[ad_1]

World expert on Turing, computing and AI receives national award

Groundbreaking research exploring the early history of computers and artificial intelligence has won a University of Canterbury (UC) Professor recognition from the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

Professor Copeland is regarded as an international authority on Alan Turing, a World War II codebreaker, mathematical logician and pioneer of modern computer science and artificial intelligence. He has published six books on Turing and his work, including the biography Turing (2014) and The Turing Guide (2017).

Professor Copeland, who was born in London, has been interested in Turing since he was an undergraduate. “He gave us so much of the modern world. He invented the fundamental logical principles our computers are based on. He pioneered artificial intelligence (AI) research and also warned the world about some of the dangers inherent in attempting to create AI.

“Plus, he played a leading role in breaking some of Hitler’s toughest codes, so helping to save untold millions of lives. Fundamentally, I think it’s the sheer breadth of Turing’s work that fascinates me. He was a transdisciplinary thinker par excellence, and that resonates with me very strongly.”

Professor Copeland’s book Colossus: The Secrets of Bletchley Park’s Codebreaking Computers (2006), is considered one of the most important publications on the history of computers.

[ad_2]

More at the source