Sameer Eliyas has stolen the plans for the Death Star and would like to share them with you! Sameer is the IT Solution Manager at Leicester City Council and is on a mission to make the council’s huge public data sets available for the benefit of startups, researchers and citizens. ‘Open Data’ and ‘Smart Cities’ are big buzzwords in local …

This talk will take a brief look at historic codes and ciphers before taking a look at modern day Cryptography. If you want to be able to know the difference between a block cipher and a stream cipher or get a glimpse into the mathematics behind public key Cryptography this talk is for you.

Start-Up DMU are holding a networking event at the brand new DMU Research, Business and Innovation Exchange office in Friars Mill. The event will be a great opportunity for local entrepreneurs and Leicester based small business owners, as well as students who are interested in starting a business or working for themselves. Email Startupdmu2015@gmail.com to register your interest now.

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Amy Dickens from the Mixed Reality Lab at The University of Nottingham will be giving a talk on three important questions you should ask when designing interfaces for users. Amy’s research is in gesture controlled sound for users with complex disabilities and in her talk she will guide you through some of the expected and not so expected criteria she …

Ever had a great idea for a web, app or tech startup business but not had the time, experience or connections to bring it to life? This weekend-long event is dedicated to team building, expert mentoring, networking and pitching to help you turn your business idea into a ready-to-launch startup. With a mix of technical and non-technical attendees, it doesn’t matter …

LoyalFree is a mobile phone app running multiple loyalty schemes at local independent businesses. Co-founders Jason Nesbitt and Sophie Hainsworth will share their journey from the initial ideas to the current journey of growth.

This first event of the new UX Leicester group features two very special guests to discuss The Architecture of Understanding. Peter Morville is a pioneer of the fields of information architecture and user experience. Paddy McShane is a Customer Success Manager at Optimal Workshop.