Summary
Jordan Bird is a computer scientist and research leader with a decade of experience bridging AI, machine learning, human-robot interaction, and NLP in academic and applied settings. Currently co-directing the Digital, Technology and Creative Strategic Research Theme at Nottingham Trent University and serving as a Senior Lecturer, he combines hands-on lab leadership with curriculum design and supervision of PhD, MSc, and BSc students. His background ranges from building robot personalities that used OCR and NER for real-world interaction to teaching apprenticeships and delivering web and systems engineering in industry. Jordan’s work is grounded in scholarly output (see Google Scholar) and practical tooling shared on GitHub, reflecting a researcher who turns experimental AI into deployable systems. He is notable for moving fluidly between grant-led research, teaching innovation (new data science modules), and outreach through robotics lab stewardship.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Advance Levels, Information Technology, Advance Levels, Information Technology at Erasmus Darwin Academy Sixth Form
GCSE, GCSE at Erasmus Darwin Academy
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) at Aston University
English