Nick Jennings (computer scientist)
Nick Jennings | |
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Jennings in July 2022 | |
| Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University | |
| Assumed office October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Allison |
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| Born | Nicholas Robert Jennings December 1966 (age 58) London, England |
| Education | Weymouth Grammar School |
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| Salary | £350,723 (2022–23) |
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| Spouse | Joanne Jennings |
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| Institutions | Loughborough University |
| Thesis | Joint Intentions as a Model of Multi-Agent Cooperation (1992) |
| Doctoral advisor | Abe Mamdani |
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| Website | www |
Nicholas Robert Jennings is a British computer scientist who was appointed Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University in 2021. He was previously the Vice-Provost for Research and Enterprise at Imperial College London, the UK's first Regius Professor of Computer Science, and the inaugural Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government on National Security. His research covers the areas of AI, autonomous systems, agent-based computing and cybersecurity.
He has been involved in a number of company startups including Aerogility, Contact Engine, Crossword Cyber Security, Darktrace, and Reliance Cyber Science. He is the chair of the judges for the Manchester Prize for AI, and a judge of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.