Summary
Alun Preece is a Professor of Intelligent Systems at Cardiff University with over three decades of academic and research experience in artificial intelligence, knowledge-based systems, semantic web, agents, and sensor technologies. He leads the Informatics Research Group and serves as Director of Research for the School of Computer Science and Informatics, combining strategic leadership with active research. Prior roles at Aberdeen, Université de Savoie, and Concordia reflect a steady progression from research fellow to personal chair, underscoring a strong international research footprint. Trained at Swansea University (BSc, PhD in Computer Science), he blends deep theoretical expertise with practical work on intelligent agents and sensor-driven systems. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex AI concepts into applied research programs and institutional research strategy.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, BSc, Computer Science, PhD, BSc, Computer Science at Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe