Adrian Hopgood

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Who I am

Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Technology at De Montfort University;
Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology at the Distance Learning Open University;
External Examiner for BSc (Hons) in Business Computing and Information Technology at Informatics in Singapore, validated by the University of Wales;
External Examiner for online Masters degrees in computing at the University of Liverpool;
Member of the EPSRC Peer Review College;
Committee member for SGAI, the British Computer Society's Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence;
Member of the Conference Committee for AI-2009, 15-17 December 2009 in Cambridge, UK.

My research

My main research interests are in the development and application of intelligent computer systems. I was the founding member of the Intelligent Computer Systems (ICS) research group at the Open University. I am now a member of the Centre for Computational Intelligence at De Montfort University.

A selection of current and recent projects:

A Creative Approach to the Control of Autonomous Flying Robots. Further details.
Transform Ranking: a New Method of Fitness Scaling in Genetic Algorithms. Further details.
The Role of Non-conceptual Content in the Navigation Skills of an Artificial Agent. Further details.
High Performance Image Registration Using a Distributed Blackboard Architecture. Further details.
Advanced techniques for the management of geological mapping. Further details.
New Hybrid Genetic Algorithms for Parameter Search. Further details.
Artificial Intelligence for Classifying Oral Lesions. Further details.
Computational Methods for the Operational Surveillance of Nuclear Power Plant. Further details.
STORM: an Unsupervised Connectionist Model for Language Acquisition. Further details.
Blackboard Architecture for Intelligent Embedded Systems. Further details.
Intelligent Optimisation and Control of Low Temperature Plasma Processes. Further details.
Enhanced Blackboard System. Further details.

See a list of my publications.

My interests

I am attempting to refresh my French at evening classes. I have tried in vain to learn guitar but haven't given up hope.

I have previously studied with the Open University, where I have completed an MBA and a Diploma in French.

I am a card-carrying supporter of Southampton Football Club and a member of the Campaign for Real Ale.

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Adrian Hopgood
18 September 2009