Michael Boniface
استاد · Artificial Intelligence for health systems
University of Southamptonمعرفی
Professor Michael Boniface is a Professorial Fellow in Information Technology and Director of the IT Innovation Centre at the University of Southampton. He serves as Associate Director of the Web Science Institute, Deputy Director of the UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub, and leads the Workforce and Health Systems theme at the NIHR Wessex Applied Research Centre.
- Co-investigator for the Southampton Biomedical Research Centre Data Health and Society theme
- Strategic leader in the Coalition for Innovation and Digital Health Research (CIDHR) and Social Data Foundation
- Principal Investigator for mySmartCOPD, a national-scale AI clinical trial
Research Interests focus on Artificial Intelligence for health systems, human-centred AI, federated systems management, and data governance. His work integrates legal, ethical, and technical dimensions to address challenges in:
- Public health (e.g., COVID-19 virtual wards, UKRI Trusted Research Environments)
- Chronic disease management (e.g., H2020 BigMedilytics, MELD-B)
- Trustworthy autonomous systems (e.g., UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub, Trustworthiness Risk Assessment)
- 5G and AR/VR experimentation (e.g., FLAME, EXPERIMEDIA)
Scientific Awards include:
- CEng (Chartered Engineer)
- FIET (Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology)
Research Funding spans €21M in European grants, including:
- SYNTHEMA (Horizon Europe, synthetic data for rare diseases)
- FLAME (€6.2M, 5G AR/VR services)
- EXPERIMEDIA (€10.8M, social media experimentation)
Collaborations involve major institutions such as Wessex Academic Health Science Network, NHS Trusts, and European research bodies.
