Our Committees

International Scientific Committee

Gina Neff

Professor of Technology & Society

Chair

Alessandro Armando

Professor at the University of Genoa

University of Genova

Laura Armstrong

University of Southampton

Projects Manager, UKRI TAS Hub

Bidisha Chaudhuri

Associate Professor in the domain of IT and Society

IIIT Bangalore

Alessandro Cimatti

Head of the Research Unit in Embedded Systems,
Center for Information Technology

Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK)
Joel Fischer

Joel Fischer

Professor, University of Nottingham

Research and Engagement Director, UKRI TAS Hub

Maurice Pagnucco

Deputy Dean (Education) of the Faculty of Engineering

University of New South Wales

Beth Plale

Director, Data to Insight Center,
Affiliate faculty, Ostrom Workshop

Indiana University

Sarvapali (Gopal) Ramchurn

Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Southampton

Director, UKRI TAS Hub

Pradeep Varakantham

Lee Kong Chian Fellow,
Associate Professor of Information Systems

Singapore Management University

Ben Wagner

Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management

TU Delft

Node Liaison Committee

Carmine Ventre

Carmine Ventre

Chair in Computational Finance, Department of Informatics, King’s College London

Chair and Deputy Director, UKRI TAS Hub
Tanya Aplin

Tanya Aplin

Professor of Intellectual Property Law, King’s College London

Node Liaison Manager (Governance and Regulation)
Michael Butler

Michael Butler

Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton

Node Liaison Manager (Resilience)
Hana Chockler

Hana Chockler

Reader in Computer Science, King’s College London

Node Liaison Manager (Governance and Regulation)

Kerstin Eder

Professor of Computer Science, University of Bristol

Node Liaison Manager (Functionality)

Christine Evers

Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Southampton

Node Liaison Manager (Trust)
Son Hoang

Son Hoang

Lecturer in Cyber-Physical Systems, University of Southampton

Node Liaison Manager (Verifiability)

Corinne May-Chahal

Professor of Applied Social Science, Lancaster University

Node Liaison Manager (Security)

Peter McKenna

Node Liaison Manager (Trust)

Katie Plant

Lecturer within Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton

Node Liaison Manager (Resilience)

Jan Oliver Ringgert

Lecturer in Computer Science, King’s College London

Node Liaison Manager (Verifiability)
James Scanlan

James Scanlan

Professor of Design within Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton

Node Liaison Manager (Functionality)

Luca Viganò

Vice-Dean Enterprise and Engagement, Head of Cybersecurity Group, King’s College London

Node Liaison Manager (Security)

