Andrew’s experience spans 30 years in industry, government, and academia. Originally a physicist at the Rutherford Appleton Lab, Andrew joined Logica at the height of the early AI boom, a decade later moving to space consultancy Esys, then became MD of QinetiQ’s Space Division, where early AI techniques were being applied to applications like satellite imagery. Andrew subsequently worked as a strategist, specializing in innovation and cyber security, including secondment to Cabinet Office, before becoming CGI’s vice president of cyber security, where AI methods were used for threat detection. Andrew joined Roke Manor Research as Innovation Director, developing a number of products and services that utilized leading-edge AI techniques. Andrew returned to academia as director of innovation and partnerships at Surrey’s new Institute of People-Centered Artificial Intelligence, a group that leverages the University’s 35 years in AI by developing a new focus on creating AI solutions that focus on delivering benefit to people and society.
