He will be replacing Professor Eric Yeatman, who was the department head for nearly 10 years. Yeatman will move to the University of Glasgow as Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Science and Engineering, but will remain a member of our department as a PhD supervisor.
Professor Green has held several senior roles within the Department and Imperial, including Director of Undergraduate Studies and Director of Imperial’s Energy Futures Lab, and has led major inter-university research collaborations.
Professor Green said: “I’m extremely grateful to Eric for his dedication and leadership over the past decade. He set out to grow our presence in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence through targeted recruitment and through his foundational and leadership roles in Imperial's I-X initiative."
He continues: "The Department is in a great state of health in education, research and entrepreneurship and Eric’s influence on all of these has been significant. His tenure included the severe challenges posed by the COVID pandemic. Our community's response to adapting our teaching and research to these unprecedented conditions was outstanding, and Eric’s calm and pragmatic leadership was pivotal to this. We thank him for the legacy he leaves us, and wish him all the very best in his new role.”
