14 Facts About Noel Sharkey

Noel Sharkey was born on 14 December 1948 and is a computer scientist born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Noel Sharkey is best known to the British public for his appearances on television as an expert on robotics; including the BBC Two television series Robot Wars and Techno Games, and co-hosting Bright Sparks for BBC Northern Ireland.

Noel Sharkey is emeritus professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at the University of Sheffield.

Noel Sharkey is co-founder and co-director of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics.

Noel Sharkey is the founding editor of the academic journal Connection Science, and an editor for Artificial Intelligence Review and Robotics and Autonomous Systems.

Noel Sharkey held a chair in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Sheffield, and then he was a professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and a professor of Public Engagement.

Noel Sharkey was supported by an EPSRC Senior Media Fellowship and a Leverhulme Fellowship of the ethics of battlefield robots.

Previously Noel Sharkey held a number of interdisciplinary research and teaching positions in the US and the UK.

Noel Sharkey was director of the Centre for Cognitive Science at University of Essex and Director of the Centre for Connection Science at the University of Sheffield.

Noel Sharkey holds a doctorate in psychology, a doctorate in science, is a chartered electrical engineer, a chartered information technology professional, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, a fellow of the British Computer Society, a fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

In 2014 Noel Sharkey received an honorary doctorate in Informatics from the University of Skovde, Sweden.

Since 2006, Noel Sharkey has written and spoken widely concerning the ethical responsibilities of governments and international organisations in a world where robotics applications are dramatically increasing, both in the military and policing contexts.

Noel Sharkey appeared as an expert on all four series of the BBC Two television Techno Games.

Noel Sharkey has set up and organised robot competitions for young people around the world, including the national Chinese creative robotics contest, and the national Egyptian schools AI and robotics contest.