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Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Computer Science Head of Department; Professor SteveÌýHailes.
Steve previously served as Professor of Wireless Systems andÌýDeputy Head of Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Computer Science before succeeding Professor John Shawe-Taylor as Head of Department inÌýSeptember 2019.

SteveÌýHailes is Head of Department for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Computer Science and is leading the development of the Robotics and AI programme for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ EAST.

He graduated with a PhD from Cambridge University and came to work at Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ as a post-doctoral researcher nearly 30 years ago, researching in the area of multimedia systems. In that role, he performed the first demonstration of video conferencing over IP networks in the UK. As a lecturer, his research interests developed in three main directions: trust and security, in which he was one of the founders of the field of computational trust; networking, in which he is currently working on the area of networked industrial control systems; and mobile and sensor systems for a variety of applications.

Over the years, Stephen has worked with colleagues in animal biology, earth sciences, neuroscience, chemistry, civil engineering, clinical medicine, psychiatry, and energy, amongst others.

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