Nick Jennings (computer scientist)
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Nicholas Robert Jennings CB FRS FREng FCGI FIET FBCS MAE CEng CITP is a British computer scientist and the current Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University.[3] He was previously the Vice-Provost for Research and Enterprise at Imperial College London, the UK's first Regius Professor of Computer Science, and the inaugural Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government on National Security.[4] His research covers the areas of AI, autonomous systems, agent-based computing and cybersecurity.
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Nick Jennings | |
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Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University | |
Assumed office October 2021 | |
Preceded by | Robert Allison |
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Born | Nicholas Robert Jennings December 1966 (age 57) London, England |
Education | Weymouth Grammar School |
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Salary | £350,723 (2022–23)[1] |
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Spouse | Joanne Jennings |
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Institutions | Loughborough University |
Thesis | Joint Intentions as a Model of Multi-Agent Cooperation (1992) |
Doctoral advisor | Abe Mamdani |
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Website | www |
He has been involved in a number of startups including Aerogility,[5] Contact Engine,[6] Crossword Cyber Security,[7] Darktrace,[8] and Reliance Cyber Science.[9] He is currently the chair of the judges for the Manchester Prize for AI,[10] and a judge of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.[11]