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Noel Sharkey

British computer scientist and Robot Wars judge
Person human Q93089

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
December 14, 1948, 1948[8]
Place of birth
Belfast
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
computer scientist, television presenter, roboticist, electrical engineer, university teacher
Employer
University of Sheffield, University of Essex[20][21]
Field of work
computer science, robotics, experimental psychology, informatics, artificial intelligence, robot, cognitive process, machine learning, cognitive science[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Position held
professor emeritus[19]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Fellow of the British Computer Society, Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, honorary doctorate[22][23][24][25]
Official website
staffwww.dcs.shef.ac.uk[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[33]
Family name
Sharkey[29]
Given name
Noel[30]
Honorific prefix
emeritus[28]
Member of
International Committee for Robot Arms Control[26]
Participant in
Robot Wars[32]
Social media followers
11k (11k–11k, n=4)[34][35][36][37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Noel E. Sharkey en Noel Sharkey ar نويل شاركي cs Noel E. Sharkey de Noel E. Sharkey zh 诺埃·沙基 zh 諾埃爾·夏基
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000063079001
VIAF cluster ID
66551751
Library of Congress authority ID
n85098116
GND ID
1106003888
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Noel Sharkey (9217099586).jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
cc51403c-c81c-42a5-a0ea-17737dd89305
BIBSYS ID
90183637
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124023086
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11251906
CiNii Research ID
1140000791740543360
DBLP author ID
71/1274
Described at URL
www.icrac.net, blogs.icrc.org
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Freebase ID
/m/05xpff
Gateway to Research person ID
B15F43D5-8C0E-488C-835B-25F48DB53817
IdRef ID
03312504X
JRC Names ID
682133
KBR person ID
14748943
Libraries Australia ID
35753340
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01541425
NL CR AUT ID
ntk20221160176
NLA Trove people ID
1071957
NSK (VIAF) ID
000061059
NSK ID
981005684534609366
NUKAT ID
n2013143213
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007437316005171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811523139205606
National Virtual Library of India ID
509038
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072928859
RERO ID (legacy)
A026829782
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmPb7xphgMRxpYdRJDwmd
X (Twitter) username
NoelSharkey
Yale LUX ID
person/1132eaef-884e-459e-82c5-d29292481f5e

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Field of work 11
artificial intelligence, computer science, robot, robotics, machine learning, cognitive science, experimental psychology, informatics +3 more
Occupation 5
computer scientist, television presenter, university teacher, electrical engineer, roboticist
Award received 2
honorary doctorate, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Employer 1
University of Sheffield
Given name 1
Noel
Honorific prefix 1
emeritus
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Participant in 1
Robot Wars
Place of birth 1
Belfast
Position held 1
professor emeritus
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
Robot Wars
← FactGrid item ID 1
Waldbröl
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Summary

Noel Sharkey was born on December 14, 1948[1], in Belfast[2]. He has worked as a computer scientist[3], television presenter[4], roboticist[5], electrical engineer[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Noel Sharkey born?

Noel Sharkey's place of birth was Belfast[2].

What did Noel Sharkey do for work?

Noel Sharkey worked as a computer scientist[3], television presenter[4], roboticist[5], electrical engineer[6], and university teacher[7].

What awards did Noel Sharkey receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts[22], Fellow of the British Computer Society[23], Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology[24], and honorary doctorate[25].

Related Entities

artificial intelligence artificial intelligence model Belfast computer science computer scientist informatics machine learning R.O.B. robotics United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . icrac.net. icrac.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . icrac.net. icrac.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . WorldCat Entities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · AIpolicy · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → International Committee for Robot Arms Control
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  2. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth place → —
    NUKAT ID → n2013143213
    Official website → http://staffwww.dcs.shef.ac.uk/people/N.Sharkey/
    GND ID → 1106003888
    + 94 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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