Chris Bishop elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society - The AI Blog

Chris Bishop, a world-renowned expert in artificial intelligence and machine learning, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence, on Friday. It's a pinnacle of my career," said Bishop, distinguished scientist and director of Microsoft Research Cambridge, the European arm of Microsoft's research organization. Bishop is among 50 other scientists from across the United Kingdom and Commonwealth and 10 Foreign Members elected to the Royal Society, including pioneers in understanding the chemical origins of life, and discovering how humans operate on a 24-hour cycle. "Science is a great triumph of human achievement and has contributed hugely to the prosperity and health of our world. In the coming decades it will play an increasingly crucial role in tackling the great challenges of our time including food, energy, health and the environment. The new Fellows of the Royal Society have already contributed much to science and it gives me great pleasure to welcome them into our ranks," said Venki Ramakrishnan, President of the Royal Society, in announcing the news earlier today.