Peter Andras
peter andras

Prof Peter Andras

Dean of School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

 0131 455 2456

  P.Andras@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

Professor Peter Andras is the Dean of the Schools of Computing and Engineering & the Built Environment since August 2021.

Previously Peter was the Head of the School of Computing and Mathematics (2017 – 2021) and Professor of Computer Science and Informatics at Keele University from 2014 – 2021. Prior to this he worked at Newcastle University in the School of Computing (2002 – 2014) and the Department of Psychology (2000 – 2002).

He has a PhD in Mathematical Analysis of Artificial Neural Networks (2000), MSc in Artificial Intelligence (1996) and BSc in Computer Science (1995), all from the Babes-Bolyai University, Romania.

Peter’s research interests span a range of subjects including artificial intelligence, machine learning, complex systems, agent-based modelling, software engineering, systems theory, neuroscience, modelling and analysis of biological and social systems. He has worked on many research projects, mostly in collaboration with other researchers in computer science, psychology, chemistry, electronic engineering, mathematics, economics and other areas. His research projects have received around £2.5 million funding, his papers have been cited by over 2,400 times and his h-index is 25 according to Google Scholar.

Peter has extensive experience of working with industry, including several KTP projects and three university spin-out companies, one of which is on the London Stock Exchange since 2007 – eTherapeutics plc.

Peter is member of the Board of Governors of the International Neural Network Society (INNS), Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and member of the UK Computing Research Committee (UKCRC), IEEE Computer Society, Society for Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB), International Society for Artificial Life (ISAL) and the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).

Peter serves on the EPSRC Peer Review College, the Royal Society International Exchanges Panel and the Royal Society APEX Awards Review College. He is also regularly serving as review panel member and project assessor for EU funding agencies.

Outside academia, Peter has an interest in politics and community affairs. He served as local councillor in Newcastle upon Tyne, parish councillor in Keele and stood in general elections for the Parliament. He has experience of working with and leading community organisations and leading a not-for-profit regional development consultancy and project management organisation.

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Grant Funding Panel Member

  • EPSRC grant panel member
  • EU Horizon 2020 / Horizon Europe / FP6 / FP7 grant panel member
  • Austria FIT IT grant panel member

 

Grant Reviewer

  • Leverhulme Trust grant reviewer
  • MRC grant reviewer
  • Austria FIT IT grant reviewer
  • BBSRC grant reviewer
  • EU Horizon 2020 / Horizon Europe / FP6 / FP7 grant reviewer
  • EPSRC grant reviewer

 

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Reproducibility of studies on text mining for citation screening in systematic reviews: evaluation and checklist

Journal Article
Olorisade, B. K., Brereton, P., & Andras, P. (2017)
Reproducibility of studies on text mining for citation screening in systematic reviews: evaluation and checklist. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 73, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2017.07.010
Context Independent validation of published scientific results through study replication is a pre-condition for accepting the validity of such results. In computation research...

Reporting Statistical Validity and Model Complexity in Machine Learning based Computational Studies

Conference Proceeding
Olorisade, B. K., Brereton, P., & Andras, P. (2017)
Reporting Statistical Validity and Model Complexity in Machine Learning based Computational Studies. In EASE'17: Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (128-133). https://doi.org/10.1145/3084226.3084283
Background:: Statistical validity and model complexity are both important concepts to enhanced understanding and correctness assessment of computational models. However, infor...

High-dimensional function approximation with neural networks for large volumes of data

Journal Article
Andras, P. (2018)
High-dimensional function approximation with neural networks for large volumes of data. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 29(2), 500-508. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNNLS.2017.2651985
Approximation of high-dimensional functions is a challenge for neural networks due to the curse of dimensionality. Often the data for which the approximated function is define...

The Infiniteness of Open Ended Evolution

Conference Proceeding
Andras, P. (2016)
The Infiniteness of Open Ended Evolution. In OEE2: The Second Workshop on Open-Ended Evolution
Biological and social systems are considered as a flux of interacting components that transiently participate in interactions with other system components as part of the syste...

Modelling the restoration of activity in a biological neural network

Conference Proceeding
Dos Santos, F., Steyn, J. S., & Andras, P. (2016)
Modelling the restoration of activity in a biological neural network. In 2016 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) (4672-4679). https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN.2016.7727813
Understanding the mechanisms of restoration of activity in biological neural systems following exposure to damage is key for design of future neuro-prosthetic devices and rest...

Analysis of the dynamics of temporal relationships of neural activities using optical imaging data

Journal Article
Steyn, J. S., & Andras, P. (2017)
Analysis of the dynamics of temporal relationships of neural activities using optical imaging data. Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 42, 107-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10827-016-0630-8
The temporal relationship between the activities of neurons in biological neural systems is critically important for the correct delivery of the functionality of these systems...

Unsupervised home monitoring of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms using body-worn accelerometers

Journal Article
Fisher, J. M., Hammerla, N. Y., Ploetz, T., Andras, P., Rochester, L., & Walker, R. W. (2016)
Unsupervised home monitoring of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms using body-worn accelerometers. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 33, 44-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.09.009
Introduction Current PD assessment methods have inherent limitations. There is need for an objective method to assist clinical decisions and to facilitate evaluation of treatm...

25th annual computational neuroscience meeting: CNS-2016

Journal Article
Sharpee, T. O., Destexhe, A., Kawato, M., Sekulić, V., Skinner, F. K., Wόjcik, D. K., …others. (2016)
25th annual computational neuroscience meeting: CNS-2016. BMC Neuroscience, 17(Suppl. 1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12868-016-0283-6
The same neuron may play different functional roles in the neural circuits to which it belongs. For example, neurons in the Tritonia pedal ganglia may participate in variable ...

Optogenetics in silicon: A neural processor for predicting optically active neural networks

Journal Article
Luo, J., Nikolic, K., Evans, B. D., Dong, N., Sun, X., Andras, P., …Degenaar, P. (2017)
Optogenetics in silicon: A neural processor for predicting optically active neural networks. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 11(1), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBCAS.2016.2571339
We present a reconfigurable neural processor for real-time simulation and prediction of opto-neural behaviour. We combined a detailed Hodgkin-Huxley CA3 neuron integrated with...

The trade-off between usability and security in the context of eGovernment: a mapping study

Conference Proceeding
Alshamsi, A., Williams, N., & Andras, P. (2016)
The trade-off between usability and security in the context of eGovernment: a mapping study. In HCI '16: Proceedings of the 30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference: Fusion!. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2016.36
Most governments implement the latest information communication technology (ICT) to improve the online experience of their citizens and businesses. Governments put great effor...

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