Nick Jennings (computer scientist)

Nick Jennings
CB FRS FREng FCGI FIET FBCS MAE CEng CITP
Nick Jennings CB FRS FREng FCGI FIET FBCS MAE CEng CITP
	Jennings in July 2022
Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 2021
Preceded by	Robert Allison
Personal details
Born	Nicholas Robert Jennings; December 1966 (age 59); London, England
Education	Weymouth Grammar School
Alma mater	University of Exeter; Queen Mary University of London;
Salary	£350,723 (2022–23)
Scientific career
Known for	Regius Professor of Computer Science; Chief Scientific Advisor for National Security;
Spouse	Joanne Jennings
Awards	IJCAI Computers and Thought Award (1999); ACM SIGART Autonomous Agents Research Award (2003); BCS Lovelace Medal (2020);
Fields	Artificial intelligence; Multi-agent systems; Computer science; Intelligent agents;
Institutions	Imperial College; University of Southampton; Queen Mary University of London; Loughborough University
Thesis	Joint Intentions as a Model of Multi-Agent Cooperation (1992)
Doctoral advisor	Abe Mamdani
Doctoral students	Peyman Faratin;
Website	www.lboro.ac.uk/services/vco/smt/vc-prof-jennings/

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Nicholas Robert Jennings is a British computer scientist who was appointed Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University in 2021. He was previously the Vice-Provost for Research and Enterprise at Imperial College London, the UK's first Regius Professor of Computer Science, and the inaugural Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government on National Security. His research covers the areas of AI, autonomous systems, agent-based computing and cybersecurity.

He has been involved in a number of company startups including Aerogility, Contact Engine, Crossword Cyber Security, Darktrace, and Reliance Cyber Science. He was the inaugural chair of the judges for the Manchester Prize for AI, and is a judge of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.