Faculty of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT)
Hands on experience sessions: The Department of Communications and Computer Engineering
will hold hands on experience sessions whereby visitors will be given to opportunity to experiment
with various telecommunications and computer software/hardware technologies. Max Visitors: 10
at any point in time but demonstrations will only take a few minutes so larger groups can be accommodated it their teachers are willing to queue.
Technology Demonstrations: Staff from the Department of Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics
will be on hand to demonstrate various equipment such as the IC probing microscope station, VGA
+ keyboard interface for FPGA, and the engine control unit of an electric car using FPGA. Max Visitors: 10 at any point in time but demonstrations will only take a few minutes so larger groups can be
accommodated it their teachers are willing to queue.
Computer Science Activities: A series of interactive activities aimed at giving visitors are introduced to some basic concepts of computer science through participator sessions. There will be
three 20-minute sessions in every 1 hour tour. Max Visitors: 30 / hour
Intelligent Computer Systems Orientation Talks: Staff from the Department of Intelligent Computer Systems will talk about, and showcase the work they do, ongoing research, as well as final
year students’ projects. Max Visitors: 20
Faculty Tours: The Computing Building will host a number of themed talks, demonstrations and
participatory events throughout the day. Tours leave from ICT stand in the exhibition tent on a regular basis. Max Visitors: Each group will consist of 20-30 people but we can be flexible
Piano Composer: While the composer produces his melody by clicking a mouse on a keyboard, the
shapes of corresponding music notes are appearing on the music staff (5 horizontal lines system).
Once ready the whole piece can be played. Also each music note can be edited (change melody,
remedy mistakes) by dragging to a different position. Max Visitors: Each group will consist of 10
people but we can be flexible.
Virtual Reality Walk through Hagar Qim: Experiencing the beauty of Hagar Qim through fantastic
graphic features, and multimedia features such as sound, pictures and a commentary. Max Visitors:
Each group will consist of 10 people but we can be flexible.
Hands on Programming through a 3D game: Visitors will have the chance to use 3D educational
software to learn basic programming concepts whilst building simple computer programs of their
own. Max Visitors: 6 at any one point but many groups will get a turn throughout the hour.
Geographical Information Systems Demos: Visitors will view demonstrations of specialist software called Geographical Information Systems which use and manipulate maps in interesting
ways. Max Visitors: 6 at any one point but many groups will get a turn throughout the hour.
Computational Thinking: Computing without the Computer: Staff and students from the Department of Computer Science will be hosting a participatory session during which the audience is introduced to some computer science concepts in a fun and entertaining way. Target audience: secondary school students in Forms 2 and 3.