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Mike Brady,FRS,
FEng, FIEE, FInst.P is
BP Professor of Information Engineering at the
University of Oxford. Following a PhD in
Mathematics and a spell lecturing Computer
Science at Essex University, appointed Senior
Research Scientist of the MIT Artificial
Intelligence Laboratory in 1980. In 1985, left
MIT to take up a newly created Professorship in
Information Engineering. Author of over 250
articles in computer vision, robotics, medical
image analysis, and artificial intelligence, and
the author or editor of nine books. Has been
awarded honorary degrees by the universities of
Essex, Manchester, Southampton, Liverpool, and by
the French CNRS. Member of the UK
Government’s Cabinet Office Advisory Council
on Science and Technology (1990-5). Member of the
UK National Technology Foresight Steering Group.
Currently, Special Advisor to the House of
Commons Select Committee on Science and
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Professor Sid
Watkins became involved
with F1 way back in 1978 Bernie Ecclestone asked
him to help out with some medical problems.
Professor Watkins obliged and later that year he
was appointed Grand
Prix Surgeon. Twenty years down
the road, he boasts the title of "Chairman
of the Expert Advisory Safety Committee of the
FIA". Read
Book ReviewHere.
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Sir George Sweeney was
knighted for his unstinting work in the field of
Further Education. He was appointed to his
present post in January 1990 following the merger
of two colleges to form Knowsley Community
College. Married with two daughters, he was
awarded a Knighthood in 2000 Queen's Birthday
Honours. More
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The Right Reverend
John Waine KCVO was Bishop of
Chelmsford between 1986 and 1996 and potential
candidate for the office of Archbishop of
Canterbury. He is currently a member of the Press
Complaints Commission. He first became a member
of Essex University Council in 1994 and was
appointed Chair of Council and Pro-Chancellor in
1995. The Right Reverend John Waine is currently
Chair of the University of Essex Foundation. More
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