Dr John R. Woodward
Head of Computer Science
Areas of expertise
Machine learning, operational research, optimization, artificial intelligence, computational intelligence, and automatically design algorithms
Profile
Dr John R. Woodward's research looks at how analytics can be used in problem-solving and decision-making within organisations and how AI and algorithms can support this.
Dr Woodward previously led the Operational Research group at Queen Mary, University of London and prior to that lectured at the universities of Stirling, Nottingham and Birmingham. He was with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland, where he conducted research into particle physics, the Royal Air Force as an Environmental Noise Scientist, and Electronic Data Systems as a Systems Engineer.
He has a BSc degree in theoretical physics, an MS degree in cognitive science, and a PhD degree in artificial intelligence from the University of Birmingham.
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