Distinguished Service Award 2023

Professor Michael Wooldridge was awarded the EurAI Distinguished Service Award 2023 for his contributions to the field of artificial intelligence through sustained service in high-quality and wide-ranging research over the duration of his career, meaningful public engagement, and outstanding contributions to the European AI research organisation.

Michael Wooldridge is a professor of AI at the University of Oxford, where he served as Head of the Department of Computer Science from 2014-21; he is also Director for AI at the Alan Turing Institute, London. He has received multiple awards for both research and education, including in 2020, the Lovelace Medal from the British Computer Society – the leading award for a UK computer scientist – and in 2021, the Outstanding Educator Award from the Association for the Advancement of AI (AAAI).

Professor Wooldridge is a EurAI Fellow (2007), a member of the EurAI Board (2010-2016) and the 13th EurAI President (2014-2016).

Wooldridge has been invited to give evidence on matters relating to AI to multiple government committees (e.g., Lords Select Committee on AI, Lords Select Committee on Science & Technology, Lords Justice & Home Affairs Committee).

As an author, he has written nine books, including two popular science introductions to AI: the Ladybird Expert Guide to AI (Penguin, 2018) in the iconic British book series, and The Road to Conscious Machines (Pelican, 2020). Wooldridge gives frequent public lectures on AI (e.g., Hay Festival, Cheltenham Science Festival, Oxford Literary Festival, Henley Literary Festival) and is regularly interviewed by the press on topics around AI and technology.

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