Peter Mowforth (born 27 October 1953) is a British businessman and chief executive (CEO) of Indez Ltd,[1] an online E-commerce agency based in Scotland. He was formerly a Machine Learning, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence expert and co-founded the Turing Institute.[4] He founded the First Robot Olympics.[3][8][9]
Dr. Peter Heward Mowforth | |
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 Peter Mowforth, CEO Indez Ltd | |
| Born | 27 October 1953[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of Cambridge[2] University of Sheffield[2] |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founding the First Robot Olympics[2][3] |
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| Spouse | Gillian Mowforth |
| Parent(s) | Cyril Mowforth, Olga Mowforth[7] |
Early life and education edit
Mowforth was born in Sheffield, England on 27 October 1953 to Cyril and Olga Mowforth.[7] He studied Neurophysiology and Physics in London and then moved to the University of Cambridge to study human psychophysics and neurophysiology. He gained a PhD from the University of Sheffield on the requirements and constraints for human stereo vision. He went to the University of Edinburgh's Machine Intelligence Research Unit in 1982 to investigate the role of induction in 2D vision systems.[2]
Career edit
Alongside the Professor Donald Michie and Tim Niblett of Edinburgh University's Machine Intelligence Research Unit, Mowforth founded the Turing Institute in 1983,[4] named in memory of Alan Turing who had worked alongside Michie at Bletchley Park.
In 1990, Mowforth founded the First Robot Olympics.[3][8][9] The event ran from 27 to 28 September and saw teams from 12 different countries competing.[5][10][11]
After the dissolution of the Turing Institute in 1994, Mowforth founded the online E-commerce business now known as Indez.[6]
In 2020, Mowforth co-founded the Scottish Government backed Institute of E-commerce, announced at an event organised by Dean Lockhart MSP.[5][12]
Media Appearances edit
In 1990, Mowforth was interviewed by Lorraine Kelly on TV-am about the First Robot Olympics and the future of robotics.[8]
After the death of his parents he shared their letters sent during the Second World War with a local Historical Association, which led to significant media interest and television appearances, including on The One Show.[7][13] The letters were adapted into an 8-part podcast series.[14]
He has written on business matters for The Herald.[15][16]
Personal life edit
Mowforth lives in Milngavie, Glasgow, and is known to have purchased the property of Heatherbank House in 1995.[17][18]
References edit
- ^ a b c "About DR PETER HEWARD MOWFORTH". Company Check. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f McGhee, J.; Grimble, M. J.; Mowforth, P. (1990). Knowledge-based Systems for Industrial Control. London: Peter Peregrinus Ltd. p. About the Authors. ISBN 978-0-86341-221-9.
- ^ a b c Gavaghan, Helen (6 October 1990). "Science: Mechanical athletes totter towards Olympic glory". New Scientist. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Jeevanandam, Nivash (14 November 2022). "AI Insights - Traversing the Turing Institute". India AI. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d Murden, Terry (3 February 2022). "Institute outlines £55bn e-commerce opportunity". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b "About Us". Indez. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Good Evening Sweetheart: real-life romance of young couple separated by WWII". Historical Association. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Kelly, Lorraine; Mowforth, Peter (1990). "Lorraine Kelly interviews Dr Peter Mowforth on Robotics". TV-am. World News Network. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b "First robot Olympics". Guinness World Records. 27 September 1990. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Buckley, David (21 February 2015). "1st International Robot Olympics". Robots and Systems. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Tim Willard. "No Relay Race on This Olympic Field". Los Angeles Times. World Future Society. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "New Institute of Ecommerce to tap into Scotland's £55bn opportunity". University of Strathclyde. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Baker, Matt; Ackerley, Michelle (14 February 2017). "Good-Evening Sweetheart". The One Show. BBC. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Anna Priestland (7 June 2019). "Letters of Love in WW2". Apple Podcasts (Podcast). Sky History, acast. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Mowforth, Peter (25 January 2024). "Why Scotland needs to get on board the e-commerce express". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "There's going to be a tsunami of change and very few people are getting their heads around it". The Herald (Glasgow). 4 November 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Workman, Shirley (29 December 2000). "This painting is Australia's greatest missing art treasure - it was last seen in a Milngavie house". Milngavie & Bearsden Herald. p. 5.
- ^ McDonald, Toby (31 December 2000). "Aussie art gem may be hidden in Scots attic". Sunday Express - Scottish Edition. p. 12.