Nicholas R. Jennings#
| Email: | nrj 'at' ecs.soton.ac.uk |
| Membership Number: | 2524 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Section: | INFORMATICS |
| Username: | njennings |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1999 - Professor of Computer Science Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton
- 2008 - Associate Dean (Research & Enterprise), Faculty of Engineering, Science and Maths
- 2009 - Chief Scientific Officer for aroxo (http://www.aroxo.com)
- 2010 - A Chief Scientific Advisor for the UK Government
- 2001-08 Deputy Head of School (Research)
- 2000-09 Chief Scientific Officer, Lostwax
- 1998-99 Professor, Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary, University of London
- 1995-98 Reader, Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary, University of London
- 1989-95 Lecturer, Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary, University of London
- 1988-89 Research Assistant, Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary, University of London
- 1992 PhD. Artificial Intelligence. Queen Mary, University of London
Fields of Scholarship
- agent-based computing
- multi-agent systems
- intelligent systems
- artificial intelligence
- automated bargaining
- auctions
- markets
- mechanism design
- trust and reputation
- coalition formation and decentralised control
Honours and Awards
- 2009: Winner of The Engineer Award for Best Aerospace and Defence Project for ALADDIN.
- 2009: Winner of BAE SYSTEMS Chairman's Award for ALADDIN's Technology Transfer activities.
- 2003: ACM Autonomous Agents Research Award for contributions to the field of agentbased computing.
- 2000: IEE Achievement Medal for contributions to agent-based computing.
- 1999 Computer and Thought Award for "outstanding contributions to practical agent architectures and applied work in the field of multi-agent systems" (The most prestigious award for a young AI researcher)
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