Professor James Harold Davenport
Departments: Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences
Job Title: Hebron & Medlock Professor of Information Technology and
(until 2005) University Director of Information Technology
Images: Davenport in the robes of a Cambridge PhD, wearing the Bronze Medal of the University of Helsinki (awarded 2001).
Davenport
lecturing at RISC (Austria) in 2007.
Davenport representing computer algebra at an Honorary Degree ceremony at Universitatae de Vest din Timisoara for Distinguished Professor Stephen Watt.
Davenport,
fully at the controls,
cutting the first
sod, both
manually
and
mechanically,
for the new
home of the Department of Computer Science (23 September 2009).
Davenport
lecturing in
Transylvania (26 September 2009).
Davenport
recently interviewed by BBC Radio Bristol.
Professor Maruster
holding a bit, in more senses than one, of the first computer in Transylvania.
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Activities:
Member (elected 24
March 2010 into a casual vacancy until May 2012, and again in 2012 until 2015)
of the Council of the British Computer
Society, and also sits on the Engineering and Science Board, and the
Audit and Risk Committee, of the Society. He
is involved
in Computing at School, in particular he is South-West cooordinator of the Network of Excellence.
Founding Editor-in-Chief LMS Journal of
Computation and Mathematics:
submit papers/queries here.
The first Ontario
Research Chair in Computer Algebra
Former Royal Society Industrial Fellow.
Until June 2008, Director of Studies
for undergraduates, and would still like them to speak
English.
He represents the University on the
Bristol Military
Education Committee.
He is Pensions
Representative for the local
association of the Universities and
Colleges Union.
Works in Computer Algebra, where he is an author of a
textbook,
many papers,
posters
and presentations.
See Mathematical Reviews on JHD for a list that they consider "mathematical" (needs a subscription).
His major research effort is a grant in
Real Geometry and Connectedness via Triangular Description.
He has other PhD research topics: see
this topic list.
He spoke on security of cloud computing at BCS Bristol on March 2012.
He has been heavily
involved in OpenMath.
He was also Treasurer of the European Mathematical Trust.
In Academic Year 2011-12, he was leader of
the PR and Recruitment
Team in the Department of Computer Science. He has since relinquished
this role to concentrate
on Computing at School.
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He chaired the Research Committee's Working Party on Powerful Computing:
report here, and is
on
the High-Performance
Computing Facilities Advisory Group.
His notes on various scientific meetings are listed
here.
In Academic Year 2012/13 his teaching is
CM30070:
Computer Algebra and
XX10190: Programming and Discrete Mathematics:
information for
students;
HEA workshop 4
February 2013.
He will also be contributing to CM20215 and CM30072.
Letter in the Times
Higher Education Supplement: original here.
Image
of the church of Saint Mamas, patron saint of tax avoiders.
Telephone: +44 1225 386181
Fax: +44 1225 383436
E-mail Address: J.H.Davenport@bath.ac.uk
Postal Address:
Department of Computer Science
University of Bath
Bath
BA2 7AY
United Kingdom
Academic Year 2010/11 he taught
CM30070:
Computer Algebra and
XX10190: Programming and Discrete Mathematics:
getting started instructions.
Academic Year 2007/2008: in Semester 1 he taught
CM30070:
Computer Algebra and
CM30078/50123: Advanced Networking.
In Semester 2 he oversaw the teaching of CM30173/CM50210 Cryptography,
coordinated CM50209 Security, and supervised various projects.
Academic Year 2008/2009: in Semester 1 he taught
CM30070:
Computer Algebra and
CM30078/50123:
Advanced Networking.
In Semester 2 he is on sabbatical at the
University of Waterloo. See some photographs
here.
Academic Year 2009/2010: in Semester 1 he taught teaching
XX10190: Programming and Discrete Mathematics,
CM30070:
Computer Algebra and
CM30078/50123:
Advanced Networking.
On Tuesdays at 10.15 in 6E2.2, he is running a
seminar series
on cylindrical algebraic decomposition. In September 2009, he lectured at the
UK's prize-giving for the International Mathematical Olympiad team: his slides
are here. In Semester 2, he continued with XX10190, and also taught CM50209: Security and Integrity.
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