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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 |
| Personal details | |
| 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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| Scientific career | |
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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 |
Nicholas Robert Jennings is a British computer scientist who was appointed Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University in 2021.[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.
He has been involved in a number of company startups including Aerogility,[5] Contact Engine,[6] Crossword Cyber Security,[7] Darktrace,[8] and Reliance Cyber Science.[9] He is the chair of the judges for the Manchester Prize for AI,[10] and a judge of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.[11]
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- ^ "AA Award". Sigai.acm.org. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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- ^ "Chief Scientific Advisers". Bis.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Aerogility | the future of decision making". Arogility.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "ContactEngine - Perfect Customer Journeys". ContactEngine.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Crossword Cybersecurity". Crosswordcybersecurity.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Advisory Board".Darktrace
- ^ "Reliance acsn - IT Security Experts". Relianceacsn.co.uk.
- ^ "Frequently asked questions". Manchester Prize. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Judges". Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. Retrieved 2 January 2024.