Prof Robert J.Howlett

PhD, MPhil, BSc, MIET, MBCS, MIKT
Chartered Engineer, Chartered Information Technology Practitioner

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Executive Chair: KES International Visiting Professor, Enterprise: Bournemouth University Bob Howlett has considerable expertise in the use of Intelligent Systems in the solution of industrial problems.  He has been successful in applying neural networks, expert & fuzzy methods, web intelligence and related technology to:- Sustainability: renewable energy, measurement, control, simulation and modeling of energy systems; Condition monitoring: diagnostic tools and systems; fault location and identification; virtual sensors; Automotive electronics: engine management systems; monitoring and control of small engines; - He is the Executive Chair of the KES International organisation, which facilitates knowledge transfer and research in areas including Intelligent Systems, Sustainability, and Knowledge Transfer. - Through the KES Smart Systems Centre he provides consultancy services on, for example, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships the EU Interreg Anglo-French funding programme, and technical subjects within his expertise. - By setting up and managing over 20 collaborative projects with SMEs and other companies, managing the University of Brighton Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) Centre for a number of years, and Chairmanship of the KTP National Forum, he has become nationally recognised in knowledge and technology transfer, the commercialisation of research, and the third-mission agenda.