Christopher M. Bishop

I am Chief Research Scientist at Microsoft Research Cambridge, and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh. I am also a  Fellow of Darwin College Cambridge. My research interests include machine learning and its applications.

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Hi-tech Trek: The Quest for the Ultimate Computer
The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures were started in 1825 by Michael Faraday with the aim of presenting complex scientific topics to a general audience, and they continue to be held annually in London. The 2008 lectures, Hi-tech Trek: The Quest for the Ultimate Computer, were the first to be given on the theme of computer science. The five lectures were broadcast on UK national television on Channel 5 at prime time.

You can watch the lectures in full, or to get a flavour you can view a short clip.

There is also an interactive web site associated with the 2008 lectures, which includes 10 games illustrating concepts from computer science, and 10 downloadable files giving details of experiments and demonstrations that can be done at home or in school.

Prof Christopher M. Bishop
FREng, FRSE,
Chief Research Scientist
Microsoft Research Cambridge
Roger Needham Building
7 J J Thomson Avenue
Cambridge CB3 0FB, UK

Tel: +44 (0)1223 479756
Anna Hamilton - Assistant
Fax: +44 (0)1223 479999