, this is the perfect event! Even if you consider yourself knowledgeable, there's always room to learn more. Join us on Saturday at 5:30pm in the UGSA for our first Learn-To-Code session with our new LTC officer (applause)! When: 5:30-6:30pm, Saturday 9th May Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click "going" here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1500587024426598410 CTF Night [cid:part13.Ipreavyx.gKmRylSk@stcatz.ox.ac.uk] Like poking around cybersecurity vulnerabilities? Wanna try feeling like a hacker (with less lawyers and legal issues)? Come to our first Capture-The-Flag Night of the term on Saturday in the UGSA! The event lasts the entire night, so you'll have plenty of time to discuss, learn from and collaborate with fellow CTF players! When: 7pm, Saturday 9th May Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click "going" here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1500587873886408909 Saturday Night Social: Hackathon [cid:part14.oX0uOZjR.ED0wO9MM@stcatz.ox.ac.uk] This Saturday's social will be an interesting one: it's Hackathon time! Have your ideas wacky, your keyboards / IDEs ready, and your code spaghetti*! From Saturday evening to Sunday morning, you'll be working with fellow CompSoc members (or alone) on a themed project in the UGSA (or at home, or elsewhere) which you will then present in the LTA and receives votes for. If your project is GOATed (and receives the most votes, but that's besides the point), your team will even win a prize! SO JOIN US; we know you won't disappoint. *or maybe not if you believe in "good dev practices" and "easy debugging" When: 7pm, Saturday 9 May Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG Click "going" here: https://discord.com/events/493582175506268191/1500590074591449249 FLOSS @ Oxford: Free Software and Open Source meet-and-greet social [cid:part15.VE0jH9in.ITP8hni8@stcatz.ox.ac.uk] Our local group's first event after the break is a meet-and-greet social<https://ox.ogeer.org/event/free-software-and-open-source-meet-and-greet-soc…>. It's in-person only but free and open to everyone in the city of Oxford! This is your chance to discuss, chat, or learn more about any technical or non-technical aspect of free, libre and open-source software (FLOSS). Already interested in FLOSS? You're very welcome to come. Don't know what FLOSS is? This link is a great introduction to its various aspects<https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/index.en.html> and benefits. If that intrigues you, come see us to discuss more! Date: Tuesday 5 May 2026 Time: 18:00-19:30 Location: Sarah Sheppard Room, Magdalen College (meet at the Porters' Lodge). More information<https://ox.ogeer.org/event/free-software-and-open-source-meet-and-greet-soc…>. A range of refreshments will be available. More Information, Map, Add to Calendar: Event webpage <https://ox.ogeer.org/event/free-software-and-open-source-meet-and-greet-soc…>Our code of conduct<https://ox.ogeer.org/p/code-of-conduct> applies to organisers and attendees alike. Ice Skating with the Invariants - Sign-up Link [cid:part16.X6nCsLrs.04CDKJBs@stcatz.ox.ac.uk] Make sure you don't slip up on the ice - sign up now to our joint Ice Skating Social with the lovely Oxford Invariants on Monday Week 3 from 6-7:15pm at the Oxford Ice Rink. Hurry - we'd love to have everyone there, but spots are limited. We'll let you know via a confirmation email if you've successfully got a place at the rink with us. When: 6-7:15pm, Monday 11th May Where: Oxford Ice Rink, Oxpens Rd, Oxford OX1 1RX Sign up here: https://forms.gle/sNWtHYTnnLbpk55C7 (Thanks to our Publicity Officer Penny for this reminder ^^) [And More...] Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS. A TPP Opportunity A message from our sponsors at TPP: We are currently looking for bright graduates to join our close-knit technical team, this diverse role will allow you to kick start your career in the tech industry. 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CompSoc Newsletter Week 1!
by İhsan Baydar 28 Apr '26

28 Apr '26

Oxford CompSoc banner graphic 1st Week Trinity Term Week 1 Newsletter Termcard, Presentations, Bubble Tea, a Talk, and More! Greetings humans, Welcome back everyone, for the last and most stressful term of the year. We have an event packed first half of the term waiting for you starting with three this week. This *Thursday*, we're starting off with a talk on bug bounty hunting and other real world cybersecurity opportunities, head on to *LTBR *at*5pm* for an exciting talk if you want to join the world of cybersecurity, or if you're just interested. *Friday* has a familiar Bubble Tea Social waiting for us, join us from *5-6pm*, as we chill out with some bubble tea at CompSoc's expense, relax and forget about the approaching examinations for a brief moment. And this *Saturday*, we're gonna have this term's presentation night, make sure to sign up here <https://forms.gle/DL4HAnKcBd5mWDWL7> if you want to go on stage *—* it can be any topic you want! Come down at *7pm* to listen to each other's presentations, you don't have to give one to join. Our CompSoc continuation overflow seems to have caused a crash! Join us this *Saturday* for a continuation-less social while we figure out how to continue. — İhsan, CompSoc Secretary *Fun computing fact: *The earliest documented case of spam was a message advertising a new model of computers sent by Gary Thuerk to 393 recipients on ARPANET <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET> on May 3, 1978, which is almost a quarter of the users connected at the time! People got so mad that it took an entire decade until others realized the potential for advertisement and another 5 years when it was named as what we all know and hate. Still not a member? How?! Membership only costs £1 for LIFE, with tons of benefits - discounts on merch and tickets, free food at all socials, our exclusive Discord server and more - so it's definitely worth signing up! Be a member <https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/> or, go to https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/ <https://ox.compsoc.net/product/lifetime-membership/?fbclid=IwAR1Oe_vwCudNvU…> Events Trinity term 2026 term card Events Cybersecurity Talk This *Thursday*, we're starting off with a talk on bug bounty hunting and other real world cybersecurity opportunities, head on to *LTBR* at *5pm* for an exciting talk if you want to join the world of cybersecurity, or if you're just interested. *When: *5-6pm, Thursday 30^th April *Where:* Bill Roscoe Lecture Theatre, Department of Computer Science /7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG/ Bubble Tea Social This *Friday* has a familiar Bubble Tea Social waiting for us, Join us from *5-6pm*, as we chill out with some bubble tea at CompSoc's expense, relax and forget about the approaching examinations for a brief moment. Come along to relax and indulge in some free drinks on us! *When: *5-6pm, Friday 1^st May *Where:* Fantastea /36 High St, Oxford OX1 4AN/<https://fb.me/e/4cO4ZB7T7> Saturday Social: Presentation Night This *Saturday*, we're gonna have this term's presentation night, make sure to sign up if you want to go on stage *—* it can be any topic you want! Come down at *7pm* to listen to each other's presentations, you don't have to give one to join. *When: *7pm, Saturday 2^nd May *Where:* Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science /7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG/<https://fb.me/e/4cO4ZB7T7> *Sign up here:* https://forms.gle/DL4HAnKcBd5mWDWL7 STEM Social — Sign up NOW! Next *Monday* we'll be joined by *PhysSoc*, *the* *Invariants*, *EngSoc*, and *Mirzakhani Society* for a drink at 8pm in Oxo bar. Sign up now since space is limited! *When: *8-6pm, Monday 4^th May *Where:* Oxo Bar, 48 George St, Oxford OX1 2AQ *Sign up here:* https://forms.gle/GFKya16yn3YaK5kY7 And More... Check Out OxWoCS! Make sure to join *OxWoCS *(Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a *woman or* *woman-adjacent person in CS*! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS. A TPP Opportunity *A message from our sponsors at TPP:* /We are currently looking for bright graduates to join our close-knit technical team, this diverse role will allow you to kick start your career in the tech industry. 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