Dr Noel Sharkey FBCS, FIET is a Belfast-born British computer scientist. He is best known to the British public for his appearances as an expert on the BBC 2 television series Robot Wars and Techno Games, and co-hosts Bright Sparks, a science and engineering challenge series, for BBC Northern Ireland.
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Dr Sharkey currently holds a chair in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Sheffield, England, and is supported by the EPSRC as a Senior Media Fellow.
He 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 a member of the actors union Equity.
In the academic world, Sharkey is best known for his contribution to machine learning and cognitive science. 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,[1] and in the medical care of children, the elderly and the sick.
Dr Sharkey has helped set up robot competitions for young people around the world, including the national Chinese creative robotics contest, and the national Egyptian schools AI and robotics contest.
Dr Sharkey is the founder and editor-in-chief of the academic journal Connection Science, and an editor for Artificial Intelligence Review and Robotics and Autonomous Systems.
Sharkey appeared as an expert on the BBC 2 television series Robot Wars and Techno Games.[2] He presently co-hosts Bright Sparks, a science and engineering challenge series, for BBC Northern Ireland, and produces and presents a weekly radio show for the community radio station Sheffield Live! called The Sound of Science.
Dr Sharkey resides in Sheffield, and has two daughters.