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ProfThomas Nowotny

(he/him)

Professor Of Informatics (Informatics)

School of Engineering and Informatics

Orcid identifier0000-0002-4451-915X
  • Professor Of Informatics (Informatics)
    School of Engineering and Informatics
  • +44 (0)1273 678593 Ext.8593 (Work)

BIO

Thomas Nowotny has a background in theoretical and mathematical physics, having completed a Diplom (MSc) in theoretical Physics at Georg-August Universität Göttingen and a PhD in theoretical Physics at Universität Leipzig. After his PhD he moved to the Institute for Nonlinear Science at University of California San Diego where he began research in Computational Neuroscience and bio-inspired AI. In 2007 he moved to University of Sussex where he is now a Professor of Informatics in the School of Engineering and Informatics.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Co-Director of Sussex AI
    University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom1 Jul 2023
  • Head of AI Research Group
    University of Sussex, School of Engineering and Informatics, Brighton, United Kingdom1 Jan 2019
  • Professor of Informatics
    University of Sussex, School of Engineering and Informatics, Brighton, United Kingdom1 Jul 2013
  • Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange
    University of Sussex, School of Engineering and Informatics, Brighton, United Kingdom1 Jan 2014 - 31 Jul 2021
  • Reader
    University of Sussex, School of Engineering and Informatics, Brighton, United Kingdom20 Aug 2012 - 30 Jun 2013
  • Senior Lecturer
    University of Sussex, School of Engineering and Informatics, Brighton, United Kingdom1 Feb 2012 - 19 Aug 2012
  • Senior Research Fellow
    University of Sussex, School of Engineering and Informatics, Brighton, United Kingdom27 Apr 2010 - 31 Jan 2012
  • RCUK Academic Fellow
    University of Sussex, School of Engineering and Informatics, Brighton, United Kingdom1 Feb 2007 - 31 Jan 2012

DEGREES

  • Dr. rer. nat.
    Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany1 Oct 1998 - 26 Nov 2001
  • Diplom-Physiker
    Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany1 Oct 1992 - 9 Jul 1998
  • Postgraduate Certificate Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
    University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom15 Sep 2008 - 9 Nov 2010

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Postgraduate Researcher
    University of California, San Diego, Institute for Nonlinear Science, La Jolla, CA, United States1 Jan 2002 - 31 Jan 2007
    Computational NeurosciencePostdoctoral ResearchSupervised by Rabinovich/Abarbanel/Selverston

LANGUAGES

  • German
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Dutch; Flemish
    Can read, write and understand

FIELDS OF RESEARCH