Track Record
This page consolidates links and references that support my background in AI transformation leadership, executive advisory, speaking, and delivery — including recognition as a University of Hull Alumni Laureate 2026.
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Latest Recognition
In 2026 I was named a University of Hull Alumni Laureate — a distinction the University awards to a small group of graduates who have demonstrated exceptional achievement and impact within a decade of graduating. It places recent alumni alongside the University's most notable changemakers.
More about the distinction on the University of Hull notable alumni page.
Co-invented the Battlefield Integrated Logistics System (BILS) in the DSTL-backed Autonomous Last Mile Resupply challenge. Government announcement: Prototypes for initial demonstration, with £3.8m funding over 12 months.
Doctoral thesis published in the University repository: An exploration of graph algorithms and graph databases.
Manchester Digital feature: TAG launched in June 2022 to unite academia, government, and technology on real-world challenges, later growing to 100+ participants and partnership activity with MOD's 42 Engineer Regiment (GEO).
Winner of the Global Roch Wiesman Innovation Award and active global AI capability leadership contribution.
Speaking activity across Google Cloud Next, Manchester Tech Festival, RUSI SOCC, and Neo4j GraphTalks, with judging activity across major tech awards.
27 August 2024, London: Keynote on "Why AI, valley of death, organisational change" – addressing problems organisations face and crossing the technical valley of death.
6 November 2024, Isaac Newton Institute: Speaking session "Streams - Protecting our Future?" at the Detecting Anomalous Structure in Streaming Data Settings (DASS) Launch Event, £4M EPSRC-funded initiative.
11 December 2024, Liverpool: Round table keynote on ethical exploitation of data for operational purposes.
Launched Traversally to support AI-ready transformation: traversally.ai.
Named a University of Hull Alumni Laureate, a distinction recognising exceptional achievement and impact within a decade of graduating. See photos and video.