Amit Chopra

Dr. Amit Chopra is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, UK. His work bridges multiagent systems and software engineering, focusing on interaction-oriented software engineering (IOSE) to govern sociotechnical systems.

• Associate Editor, ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT)
• Sponsorship Chair, AAMAS 2013
• Host of the Dagstuhl Seminar on Normative Multiagent Systems

His research explores software abstractions for norms, accountability, and protocols, with applications in ethical AI, blockchain technology, and security. Funded by European grants (e.g., EPSRC, Marie Curie), his work integrates autonomous actors (organizations, people) in decentralized systems.

Recent publications emphasize trends in communication protocols, BDI agent programming, and decentralized applications. Themes include compliance, adaptability, and sociotechnical governance across IoT, microservices, and blockchain.

Scientific Awards:

• Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship
• Marie Curie Fellowship, Trentino Cofund

Grants:

• PI, Five-year EPSRC grant (£677k, ongoing since 2017)
• PI, Marie Curie grants (2012–2014, 2010–2012)

Research Groups: Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre (LIRA), Software Engineering (SCC), Security Lancaster (Distributed Systems).