Professor Nigel Shadbolt to receive Knighthood | Electronics and Computer Science (ECS)

abernard102@gmail.com 2013-06-16

Summary:

"Professor Nigel Shadbolt, one of the world’s leading experts in Web Science and the pioneering co-founder of the Open Data Institute (ODI) , has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to science and engineering. Professor Shadbolt, Head of the Web and Internet Science Group at the University of Southampton and ODI Chairman, is one of the co-creators of the interdisciplinary field of Web Science. Confirmation of this prestigious honour comes just months after colleague and fellow Southampton Professor Sir David Payne was awarded a knighthood for services to photonics, the science and application of light and electronics. Professor Shadbolt is a Director of the Web Science Trust and of the Web Foundation - both organisations with a common commitment to advance the world’s understanding of the Web and to promote the Web's positive impact on society. Together with fellow Southampton Professor and inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Professor Shadbolt established the ODI in East London’s Tech City last December. The organisation is a catalyst for innovation, focused on unlocking supply and creating demand for open data to generate economic, environmental and social benefits. 'I’m surprised and delighted to be recognised with this very special honour,' said Professor Shadbolt. 'I'm fortunate to have been involved at a crucial period working with outstanding colleagues in the development of both Web Science and the Open Data movement. I hope that I can continue to make a difference as we seek to understand how the web is evolving, and ensure that we are empowered individually and collectively.' In a career spanning some 30 years, Professor Shadbolt has over 400 publications to his credit in topics ranging from cognitive psychology to computational neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence to the Semantic Web. In 2009 the Prime Minister appointed Professors Shadbolt and Berners-Lee as Information Advisors to transform access to Public Sector Information. This work led to the highly acclaimed data.gov.uk site that now provides a portal to thousands of datasets ..."

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http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/news/4264

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Date tagged:

06/16/2013, 07:58

Date published:

06/16/2013, 03:58