Terry Payne

Dr. Terry Payne is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (SFHEA) at the University of Liverpool's Faculty of Science and Engineering. With over 30 years of research in agent-based computing and knowledge systems, he has published 195+ peer-reviewed papers. His current work explores dialogue-based ontological alignment for IoT environments and generative AI applications in education.

Research Focus: His research integrates symbolic knowledge representation with multi-agent systems, specializing in:

• Ontology-driven service discovery/provision
• Agent negotiation in open environments
• Generative AI for knowledge engineering
• Pedagogical modeling using knowledge graphs

Publication Trends: Recent work demonstrates strong emphasis on large language models for knowledge evaluation, competency question engineering, and bias analysis in medical AI applications, alongside foundational contributions to semantic web service frameworks.

Awards & Honors:

• Faculty Learning & Teaching Awards (2022, 2019, 2016, 2013)
• Guild of Students Teacher of the Year (2016)
• SWSA Distinguished Paper Awards (2011, 2012)
• AAMAS Best Industrial Paper (2006)

Academic Leadership: Supervised 17 PhD graduates, currently mentoring multiple doctoral candidates. Serves as Academic Lead for Recruitment and coordinates industry liaison activities. Professional roles include Program Co-Chair for ISWC 2023 and editorship at Journal of Web Semantics.