Garfield is a Professor Emeritus in Computer Science, University of Chester, UK, and started his career there, as Chester College, back in 1984, working as a computer consultant until being appointed as a Computer Science Senior Lecturer in 1990. He undertook various roles within the department and became Head of Computer Science and Mathematics / Associate Dean in 2011, followed by Associate Dean in 2013, before becoming Executive Dean in 2017. He is a Governor at University Church of England Academy Ellesmere Port, and sits on on the board of University of Chester Academies Trust (UCAT). Enhancing the education not only of students, but those in local schools, is a major driving force for Garfield.. Garfield's research background is in programming software agents for biological simulation and has led on the development of Cyber Security and Games Development courses for the faculty. He was also a board member of the British Computer Scociety (BCS) and chaired a number of their central committees. His interests are ultra-distance trail running, cycling and music of all flavours.

Title: Mastering the Basics of Wolfram Programming Language.

Abstract: The Wolfram Programming Language represents everything—data, formulas, code, graphics, documents, interfaces, etc.—as symbolic expressions, making possible a new level of programming flexibility and power. This workshop will allow attendees to explore fascinating aspects of this unique language, using real-world data.

You will need a laptop or powerful tablet to take part in this workshop.