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Research

Leeds Beckett professor admitted to prestigious academy

20 March 2025

Leeds Beckett's Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Grigoris Antoniou, was recently elected member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts during the Academy's Plenary Days held in Salzburg, Austria, from Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 March, 2025.

Audience in a historic hall attending a formal event, dressed in elegant attire, with classical paintings on the walls.

The Academy is a renowned network that connects around 2,000 artists and scientists from across the globe, including almost 40 Nobel Prize laureates. Grigoris was elected to join Class VI - Technical and Environmental Sciences. Academy members are elected for their outstanding achievements in science, arts and governance.

Professor Antoniou said: "It is a great privilege to be elected member of this leading European academy. It is an acknowledgement of my work on foundational AI and its application to healthcare, and also of my many research collaborators and my home institution Leeds Beckett."

Professor Akintola Akintoye, Dean of the School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing, congratulated Grigoris on the news: "This is a great honour for Professor Antoniou and for the school and testament to the work he has been doing in pioneering areas such as AI for mental health."

Professor Grigorios Antoniou

Professor / School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing

Professor Grigoris Antoniou is a professor in computer science working on explainable and responsible artificial intelligence and its applications in domains such as health. He is Fellow of IEEE and the European Association for AI and member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Professor Akintola Akintoye

Dean of School / School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing

Professor Akintoye, Dean of School of Built Environment and Engineering, joined the University in 2017. He holds the Chair of Construction Economics and Management.