Noel Sharkey | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Noel Sharkey in 2013 | |
| Born | 14 December 1948 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science, Robotics |
| Institutions | University of Sheffield |
| Website | noelsharkey |
Noel Sharkey (born 14 December 1948) is a computer scientist born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is best known to the British public for his appearances on television as an expert on robotics; including the BBC Two television series Robot Wars and Techno Games, and co-hosting Bright Sparks for BBC Northern Ireland. He is emeritus professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Sheffield.[1]
Sharkey chairs the International Committee for Robot Arms Control,[2] an NGO that is seeking an International treaty to prohibit the development and use of autonomous robot weapons – weapons that once launched can select human targets and kill them without human intervention. He is co-founder and co-director of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics.
Sharkey is the founding editor of the academic journal Connection Science, and an editor for Artificial Intelligence Review and Robotics and Autonomous Systems.[citation needed]
- ^ "Noel Sharkey Homepage". University of Sheffield. Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "ICRAC: Who We Are". ICRAC. Retrieved 13 February 2013.