Norman Paton - Curriculum Vitae#
EDUCATION
- PhD Computing Science, 1989, University of Aberdeen
- BSc Hons (1) Computing Science, 1986, University of Aberdeen
MANAGEMENT
Paton has held a series of leadership roles in the School of Computer Science at Manchester, including: Head of School (2008-2011), Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes (2014-present), Director of Research School (1996-2006), Director of Teaching Strategy (2006-2008).
CHAIRING OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
- 27th ACM Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM), PC Co-Chair, 2018.
- 41st Intl Conference on Very Large Databases (VLDB), Workshops Chair, 2015
- 16th Intl Conference on Extending Database Technology (EDBT), PC Chair, 2013.
- 25th Intl Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE), Vice Chair, 2009.
- 29th Intl Conference on Very Large Databases (VLDB), Demos Chair, 2003
- 13th Intl Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE), Vice Chair, 1997.
MAJOR JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARDS
- Distributed and Parallel Databases, 2017-present
- Proceedings of VLDB Review Board, 2016/17.
- Very Large Data Bases Journal, 2006-2010
SCIENTIFIC SERVICE ROLES
President, Extending Database Technology Association, 2017-present. The EDBT Association (http://www.edbt.org/) organises the primary European database conference, and a biennial Summer School. I was formerly a member of the Executive Board of the Association (2013-16).
Editor, Proteome Standards Initiative: As Editor and Steering Committee Member of the Proteome Standards Organisation (2006--2010), I had responsibility for forming and implementing policies for the development of standards in proteomics.
Co-Chair, Global Grid Forum Working Database Access and Integration Services Group (2002--2006): I had a central role in the management and development of industry standards for database services.
Chair - BBSRC/EPSRC Bioinformatics Panel: As chair of this funding panel (1998-2000), I had responsibility for chairing meetings that awarded grants in the programme, and had a strategic role in helping to shape and develop the initiative.
