Prof. Jon GARIBALDI
Provost of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Prof. Jon Garibaldi is currently the Provost of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, and a member of the University of Nottingham Executive Board (UEB). He is Head of the Intelligent Modelling and Analysis (IMA) Research Group and was a Founding Director of the University of Nottingham Advanced Data Analysis Centre (ADAC). Prof. Garibaldi obtained a BSc in Physics from University of Bristol in 1984, and an MSc in Intelligent Systems and PhD from University of Plymouth in 1991, and 1997, respectively. After joining the School of Computer Science University of Nottingham in 2002, he became a full Professor in 2012, and held a variety of administrative roles including Admissions Tutor, Director of Teaching and then Head of School from 2016 to 2023. His main research interest is in developing intelligent techniques to model human reasoning in uncertain environments, with a particular emphasis on the medical domain. He has particular interest in using non-standard fuzzy sets and systems, such as type-2 fuzzy sets and systems, to model human reasoning processes. He has published over 300 papers in internationally peer-reviewed venues, and has led or participated in a wide range of multi-disciplinary research projects worth over £80M. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, was the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems from Jan 2017 to Dec 2022, and is currently a member of the IEEE CIS Administrative Committee.