About
Professor Jochen Leidner is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Sheffield and a Research Professor for Explainable and Responsible AI at Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany. He has held leadership roles including Director of Research at Thomson Reuters and Refinitiv, and has founded companies like Polygon Analytics and KnowledgeSpaces. His academic background includes degrees from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, University of Cambridge, and a PhD in Informatics from the University of Edinburgh.
Research focuses on AI ethics, natural language processing, information extraction, and geoinformatics. Notable contributions include work on question-answering systems (QED/ALYSSA), spatial toponym resolution algorithms, and risk-mining frameworks. Awards include the ACM SIGIR Doctoral Consortium Award and twice winning Thomson Reuters Inventor of the Year for patents.
He has taught at institutions across Europe and advises EU funding bodies (FP7/Horizon). Holds multiple patents in information retrieval and mobile computing. Active in industry collaborations, blending academic research with real-world applications in finance, legal tech, and supply chain analytics.
