The STEM Alumni Awards for 2024 attracted a significant number of very strong nominations in both categories: “Distinguished STEM Alumni” and “Excellence in STEM Achievement” awards.
2024 award winners
Distinguished Academic STEM Alumni Award Winner:
Distinguished Professional STEM Alumni Award Winner:
Excellence in STEM Achievement Award Winner:
Runner up:
Distinguished Academic STEM Alumni 2024
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Chris Hankin
Chris Hankin graduated from City University in 1976 with a BSc in Computer Science.
He is a Fellow of the Institute for Security Science and Technology (ISST) and a Professor of Computing Science at Imperial College London. He was Director of ISST from 2010-2019. He was Deputy Principal of the Faculty of Engineering from September 2006 until October 2008 and Pro Rector (Research) from June 2004 until September 2006.
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His research is in cyber security, data analytics and semantics-based program analysis. He directs the NCSC/EPSRC Research Institute in Trustworthy Inter-connected Cyber-Physical Systems (RITICS - ritics.org). He was chair of the Lead Expert Group for the Government Office of Science’s Policy Futures Foresight report on Future Identities.
He is chair of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Europe Technology Policy Committee and past chair of the ACM Europe Council.
Read the City News article with Professor Hankin about his work.
Distinguished Professional STEM Alumni 2024
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Mike Hudson
Mike Hudson graduated with a BSc in Systems and Management in 1987. He runs the Mike Hudson Foundation, which donates AI to support nonprofits. He is a tech entrepreneur and philanthropist based in London.
He founded TestRAMP, a nonprofit genetic testing marketplace that contributed significantly to Covid-19 PCR testing in the pandemic, and donated its £2.4mn profits to charity.
Mike has founded and sold several successful financial tech companies, including Baymarkets and Cscreen. He now runs MHA.
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He is an Honorary Research Fellow at City, University of London, a Fellow and advisor to the CEO at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), and a Foundation Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford. Mike is passionate about using AI and technology to solve critical social problems and supports various charitable causes, including research at ZSL conservation and the Alzheimer's Society.
Mike occasionally writes and speaks on AI and using marketplaces as a tool for good.
Achieving Excellence in STEM 2024
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Gordon Tveito-Duncan
Gordon is the CEO and Co-Founder of GaiaLens, an AI-powered sustainability analytics platform for the financial services industry.
Gordon is an experienced financial analyst having worked as an Equity Research Analyst at an investment bank covering the Technology sector.
He also has experience as a Data Science consultant. Gordon holds a MSc (Distinction) in Data Science from City, University of London, and a BSc (Hons) degree in Economics from the University of Warwick.
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Philip Adzanoukpe
Philip Adzanoukpe graduated from City University with an MSc in Data Science in 2020. He is an innovative technology leader and entrepreneur specializing in scalable software systems and artificial intelligence (AI). With more than 7 years of experience driving impactful advancements, he is recognized as a visionary in AI and a role model in STEM. Philip has made significant contributions to several organizations, including Triller Inc. and Epigos AI.
At Triller Inc., he led development of innovative video analytics and recommendation engines, greatly enhancing user engagement through advanced technology. His leadership in creating an AI-powered video categorization service, utilizing deep learning algorithms, revolutionized the platform’s content classification and recommendation processes.
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Philip is currently the founder of Epigos AI, a startup dedicated to transforming business workflows with automated computer vision solutions. At Epigos AI, he has spearheaded the development and launch of a no-code computer vision platform that allows users with no coding experience to easily annotate data, train, and deploy advanced AI models, democratizing AI technology and improving business efficiency.
With significant national and international experience through collaborations across Europe and Africa, Philip is committed to pushing technological boundaries, fostering innovation, and delivering transformative solutions with a wide-reaching impact on the industry.
The awards
- Distinguished STEM Alumni Award for alumni who have achieved significant success within the respective STEM discipline.
- Excellence in STEM Achievement Alumni Award for alumni who have made significant progress in their careers within ten years of graduating from the School.