Michael Wooldridge (computer scientist)

Michael Wooldridge
Wooldridge in 2015
Born
Michael John Wooldridge

(1966-08-26) 26 August 1966
Wakefield, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Known forMultiagent systems
SpouseJanine Wooldridge
Children2
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisThe Logical Modelling of Computational Multi-agent Systems (1992)
Doctoral advisorGregory O'Hare
Websitewww.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/michael.wooldridge

Michael John Wooldridge (born 26 August 1966) is a professor of computer science at the University of Oxford. His main research interests is in multi-agent systems, and in particular, in the computational theory aspects of rational action in systems composed of multiple self-interested agents. His work is characterised by the use of techniques from computational logic, game theory, and social choice theory.