Regular biography
Andy Hopper emeritus is a Fellow at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Department of Computer Science. His research interests include Mobile Systems, Robotics and Automation, Systems and Networking, Computer Architecture, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, and Security. He has held significant academic roles, including Head of the Department of Computer Science and Technology from 2004 to 2018. His professional contributions span both academic and industrial domains, with a focus on innovation and digital technologies.
Scholar-generated biography
Andy Hopper Cambridge is known for his research in location systems, sentient computing, and distributed computing. His work includes the development of active badge location systems, distributed location systems for the active office, and broadband ultrasonic location systems for improved indoor positioning. He has also explored virtual network computing, scalable real-time map generation, and augmented reality in wide-area sentient environments. His research interests span context-aware applications, multimedia systems, and low-cost vision-based location systems for ubiquitous computing. Hopper's contributions include the design of shared log systems for flash clusters and experimental systems for multimedia applications.