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Independent Consultant and Emeritus Professor of Intelligent Systems, University of Portsmouth

Adrian Hopgood is an independent consultant in artificial intelligence (AI) and Emeritus Professor of Intelligent Systems at the University of Portsmouth. He is also a visiting professor at the Open University and at Sheffield Hallam University. He is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the BCS (the Chartered Institute for IT), and a committee member for the BCS Specialist Group on AI.

Professor Hopgood has worked at the level of Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor in four universities in the UK and overseas, and he has enjoyed scientific roles with Systems Designers PLC and the Telstra Research Laboratories in Australia.

His main research interests are in AI and its practical applications. He has supervised 21 PhD projects to completion and published more than 100 research articles. His textbook "Intelligent Systems for Engineers and Scientists: A Practical Guide to Artificial Intelligence" is ranked as a bestseller and its fourth edition was published in 2022. His website is https://adrianhopgood.com.

Experience

  • 2017–present
    Professor & Theme Director, University of Portsmouth
  • 2015–2018
    Affiliated Professor, University of Liege
  • 2015–2017
    General Director & Dean, HEC Liege, University of Liege
  • 2011–2015
    Pro Vice-Chancellor & Dean, Sheffield Hallam University