Summary
I am Emeritus Professor of Intelligent Systems at the 黑料正能量, where I was formerly Theme Director of Future & Emerging Technologies and Executive Director of the Space South Central Enterprise Network. I am also a visiting professor at the Open University and in the Sheffield Business School at Sheffield Hallam University.
I am a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. I am a committee member for the BCS Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence and a member of the Institute of Physics.
I currently offer consultancy services in AI and its practical applications.
Biography
After completing my BSc in physics and PhD in materials science, I spent two years with the software company Systems Designers PLC, where I was introduced to the world of artificial intelligence. I then joined the Open University and remained there for 14 years, except for a two-year spell as principal scientist at the Telstra Research Laboratories in Melbourne, Australia. At the Open University, I was chair of the course T396: Artificial Intelligence for Technology and founder of the Intelligent Computer Systems Research Group.
I joined Nottingham Trent University in 2001, where I became Dean of the School of Computing & Informatics. I joined De Montfort University in 2007 as Dean of the Faculty of Technology, then Sheffield Hallam University in 2011 as Pro Vice-Chancellor & Dean of the Sheffield Business School. I was Director General & Dean of HEC Li猫ge from 2015 to 2017, leading the School to its EQUIS accreditation. I joined the 黑料正能量 in October 2017.
Research interests
My main research interests are in artificial intelligence and its practical applications. I also maintain an interest in materials engineering and optoelectronic devices. I have supervised 21 PhD projects to completion and published more than 100 refereed research articles. My text book Intelligent Systems for Engineers and Scientists: A Practical Guide to Artificial Intelligence is ranked as a bestseller. The fourth edition was published by Taylor & Francis (CRC Press) in December 2022.
Research outputs
2025
Jacobson, L. E. O., Bader-El-Den, M., Maurya, L., Hopgood, A., Tamma, V., Masum, S., Prendergast, D., Osborn, P.
5 Sep 2025, In: International Urology and Nephrology
Research output: Article
Duhoky, R., Geitenbeek, R., Piozzi, G., Masum, S. K., Hopgood, A. A., Briggs, J., Consten, E., Khan, J.
23 Mar 2025, In: JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Research output: Article
Geitenbeek, R., Duhoky, R., Piozzi, G., Masum, S. K., Hopgood, A. A., Briggs, J., Khan, J., Consten, E.
15 Mar 2025, In: Cancers. 17, 6, 17p., 992
Research output: Article
2024
Jacobson, L. E. O., Masum, S. K., Bader-El-Den, M., Hopgood, A. A., Tamma, V., Prendergast, D., Osborn, P.
29 Nov 2024,
Research output: Conference contribution
Lamptey, O., Rosner, A., Gegov, A., Ouelhadj, D., Hopgood, A. A., Da Deppo, S.
9 Oct 2024,
Research output: Conference contribution
Rosner, A., Gegov, A., Hopgood, A. A., Lamptey, O., Ouelhadj, D., Da Deppo, S.
9 Oct 2024,
Research output: Conference contribution
Masum, S. K., Hopgood, A. A., Lewis, R., Sangala, N.
14 Sep 2024, In: Journal of Kidney Care
Research output: Article
2023
Jacobson, L. E. O., Bader-El-Den, M., Hopgood, A. A., Tamma, V., Prendergast, D., Osborn, P.
8 Nov 2023,
Research output: Conference contribution
Jacobson, L. E. O., Hopgood, A. A., Bader-El-Den, M., Tamma, V., Prendergast, D., Osborn, P., Siddiqui, S. S. N. U., Gegov, A., Arabikhan, F.
2 Aug 2023,
Research output: Conference contribution
Rosner, A., Gegov, A., Ouelhadj, D., Hopgood, A. A., Da Deppo, S.
2 Aug 2023,
Research output: Conference contribution