Steering committee
The dot.rural steering committee meets every 6 months and provides guidance in terms of the strategic direction of the Hub and its activities. It contains representatives from industry, academia and user organisations. Its membership is shown below.
* indicates a member of the Digital Economy Programme Advisory Board.
| Position | Name | Organisation | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Dr Peter Waggett | IBM | Industry |
| EPSRC Representative | Dr John Baird | EPSRC | Government |
| dot.rural Director | Prof Pete Edwards | University of Aberdeen | Academic |
| dot.rural Co-Director | Prof John Nelson | University of Aberdeen | Academic |
| University Representative | Prof Phil Hannaford | University of Aberdeen | Academic |
| Natural Resource Conservation Representative | Dr Daniel Osborn | NERC | Government |
| Healthcare Representative | Andrew Fowlie | NHS | Government |
| Enterprise & Culture Representative | Prof Mike Wilson (*) | University College Falmouth | Academic |
| Accessibility & Mobilities Representative | Prof Brian Collins (*) | University College London | Academic |
| Accessibility & Mobilities Representative | Terri Vogt | Connect3 Consultants | Industry |
| Technology Advisor | Prof Carles Sierra | Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) | Academic |
| Technology Advisor | Prof Dave De Roure | University of Oxford | Academic |
| Technology Advisor | Bill Roberts | Swirrl IT Limited | Industry |
| Technology Advisor | John Seton | BT | Industry |