Operations Management Team

Gopal Ramchurn

Sarvapali (Gopal) Ramchurn

Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Southampton

Chair and Director, UKRI TAS Hub

Laura Armstrong

University of Southampton

Projects Manager

Michael Boniface

Professorial Fellow in Information Technology, University of Southampton

Impact Director
Ben Coomber

Ben Coomber

University of Nottingham

TAS Research Development Manager

Joel Fischer

Professor, University of Nottingham

Research Director at the UKRI TAS Hub

Stacha Hicks

TAS Social Media Coordinator and Project Administrator, King's College London

Derek McAuley

Professor of Digital Economy, University of Nottingham

Deputy Director
Carmine Ventre

Carmine Ventre

Chair in Computational Finance, Department of Informatics, King’s College London

Deputy Director UKRI TAS Hub

Florence Gallien

University of Southampton

Head of Operations, UKRI TAS Hub

Josie Sengers-Gray

University of Southampton

Transformation Manager, UKRI TAS Hub

Claire Wilkins

University of Southampton

Skills Manager, UKRI TAS Hub

Sector Leads Committee

Derek McAuley

Professor of Digital Economy, University of Nottingham

Chair and Deputy Director, UKRI TAS Hub
Alec Banks

Alec Banks

Senior Principal Scientist, Cyber and Information Systems Division, Dstl-MoD

Defence and Security
Dr David Branson III

David Branson III

Associate Professor of Dynamics and Control, University of Nottingham

Industry X.0
Gary Burnett

Gary Burnett

Professor in Transport Human Factors, University of Nottingham

Autonomous Vehicles
Dr Alan Chamberlain

Alan Chamberlain

Senior Research Fellow, University of Nottingham

Creative Industries
Dr Age Chapman

Age Chapman

Professor in Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton

Healthcare
Prokar Dasgupta

Prokar Dasgupta

Professor of Surgery, King’s College London

Healthcare
Ben Pritchard

Ben Pritchard

Industrial Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering,

Research Group Leader for Autonomous Systems, Thales

Defence and Security
Joseph Devanny

Joseph Devanny

Lecturer in National Security Studies, King’s College London

Defence and Security
Diana Eccles

Diana Eccles

Professor and Dean of Medicine, University of Southampton

Healthcare
Hector Figueiredo

Hector Figueiredo

Head of Technology, UAS Business, QinetiQ

Defence and Security

Susan Gournevenc

Professor of Offshore Geotechnical Engineering, University of Southampton

Industry X.0, Ocean
Paul Luff

Paul Luff

Professor in Organisations and Technology, King’s College London

Autonomous Systems
Larry Lynch

Larry Lynch

Professor of Performance Writing, Head of Winchester School of Art

Creative Industries

Stuart Middleton

Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Southampton

Defence and Security
Elvira Perez Vallejos

Elvira Perez Vallejos

Professor of Digital Technology and Mental Health, University of Nottingham

Responsible Research and Innovation Director, UKRI TAS Hub
James Scanlan

James Scanlan

Professor of Design within Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton

Autonomous Vehicles
Crawford Spence

Crawford Spence

Professor of Accounting, Associate Dean of Executive Education and Accreditation, King’s College London

Financial Services
Carmine Ventre

Carmine Ventre

Professor of Computer Science, King’s College London

Financial Services
Christian Wagner

Christian Wagner

Professor of Computer Science, University of Nottingham

Industry X.0

Florence Gallien

University of Southampton

Head of Operations, UKRI TAS Hub
Carmine Ventre

Carmine Ventre

Chair in Computational Finance, Department of Informatics, King’s College London

Deputy Director, UKRI TAS HUB

Skills Committee

Dame Wendy Hall

Regius Professor of Computer Science, University of Southampton

Chair and Skills Director, UKRI TAS Hub

Steve Meers

RAEng Visiting Professor, University of Southampton

Co-Chair, Head of AI Lab, Dstl

Caitlin Bentley

Lecturer in AI-enabled Information Systems, King’s College London

Elizabeth Black

Senior Lecturer, Dept of Informatics, King’s College London

Co-Director, UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe and Trusted AI

Adrian Hazzard

Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham

Training Programme Manager, EPSRC Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training

Dan Heaton

Postgraduate Researcher, Horizon CDT, University of Nottingham

Siddartha Khastgir

Siddartha Khastgir

Head of Verification & Validation for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, WMG, University of Warwick

Industrial Fellowships Lead

Horia Maior

Assistant Professor in Computer Science, University of Nottingham

Elvira Perez Vallejos

Elvira Perez

Professor of Digital Technology & Mental Health, University of Nottingham

Responsible Research and Innovation Director, UKRI TAS Hub
Gopal Ramchurn

Sarvapali (Gopal) Ramchurn

Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Southampton

Director, UKRI TAS Hub

Bahar Rastegari

Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence, University of Southampton

Cohort Lead, MINDS Centre for Doctoral Training
Carmine Ventre

Carmine Ventre

Professor of Computer Science, King’s College London

Paul Wheway

Deputy Head of Systems Engineering, Autonomous Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Group, Thales

Claire Wilkins

University of Southampton

Skills Manager, UKRI TAS Hub

The Syllabus Lab

Caitlin Bentley

Lecturer in AI-enabled Information Systems, King’s College London

Jeremie Clos

Research Fellow, University of Nottingham

Horia Maior

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, University of Nottingham

Steve Meers

Head of AI Lab, Dstl and RAEng Visiting Professor, University of Southampton

Mohammad Naiseh

Senior Research Assistant, Electronics & Computer Science, University of Southampton

Elvira Perez Vallejos

Professor of Digital Technology and Mental Health, University of Nottingham

Responsible Research and Innovation Director, UKRI TAS Hub

Sarvapali (Gopal) Ramchurn

Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Southampton

Director, UKRI TAS Hub
Tina Seabrooke

Tina Seabrooke

Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Southampton

Paul Wheway

Deputy Head of Systems Engineering, Thales UK

Carmine Ventre

Carmine Ventre

Professor of Computer Science, King’s College London

Claire Wilkins

Skills Manager, UKRI TAS Hub