Profile
David Corne
OMG I've been evicted! OK, now I'm rooting for Helen
My CV
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Education:
Primary: Fleetwood (London N16); Secondary: Central Foundation (London EC1)
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Qualifications:
City of London Polytechnic, Maths (with a bit of Psychology); Edinburgh, Masters in Artificial Intelligence
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Work History:
Researcher at Edinburgh, Lecturer at Reading, Reader at Reading, Professor at Exeter, Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
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Current Job:
Professor of Computer Science, Director of Research for the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
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My Typical Day:
I think about a problem for two hours, then browse the web for inspiration, have some meetings, do some paperwork, and then start implementing my solution to the problem I was thinking of, before I have actually solved it.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
Buy a sophisticated programmable robot – partly for my own research, mainly to demo in front of school students, to get them interested in computer science. They can program it to roam around the classroom finding things etc.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
trying very hard
What did you want to be after you left school?
rich
Were you ever in trouble at school?
yes, and it was someone else’s fault!
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Eddi Reader
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
the ability to fall asleep at will / eternal youth / three more wishes
Tell us a joke.
I really don’t like people with fewer than ten toes. I’m lacktoes intolerant.
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