Jean-Christophe Nebel

Public Engagement and EDI Promotion

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Informing Policy Making

The House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence The Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence was appointed by the House of Lords on 29 June 2017. It has been appointed to consider the economic, ethical and social implications of advances in artificial intelligence. Call for evidence (deadline 6 September 2017): what are the implications of artificial intelligence? My response. The final report 'AI in the UK: ready, willing and able?' was published on 16 April 2018.

How can your research impact on future policies? University Alliance's Blog, 11 January 2016 Following my 'week in Westminster', blog about my experience and ways of informing policy making [PDF]. Here attending the Science and Technology Committee examining 'Science in emergencies: Lessons from Ebola'.

Royal Society Pairing Scheme: A Week in Westminster Palace of Westminster, 23-26 November 2015 This scheme gives policymakers and research scientists an opportunity to experience each other's worlds. Each year 30 research scientists are paired with UK parliamentarians and civil servants. They learn about each other's work by spending time together in Westminster and the researcher's labs. Those taking part gain an insight into how research findings can help inform policy making, and come away with a better understanding of how they can get involved. Here with the Hon. James Berry, MP for Kingston & Surbiton (2015-2017)

Competition for Britain's Top Younger Engineer House of Commons, 14 December 2004 Poster presentation: Experimental 3D Digital TV studio (certificate).

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Promotion

Academics from Kingston University have established a new research hub to enhance collaboration and reduce gender disparity in research The Women in STEM Hub (WISH) was founded at Kingston University by two female academics looking to enhance opportunities for women and underrepresented researchers to lead and collaborate on interdisciplinary projects. WISH also provides workshops for staff and postgraduate researchers led by external academics and professionals. WISH was encouraged by their respective research directors, Professor Jean-Christophe Nebel (centre on the photo) and Dr Siaka Dembele from both schools since its inception. The project team was recognised at 2023's Kingston University Staff Awards, where the WISH received runner-up in the Enterprising category (see photo).

Member of the Self-Assessment Team from the School of Computer Science & Mathematics that received the Athena SWAN Bronze Award in January 2019 and Silver Award in November 2023 The Athena Swan Charter recognises the advancement of gender equality: representation, progression and success for all.

Media

How AI is making affordable air pollution sensors more accurate, by Jean-Christophe Nebel & Farzana Rahman The Conversation UK, March 14, 2025 7.08pm GMT (over 3,000 readers) "Small air sensors that harness the power of AI could transform pollution monitoring.

We created the first AI-powered solar electricity backup system for houses in sub-Saharan Africa, by Masoud Salehi Borujeni, Eng Ofetotse & Jean-Christophe Nebel The Conversation UK, January 25, 2022 1.45pm GMT (over 11000 readers) "Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world’s most sunlit regions. A prototype generator uses that sunlight in place of diesel to support unreliable electricity grids". Our research is featured in this article.

Los ordenadores son vigilantes novatos; la genomica les enseña a ser mejores, by Jean-Christophe Nebel & Francisco Florez Revuelta The Conversation Spain, October 30, 2018 23.35 CET (over 900 readers) "La videovigilancia automatizada todavia no es fiable, pero las tecnicas de analisis genetico pueden ayudar". Our bioinformatics research is featured in this article.

Our discovery of how humans experience the smell of death may one day help save lives, by Jean-Christophe Nebel The Conversation UK, February 19, 2018 11.32am GMT (over 25,000 readers) "Genetic research could help us produce new ways of diagnosing and treating depression and suicidal ideation, including a 'death smell test'". Our bioinformatics research is featured in this article. This article was republished in The Independent

Reconnaitre des visages dans une video en s'inspirant de l'analyse de l'ADN, by Jean-Christophe Nebel The Conversation France, November 6, 2017 10.39pm GMT (over 2,500 readers) "La videoprotection est censee assurer la securite du public. Mais comment traiter des sequences de plus en plus nombreuses ? En considerant les images animees comme des mutations genetiques." Our research on 'Genomics-inspired Computer Vision' is featured in this article.

DNA techniques could transform facial recognition technology, by Jean-Christophe Nebel The Conversation UK, October 20, 2017 2.36pm BST (over 24,000 readers) "Treating video like a mutating gene could improve surveillance software." Our research on 'Genomics-inspired Computer Vision' is featured in this article. This article was republished in Scientific American

Decoding the Language of Human Movement, by Chris Edwards Communications of the ACM, Vol. 57 No. 12, Pages 56-67, December 2014 "Computers that recognize what is happening in moving images can help defend against crime, and revolutionize rehabilitation." Our research on 'Episodic Reasoning for Vision-Based Human Action Recognition' is featured in this article.

Des cameras intelligentes pour surveiller le quartier des Paquis a Geneve RTS INFO, Friday, 9 August 2013 Combattre la criminalite avec des cameras capables de detecter des comportements suspects. Geneve n'exclut pas de recourir a la videosurveillance dite "intelligente" dans son projet pilote pour les Paquis. Les autorites genevoises n'ont pas pris de decision finale. Le Grand Conseil se penchera sur la question surement cet automne. Mais quelles sont les capacites et limites de la videosurveillance intelligente? L'enquete de Jordan Davis.

New gun spotting role for CCTV BBC News 24, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 Experts are investigating whether CCTV cameras could be used to see if a person is carrying a weapon.

Research Communication

First 3 minute thesis competition for PhD students from the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing at Kingston University 23 February 2016 3 minutes to provide a compelling oration on their thesis topic and its significance to a non-specialist audience. Kingston University PhD student won the Vitae Three Minute Thesis national final in 2021!