Michael Wooldridge

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Michael Wooldridge

Ashall Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence, University of Oxford

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Michael Wooldridge

Ashall Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence, University of Oxford

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Professor Michael Wooldridge is Director of Foundational AI Research at The Alan Turing Institute and Ashall Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence at Oxford University. His work at the Turing focuses on developing the AI programme, particularly multi-agent systems. He has been a prominent AI researcher for over 30 years, publishing over 400 scientific articles, and has been influential in AI policy and ethics. From 2014 to 2016 he was President of the European Association for AI, and from 2015 to 2017 he was President of the International Joint Conference on AI (IJCAI). He is author of An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems and A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence.

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Oct 2024 – Current

Ashall Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence — University of Oxford

Jan 2019 – Current

Director of AI Research — Alan Turing Institute

Formulates research strategy for AI at the UK's national centre for AI and data science.

Aug 2018 – Current

Member of Scientific Advisory Board — Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)

Serves on the scientific advisory board for the Qatar Computing Research Institute, part of HBKU.

Jun 2012 – Oct 2024

Head of Department and Professor of Computer Science — University of Oxford

Jan 2015 – Jan 2017

President — International Joint Conference on AI (IJCAI)

Served as president of IJCAI, an international non-profit association for AI.

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