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 KES International a non-profit organisation which facilitates knowledge transfer and the dissemination of research results in areas including Intelligent Systems, Sustainability, and Knowledge Transfer. - He works with Bournemouth University School of Design, Engineering and Computing where he is a Visiting Professor in Enterprise. - 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 made a national contribution in the fields of knowledge and technology transfer, the commercialisation of research, and the third-mission agenda.