University of Glasgow graduate named Young Software Engineer of the Year

A recent graduate of the University of Glasgow's School of Computing Science has scooped first prize in the annual Young Software Engineer of the Year competition. Ben Callis won first prize at the event on Saturday 31 August for his application for for iPads and iPhones called 'Interactive Presenter', which can be used by students and lecturers to share presentations with multiple viewers. The Young Software Engineer of the Year awards are given to the best undergraduate software projects, drawn from students studying computer science and software engineering in Scotland. Each university nominates the top final year undergraduate software engineering project to be submitted for the awards. 22-year old Ben, from Morecambe, graduated from the University of Glasgow in June with a first-class degree in Mobile Software Engineering. He said: "I was pleased and proud to be named Young Software Engineer of the Year. Interactive Presenter was the product of my final-year dissertation, and it's great to have received this prize in addition to my degree.