Michael Rovatsos is a Reader (Associate Professor) at the School of Informatics of the University of Edinburgh and Director of the Bayes Centre, the University’s innovation centre for Data Science and AI.
His research interests are in Artificial Intelligence with a specific focus on multiagent systems, automated planning, and human-friendly and ethical algorithm design. His recent involvement in large, interdisciplinary projects has led to a major shift of his research agenda toward ethical AI, developing intelligent decision-making algorithms and platform architectures that support the moral values of their stakeholders. He has a track record of over 90 publications in AI, has been involved in externally funded projects worth over €20m, and has served on the committees of over 100 academic conferences and workshops.