Nick Hooper

Nick Hooper

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18th October 2019 Los Angeles, USA

Nick Hooper

by Nick Hooper

Better than Hal: UK companies applying AI to the space industry

In March, the Science and Innovation Network, DIT, and Innovate UK led a Global Expert Mission to US robotics centers of excellence. The UK-USA Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI) in Extreme Environments delegation spent a week in Los Angeles, San Diego and Houston, meeting with a variety of potential partners in space, oceans and nuclear […]

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5th February 2018 Los Angeles, USA

David Pasquini

David Pasquini

Consul, UK Government Office in San Diego

Robotics and the Blue Economy

It is no secret that San Diego, tucked away in the southwest corner of America’s largest state by GDP, is rapidly emerging as a hotspot for the development of robotic technology. The pulse of San Diego’s “Robot Valley”, as it is increasingly referred to, is the University of California, San Diego, but the ecosystem is […]

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5th January 2018 Los Angeles, USA

Nick Hooper

by Nick Hooper

Royal Society and SIN expore AI for social good in Los Angeles

Last month, the Science and Innovation Network joined the Royal Society to host a series of events around the Neural Information Processing Systems conference in California. This is the first in an ongoing series of activities in the US exploring the challenges and opportunities as AI technology becomes more prevalent in society. You can find […]

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14th June 2017 Los Angeles, USA

Nick Hooper

by Nick Hooper

The Robots are coming! And they’re British.

In May, a group of leading UK roboticists spent a week in the US to build partnerships with key US centres of excellence. The delegates, from the EPSRC UK RAS Network, visited Boston, Pittsburgh, and San Diego to showcase UK excellence in robotics and explore opportunities for collaboration. Check out some highlights, while Professor David Lane […]

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20th May 2015 Los Angeles, USA

Nick Hooper

by Nick Hooper

Microalgae Mission to USA

Slimy isn’t the first word that comes to mind when you think of Phoenix, Arizona. But in March, 13 delegates from the UK had a chance to view Arizona State University’s amazing selection of ponds – and green slime. ASU’s facility is just one of five algae testbeds in the US as part of the […]

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About Nick Hooper

Nick joined the S&I team in September 2010, after 3 years with UKTI’s Aerospace and Advanced engineering team. He came from the aerospace industry, where he was a program manager.…

Nick joined the S&I team in September 2010, after 3 years with UKTI’s Aerospace and Advanced engineering team. He came from the aerospace industry, where he was a program manager. Nick has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Arts Degree in Mathematics from Claremont Graduate University. He is originally from Philadelphia.

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