The University has appointed Liam Maxwell, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for HM Government, as a Visiting Professor.
He will be a Visiting Professor in Electronics and Computer Science at the University. Liam will also be taking part in a panel-led discussion at the launch of the University’s Web Science Institute on Thursday 12 June at the Royal Society.
Liam says: “I’m delighted to be taking up this Visiting Professor role at the University of Southampton. It’s one of the country’s top institutions for computer science, turning out the web scientists of tomorrow. Having such a direct connection to the innovation and creativity of the web sciences function can only help us identify better ways of delivering a digital government based on user needs. This role will complement my work as Chief Technology Officer for HM Government.”
Find out more about this by reading the press release here: southampton.likn.co/mediacentre/news/2014/jun/14_103.shtml