Michael Fourman
Michael Paul Fourman | |
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| Born | 12 September 1950 Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford, University of Bristol. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | logician, computer scientist, mathematician |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh |
| Doctoral advisor | Robin Gandy Dana Scott |
Michael Paul Fourman (born 12 September 1950) is Professor of Computer Systems at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, UK, and was Head of the School of Informatics from 2001 to 2009.
Fourman is worked in applications of logic in computer science, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science – more specifically, formal models of digital systems, system design tools, proof assistants, categorical semantics and propositional planning.