Prof. Adrian Hopgood

Adrian Hopgood is an independent consultant in artificial intelligence (AI) and Emeritus Professor of Intelligent Systems at the University of Portsmouth. He is also a visiting professor at the Open University and at Sheffield Hallam University. He is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the BCS (the Chartered Institute for IT), and a committee member for the BCS Specialist Group on AI. Professor Hopgood has worked at the level of Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor in four universities in the UK and overseas, and he has enjoyed scientific roles with Systems Designers PLC and the Telstra Research Laboratories in Australia.

His main research interests are in AI and its practical applications. He has supervised more than 20 PhD projects to completion and published more than 120 research articles. His textbook, “Intelligent Systems for Engineers and Scientists: A Practical Guide to Artificial Intelligence”, is ranked as a bestseller and its fourth edition was published in 2022. His website is https://adrianhopgood.com/.