Plamen Angelov

Prof. Plamen Angelov holds a Chair in Intelligent Systems and is Director of Research at Lancaster University's School of Computing and Communications. He leads the Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic, and Autonomous Systems (LIRA) Centre, uniting 70+ faculty across 15 departments. With a PhD (1993) and DSc (2015), he is a Fellow of IEEE, IET, ELLIS, and AAIA.

His research focuses on explainable AI, evolving systems, and computational intelligence, with 400+ publications (h-index 65) in top venues like TPAMI and IEEE Transactions. Notable achievements include the Dennis Gabor Award (2020) and ranking in Stanford's Top 0.2% AI researchers (2024).

He leads projects funded by UK Research Councils, ESA, DSTL, and industry. As Editor-in-Chief of Springer's Evolving Systems, he drives standards in explainable AI through IEEE's P2976 Working Group. His work spans autonomous systems, cybersecurity, and biomedical applications through initiatives like AI4EO and H-UNIQUE.