ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Less or Greater than Human Intelligence? Maryborough House Hotel, Douglas, Cork, T12 XR12 - MIDAS Ireland

Leonard Hobbs Bio: Leonard graduated from University College Cork Ireland in 1986 with a 1st class honours degree in Electrical Engineering and was awarded the title of'graduate of the year' by the college. He completed a Masters degree at the NMRC (now called Tyndall), at UCC in 1988. He has been one of Ireland's leading technologists in the ICT sector with close to 30 years of experience, mostly with Intel, spanning leading edge research to advanced manufacturing. His last role at Intel was Director of Public Affairs with responsibility for driving Intel Ireland's policy, communications, education and community agendas. Leonard is currently the Director of Research and Innovation at Trinity College Dublin where he owns the definition and implementation of the research, innovation and enterprise strategy for the University spanning research programs development, contract management, technology transfer, entrepreneurship and enterprise partnership liaison.