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Visit by Andrew Herbert of Microsoft

Chris Valentine, Thursday 11 Oct 2007

Managing Director of Microsoft Research, UK, Dr Andrew Herbert visited KMi today to view the lab and learn about KMi’s main areas of research: Cognitive and Learning Sciences, Artificial Intelligence & Semantic Technologies, and Multimedia.

Andrew joined Microsoft Research in 2001 as an Assistant Director and in March 2003 he succeeded the founding director, Roger Needham. He was previously a faculty member in the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, which is where Microsoft Research UK is now based.

Andrew is also a member of the RAE review panel for the OU’s Computing Research Centre (CRC).