Professional Activities
I'm a member of the EPSRC College, and have regularly acted as an Invited Expert for the European Commission since 2005, evaluating Proposals for numerous calls, and participating in consultation sessions to shape future funding programmes.
Selected Professional Activities
Conference Role
- International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2023) - PC Co-Chair (Athens, Greece, 2023) (Conference Role)
Editorship
- Journal of Web Semantics (Area Editor, 2023 - present) (Editorship)
- Journal of Electronic Commerce Research and Applications (Editor-in-Chief (joint), 2008 - 2012) (Editorship)
- IEEE Intelligent Systems Column on Practical use of Agents (Department/Column Editor, 2008 - 2011) (Editorship)
- IEEE Intelligent Systems (Area Editor, 2006 - 2016) (Editorship)
Internal Administrative or Committee Role
- Academic Lead for Recruitment and Admissions for Science and Engineering (Faculty, 2017 - present) (Internal Administrative or Committee Role)
Professional Body Membership
- Higher Education Academy (Senior Fellow, 2025 - present) (Professional Body Membership)
Conference Roles
- International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2023) - PC Co-Chair (Athens, Greece, 2023)
Editorships
- Journal of Web Semantics (Area Editor, 2023 - present)
- Journal of Web Semantics (Area Editor: Mobile Systems, 2015 - 2019)
- International Conference on Electronic Commerce (Co-Chair, 2009 - 2011)
- Journal of Electronic Commerce Research and Applications (Editor-in-Chief (joint), 2008 - 2012)
- IEEE Intelligent Systems Column on Practical use of Agents (Department/Column Editor, 2008 - 2011)
- Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multi Agent Systems (AAMAS) (Associate Editor, 2007 - 2013)
- IEEE Intelligent Systems (Area Editor, 2006 - 2016)
Examination Roles
- King's College London, PhD (2025)
- University of Aberdeen, PhD (2019)
- University of Manchester, External PhD Role (2022)
- Aston University, PhD (2015)
- Kings College, London, PhD (2014)
- University of Southampton, PhD (2014)
- University of Reading, PhD (2012)
- University of Edinburgh, PhD (2009)
- University of Sheffield, PhD (2009)
- Cardiff University (Wales), PhD (2009)
- The Open University, PhD (2008)
Internal Administrative or Committee Roles
- Academic Lead for Recruitment and Admissions for Science and Engineering (Faculty, 2017 - present)
- Faculty Representative for the Continuing Education Change Project Working Group (University, 2017 - 2018)
- Department Curriculum Review Working Group (School / Institute, 2016 - 2017)
Organisations I have been associated with
- BioCatalogue (2008 - present)
- Tideway Systems (2002 - 2008)
Professional Body Memberships
- Higher Education Academy (Senior Fellow, 2025 - present)
Other Administrative or Committee Roles
- Academic Lead for Recruitment, Admissions and Widening Participation, Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Recruitment Events Coordinator
- Careers / Industry Liaison
- University Copyright Networking Group Member
- Department Curriculum Review Working Group Member