Director
CeADAR Centre
Edward McDonnell
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Prior to being appointed Director of the CeADAR Centre for Big Data Analytics, Edward was European Director of Innovation & Technology Research at Fidelity Investments. The role involved prospecting for technology and investment opportunities across Europe, understanding developments in the European innovation ecosystem, and directing technology trials.
Edward has also held various technical and global senior management roles latterly in the Office of Strategy and Technology at Hewlett-Packard Europe based in England.
Edward holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh, is a Fellow of the IEE, and is the named inventor on 76 granted patents. He has been awarded several international prizes including the Scientific American top 50 technologies that demonstrate outstanding leadership.