Profile

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My research interests include:

  • Cyber Security of AI
  • AI & Technology Ethics
  • AI & Quantum Technology
  • Agent Programming
  • Intelligent Healthcare Support
  • Modelling of Biological Systems and Processes
  • Resource and Location Concepts in Logics
  • Concurrency Theory
  • (Object) Petri Nets
  • Formal Methods

I am Chair of the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB) and Wales Regional Co-Lead of the DEMON network for the application of data science and AI to dementia research. Furthermore, I am a member of the advisory board of the International Artificial Intelligence & Quantum Technology Foundation (INAIQT) and of the international journal Connection Science published by Taylor and Francis.

I organised an international workshop series on Logics, Agents, and Mobility (LAM):

Following four successful LAM workshops at Hamburg in 2008, Los Angeles in 2009, Edinburgh in 2010, Aachen in 2011, for the fifth edition LAM returned to Hamburg  as a satellite workshop of Petri Nets 2012. The last of the series, LAM’13, was a by-invitation-only symposium.

Lisbon AI Summit 2026

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Last week, I had the privilege of delivering a keynote at the Lisbon AI Summit on “The AI Trust Challenge: Securing Autonomous Systems.”

The talk explored a rapidly shifting landscape: from traditional AI models to agentic AI systems, autonomous agents capable of making decisions and taking actions with minimal human oversight. While powerful, these systems introduce new layers of risk, complexity, and uncertainty that we are only beginning to understand.

My central theme was deliberately provocative:
👉 Should we even be talking about “trust” in AI?
I argued that “trust” can be a misleading, anthropomorphic concept in security. Instead, we need to focus on verifiable properties such as robustness, provenance, integrity, and resilience—because systems that appear trustworthy may still be fundamentally insecure.

The talk also explored:

– The attack surface of machine learning systems, from data manipulation to model corruption and output tampering
– The growing role of AI in both cyber defence and cyber offence
– The challenge of identifying, certifying, and governing autonomous agents in increasingly interconnected ecosystems
– Why guardrails are not security by design

Perhaps most importantly, the keynote raised uncomfortable but necessary questions:

– How do we ensure AI behaves as intended over time?
– Who controls and certifies these systems?
– What happens when autonomous AI systems begin to trust and act on each other?

As AI continues to evolve, the conversation must move beyond hype and into deep, critical thinking about security, accountability, and societal impact.
These are not just technical challenges … they are fundamental strategic and philosophical ones.

Cloud & Cyber Security Expo 2025

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I’m speaking at Cloud & Cyber Security Expo 2025!

12 March 2025 – AI vs. AI: Defending Systems from Intelligent Threats

13 March 2025 – Panel: How Strategic Practices Can Improve Incident Response and Strengthen Organisational Defences

Join me 12-13 March at Excel London – register for your FREE ticket today! #CCSE #CyberSecurityExpo

https://invt.io/1lxbp2owab3

Economist Impact – Future Proof 2025, Bangalore

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Future Proof 2025 tackled cutting-edge topics in AI and Industry 5.0,  presented and analysed in a digestible and industry-relevant format, that highlighted a multitude of opportunities and build bridges between industry growth, academic research, and regulatory constraints.

It was a pleasure to be part of the panel on Industry 5.0—redefining manufacturing for the human-centric revolution, hosted by Charles Ross.

AI on the Big Screen

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Finally. After years and years of seeing AIs going rogue, we now have the pleasure of experiencing a “good AI” in a new film by Shawn Levy based on a story by Matt Lieberman and playing in cinemas right now. The AI I’m talking about is that of the NPC called Guy, a bank teller in Free City. He is good natured (if you can even say that of an AGI) and makes the virtual world he’s acting in a better place. I’m not going to review the film here, but cannot but express my joy at seeing an AI on the big screen doing good things.

Don’t get me wrong, this is far from a realistic portrayal of current AI capabilities. The film is not meant to educate about AI but to entertain. However, seeing something that uses AI for the “greater good” on the big screen is a first step to a more balanced public view of what this technology has to offer for society. It is clear that the onus is on the AI developer to use the technology responsibly … and I don’t want to even think about what it could have meant for the poor people of Free City if Antwan had had the technological skills to modify the AI for his purposes.

AISB21 (online)

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The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB) will host it’s annual convention from 7-9 April. The daily schedule is now available to view and download: https://aisb20.wordpress.com/2021/02/13/schedule-2/

The event includes more than 50 individual presentations, as well as panel sessions and discussions, show-and-tell demonstrations, plus plenary lectures.

The convention is free to all AISB members without registration. For information about AISB membership, click ‘join AISB’ on https://aisb.org.uk

Our plenary lectures are as follows:

Wednesday 7 April
Prof Sophie Scott
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London
‘The science of laughter’

Thursday 8 April
Prof Peter Robinson
Professor of Computer Technology, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
‘Computation of emotions’

Friday 9 April
Dr Sabine Hauert
Associate Professor in Robotics, Robotics Laboratory, University of Bristol
‘Swarms for people’

You can find more information about these and the other talks here: https://aisb20.wordpress.com/2021/02/13/schedule-2/

IMAI roundtable Cybersecurity, COV-19 and the impact of AI

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Using AI to accelerate the Cyber Security industry and the support the IMAI initiative can offer.

This event explored How COV-19 has impacted the Cybersecurity Industry, and questioned how AI has alleviated any of that impact – including a panel discussion with contributors from experts and innovation in this area.

Contributors include:

Dr (Berndt) Bertie Müller – Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at Swansea University
Dr Budgie Dhanda – Co-Chair at UK Cyber Security Council Formation Project
Kiran Bhagotra – Founder, ProtectBox
Prof. Pete Burnap – Professor of Data Science & Cybersecurity at Cardiff University
Rob Newby – Founder, Procordr


The Office for Artificial Intelligence hosted this Roundtable, providing a forum for questions and feedback towards policy.

The Future of AI in Customer Service

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I took part in a roundtable discussion on the future of AI moderated by Peter Dorrington (XMplify). The topics covered were:

The current state of AI in Customer Service
– The importance of empathy in customer service and the role of AI
– What the future holds for AI, and
– What we should be thinking about today, ahead of an AI-enabled tomorrow.

Joining me were:
– Dr Fatmah Boathman – Founder & Board President, Artificial Intelligence Society of Saudi Arabia
– Amanda Halpin – Solution Lead for Digital AI in Genesys