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Dr Javier Andreu-Perez

Senior Lecturer
School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE)
Dr Javier Andreu-Perez

Biography

Dr Andreu-Perez, Reader (Associate Professor) in Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence is a British computer scientist (born in Malaga, Spain). He also chairs the Smart Health Technologies Group at the Centre for Computational Intelligence. He holds a PhD (2012) in Intelligent Systems from Lancaster University (Bowland College), United Kingdom. Javier was also awarded a Senior Talentia Fellow and an Invitational Fellowship of Japan's Society for the Promotion of Science. Before joining the University of Essex, Javier held research staff positions at Imperial College London and Lancaster University. He has also been a visiting academic fellow of the Faculty of Health (St Mary's Hospital) at Imperial College London. He has contributed to a number of research projects funded by the EU, NHS, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD), as well as the industry. Javier's fundamental science research is actively supported by UK Governmental agencies, foundations, trusts and charities. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE Society in Computational Intelligence, has co-edited special issues in the area and published highly cited papers in top journals and conferences in the area of artificial intelligence and health informatics. His research work has been licensed by UK FTSE companies such as GlaxoSmithKline plc. Furthermore, he actively participates in knowledge transfer programs with SMEs to help UK companies to innovate. These companies are from various domains, such as robotics, intelligent systems and machines, IoT, health and big data analytics. Beyond the financial benefits, Javier also contributes to the analysis and discussion of Responsible AI frameworks for intelligent systems that can collaborate with humans in a meaningful and safe way. Javier serves as an editorial board member of prestigious journals in artificial intelligence (AI), and he acts as associate Editor-in-Chief for the journal Neurocomputing (Elsevier). He regularly chairs special sessions at renowned world conferences (IEEE-FUZZ and WCCI). He is currently leading an international Scientific IEEE Task Force on uncertainty models for computing with words. He actively participates in public engagement activities such as open days, showcases, and professional gatherings from other disciplines. His main research focus is fundamental research questions of artificial intelligence, machine learning and their applications in engineering, bioengineering, health informatics, human-robot interaction, computer vision, smart sensing & industrial informatics. Favourite quote: “Everything is theoretically impossible until it is done.” – Robert A. Heinlein.

Qualifications

  • PhD In Intelligent Systems (Artificial Intelligence) Lancaster University,

Appointments

University of Essex

  • Reader, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineeringg, University of Essex (1/3/2025 - present)

  • Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex (1/10/2019 - present)

  • Lecturer, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex (1/9/2017 - 1/10/2019)

Other academic

  • Research scientist, Department of Computing, Imperial College London (1/12/2012 - 1/12/2017)