![Professor George M. Coghill Professor George M. Coghill](/img/200x200/staffpages/uploads/s01gc1/avatar/1iheTzgRrwK7HkYkAQjQMyeH0ZzgeUKwFHjjkU5c.jpeg)
B.Sc.(Eng.), M.Sc., M.Th(R)., Ph.D., LTCL, FRSA
Emeritus Professor
- About
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- Email Address
- g.coghill@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Natural and Computing Sciences
Biography
I am retired (but not old enough to claim my state pension) and was recently awarded an MTh by research from Edinburgh Theological Seminary (ETS)/ University of Glasgow, in Theology and Science/ Analytic Theology, for research on the philosophical and theological ideas of Donald M. MacKay (1922-1987).
My current research is in Theology and Science, and Analytic Theology.
I am an Honorary Research Fellow at ETS (and on the ETS Senate, and Seminary Board).
I am also a singer and obtained a diploma from Trinity College London (LTCL) in 2014. I give recitals, and am building up my portfolio. You can find my music page on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/George-M-Coghill-Baritone-111362928143158
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After completing a degree in Engineering Science at the University of Aberdeen I moved into Clinical Physics, working for Greater Glasgow Health Board. While there I completed an M.Sc. by research in an area of Artificial Intelligence. This led me to pursue an academic career, to which end I undertook a PhD in the Intelligent Systems Laboratory at Heriot-Watt University on the topic of Qualitative Reasoning. My first academic appointment was in the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (1997 – 2002), where I extended my research interests to include Scientific Discovery. After that I returned to Aberdeen as a SL in Computing Science. I was promoted to Reader in 2009, and to a Chair in 2011. At Aberdeen I have had a number of roles. I was Head of Computing Science (2010-2014); Director of Research and a Deputy Head of the School of Natural and Computing Sciences (2015 – 2018). I have served on a several committees in the institution including the Academic Standards Committee (Post-graduate), the Quality Assurance Committee, and the Research Policy Committee. I have also done a few stints on Senate.
External Memberships
Honorary Research Fellow, Edinburgh Theological Seminary
Associate University Lecturer, University of Glasgow
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
Latest Publications
Enhanced Affinity Propagation Clustering on Heterogeneous Information Network
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsDonald MacCrimmon MacKay (1922 – 1987): Scientist and Accidental Philosopher.: A Critical Appreciation.
Science and Christian Belief, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 83-102Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBehind the eye: Donald M. MacKay and the 1986 Gifford Lectures
Theology in Scotland, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 66-74Contributions to Journals: ArticlesArtificial Intelligence (and Christianity): Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How?
Studies in Christian Ethics, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 604-619Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMulti-stage Bias Mitigation for Individual Fairness in Algorithmic Decisions
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20650-4_4
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22764/1/Ghadage_etal_ANNPR_Multi_Stage_Bias_AAM.pdf
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Research Overview
My main research was in the area of Model-based Systems and Qualitative reasoning (a branch of AI), but is now in the domain of Theology and Science (focussed on issues in Information and AI).
Current Research Interests:
Theology and Science/ Philosophical Theology
Analytic Theology
Philosophy of Information
Informational Philosophy of Science
Model-based Systems and Qualitative Reasoning
I have been fortunate to be involved in interdisciplinary projects with friends and colleagues across a wide spectrum of disciplines.
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Non-constructive interval simulation of dynamic systems
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsPhysarum Inspired Model for Mobile Sensor Nodes Deployment in the Presence of Obstacles
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95450-9_12
Using qualitative models to define sustainable management for the commons in data poor conditions
Environmental Science & Policy, vol. 67, pp. 52-60Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLarge Margin Distribution Machine Recursive Feature Elimination
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedingse-Distance Weighted Support Vector Regression
Working Papers: Working Papers- [ONLINE] https://arxiv.org/abs/1607.06657
FdDCA: A Novel Fuzzy Deterministic Dendritic Cell Algorithm
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2908961.2931662
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7342/1/p1007_mukhtar.pdf
Notes on the Floridian Theory of Strongly Semantic Information
Aberdeen: Department of Computing Science, University of Aberdeen. 17 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7763/1/noftsi.pdf
The social sciences and the web: From ‘Lurking’ to interdisciplinary ‘Big Data’ research
Methodological Innovations, vol. 9, pp. 1-14Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAn Integrated Qualitative and Quantitative Biochemical Model Learning Framework Using Evolutionary Strategy and Simulated Annealing
Cognitive Computation, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 637-651Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAn integrative top-down and bottom-up qualitative model construction framework for exploration of biochemical systems
Soft Computing, vol. 19, pp. 1595-1610Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-014-1467-6
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4531/1/top_down_bottom_up.pdf