Derek Sleeman

Timeline

1. 1965–1982

   Learning systems at Leeds

   At Leeds, he works as a computing assistant and lecturer and serves as associate director of the Computer Based Learning Project. In 1969, he co-founds the Computer-Based Learning Unit; the work leads him to intelligent tutoring systems, and he develops early medical computer-assisted instruction.

2. 1982–1986

   Stanford AI and tutoring

   From 1982 to 1986, he works at Stanford as an associate professor of AI and education and a senior research associate in the Heuristic Programming Project. In 1982, he co-edits Intelligent Tutoring Systems with John Seely Brown.

3. 1986–1995

   Aberdeen's first computing professor

   He returns to Aberdeen in 1986 as the university's first professor of computing science. From 1992 to 1995, he coordinates the EC's Network of Excellence in Machine Learning and Knowledge Acquisition.

4. 2000–2007

   EPSRC project and EurAI Fellowship

   He serves as one of the principal investigators in the EPSRC-sponsored IRC in Advanced Knowledge Technologies from 2000 to 2007. In 2004, he becomes a Fellow of the European AI Society (EurAI).

5. Since 2008

   Emeritus professor and clinical AI

   He is an Emeritus Professor in Aberdeen's School of Natural and Computing Sciences, a position he has held since 2008. In 2023, he co-authors a study of inconsistent expert annotations in clinical AI, with models built from independent ICU consultant labels showing low agreement in external validation.