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Biography
Kevin was formerly Professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading, where he is now Emeritus Professor. Kevin was born in Coventry, UK and left school to join British Telecom, at the age of 16. At 22 he took his first degree at Aston University, followed by a PhD and research post at Imperial College, London. He subsequently held positions at Oxford, Newcastle, Warwick and Reading Universities before moving to Coventry.
As well as publishing well over 500 research papers, Kevin’s experiments into implant technology led to him being featured as the cover story on the US magazine, ‘Wired’. His research has involved himself as a self-experimenter, hence he is frequently referred to as the world’s first Cyborg.
Kevin has been awarded eight Honorary Doctorates by UK Universities, including Coventry, and one by Sts. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. He was presented with The Future of Health Technology Award in MIT, was made an Honorary Member of the Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, received The IEE Senior Achievement Medal, the IET Mountbatten Medal and in 2011 the Ellison-Cliffe Medal from the Royal Society of Medicine. In 2000 Kevin presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, entitled “The Rise of the Robots”.
Kevin’s research has involved the design of an intelligent deep brain stimulator to counteract the effects of Parkinson Disease tremors. The tremors are predicted and a current signal is applied to stop the tremors before they start. Another project involves the use of cultured/biological neural networks to drive robots around – the brain of each robot is made of neural tissue. Kevin is though best known for his pioneering experiments involving a neuro-surgical implantation into the median nerves of his own left arm to link his nervous system directly to a computer to assess the latest technology for use with the disabled. He was successful with the first extra-sensory (ultrasonic) input for a human and with the first purely electronic telegraphic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans.
Kevin is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and was elected to the International Academy of Cybernetics and Systems.
Research Interests
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
DrSc, Cybernetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
Award Date: 6 May 1994
DSc, Imperial College London
Award Date: 29 Sep 1993
PhD, DIC, Computer Control Systems, Imperial College London
Award Date: 14 Apr 1982
BSc Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Aston University
Award Date: 11 Jul 1979
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Projects
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Control of Autonomous Vehicle to Improve Highway Driving Collision Safety
Petrovic, D., Warwick, K. & Pickering, J.
1/09/14 → 1/09/18
Project: Research
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Two-Neuron Inhibitory Loops vs. Coupled Different-order Chaotic Systems: Generalized Synchronization via Adaptive Control : In loving memory of late Prof. Si-Ying Zhang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dimirovski, G., Jing, Y., Shi, P. & Warwick, K., 25 Jul 2022, 2022 IEEE 17th International Conference on Control and Automation, ICCA 2022. IEEE Computer Society, p. 980-985 6 p. (IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation, ICCA; vol. 2022-June).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review
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Multi-attribute decision making on mitigating a collision of an autonomous vehicle on motorways
Gilbert, A., Petrovic, D., Pickering, D. J. E. & Warwick, K., 1 Jun 2021, In: Expert Systems with Applications. 171, p. (In-press) 114581.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Closed-loop deep brain stimulation based on a stream-clustering system
Camara, C., Warwick, K., Bruna, R., Aziz, T. & Pereda, E., 15 Jul 2019, In: Expert Systems with Applications. 126, p. 187-199 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Non-Linear Dynamical Analysis of Resting Tremor for Demand-Driven Deep Brain Stimulation
Camara, C., Subramaniyan, N., Warwick, K., Parkkonen, L., Aziz, T. & Pereda, E., 31 May 2019, In: Sensors. 19, 11, 16 p., 2507.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Autonomous Vehicle Simulation Model to Assess Potential Collisions to Reduce Severity of Impacts
Gilbert, A., Petrovic, D., Warwick, K. & Serghi, V., 16 Mar 2018, 4th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems. Helfert, M. & Gusikhin, O. (eds.). SciTePress, p. 243-250 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review
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Activities
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BCS-SGAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Kevin Warwick (Keynote Speaker)
9 Dec 2014 → 11 Dec 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Prizes
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Elected as Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Warwick, Kevin (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Election to learned society
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Elected as Member of the International Academy of Cybernetics and Systems
Warwick, Kevin (Recipient), Sep 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
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Honorary DSc, Saints Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje
Warwick, Kevin (Recipient), May 2015
Prize: Honorary degree
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Honorary DTech, Edinburgh Napier University
Warwick, Kevin (Recipient), Jul 2015
Prize: Honorary degree