Speakers
Jake Rigby
Session Two: Power to Command - Sustainability of Future Platforms
Jake Rigby is the Global Head of Innovation and Research at BMT, responsible for the portfolio management of internal research projects. He is a chartered engineer and Member of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects originally training as a Naval Architect specialising in ship signatures before his current role in Research and Development. Jake is also responsible for Academic Engagement at BMT. In recognition of his work to progress Academic Engagement in the maritime sector he was recently awarded the title of Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Exeter.
Prof. Jacq Christmas is an Associate Professor of Computer Science (AI and machine learning) at the University of Exeter. She is part of Dstl’s Defence Data Research Centre (DDRC), which is a collaboration between Exeter and the universities of Surrey and Liverpool, and a member of Exeter’s Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Her research is predominantly aimed at the defence and security sectors, helping the Royal Navy to make launch & recovery operations safer under a wider operating envelope, and the Metropolitan Police to identify criminals more quickly and cost effectively. She spent many years working in industry before returning to academia to complete a PhD in 2011, and is now the Director of Business Engagement & Innovation for the Computer Science department.