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Michael Luck

Michael Luck is a computer scientist whose work on multi-agent systems includes the 2003 paper “Unifying Agent Systems,” which reviews a framework for comparing those systems. He earned a Bachelor of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy at UCL in 1988 and 1993, lectured at Warwick, and became a professor at Southampton. At King’s, he joined in 2007, headed Informatics, served as Executive Dean of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, and directed two AI centres. EurAI elected him a Fellow in 2020; he joined Sussex as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost in September 2023 and co-hosted the Sussex Awards in 2026. As of October 2026, he is Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost at Sussex and a visiting Professor of Computer Science at King’s, with a Bristol appointment beginning in November 2026.

Works
25
Citations
169
h-index
8

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1988–2000

    UCL degrees and Warwick

    He earns a Bachelor of Science at UCL in 1988 and a Doctor of Philosophy there in 1993. From 1993 to 2000, he lectures in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Warwick.

  2. 2000–2006

    Professor at Southampton

    From 2000 to 2006, he is a Professor of Computer Science in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton.

  3. 2003

    Unifying agent systems

    In 2003, he coauthors “Unifying Agent Systems” with Mark d’Inverno. The paper reviews a computational formal framework for developing, evaluating, and comparing multi-agent systems, with models of agent dimensions and inter-agent relationships.

  4. 2007–2020

    Head and executive dean

    In 2007, he joins King’s College London. He heads the Department of Informatics from 2011 to 2013 and serves as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Sciences from 2013 to 2020.

  5. 2019–2023

    Directing King’s AI centres

    He directs the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training on Safe and Trusted Artificial Intelligence from 2019 to 2022. From 2022 to 2023, he directs King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence.

  6. 2020

    A EurAI fellowship

    EurAI elects him a Fellow in 2020, and he appears on the association’s current Fellows list.

  7. 2023–2026

    Sussex provost and awards host

    In September 2023, he joins the University of Sussex as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost. In April 2026, he co-hosts the Sussex Awards with Vice-Chancellor Sasha Roseneil.

  8. July 2026

    Incoming provost at Bristol

    In July 2026, Bristol announces that he will become its Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost on 30 November 2026. As of October 2026, he is Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost at Sussex and a visiting Professor of Computer Science at King’s College London.

Career

  1. Since 2023University of SussexDeputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost
  2. From 2026University of BristolDeputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost
  3. 2007–2023King's College LondonHead, Executive Dean
  4. 2000–2006University of SouthamptonProfessor of Computer Science
  5. 1993–2000University of WarwickLecturer

Education

  1. 1993University College LondonDoctor of Philosophy
  2. 1988University College LondonBachelor of Science

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. Moving Between Argumentation Frameworks2010 · Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications · 37 citations
  2. Agents in Principle, Agents in Practice2011 · Lecture notes in computer science · 30 citationsWith Carles Sierra and Mark d'Inverno
  3. INCORPORATING PLANNING INTO BDI SYSTEMS2007 · 20 citations
  4. A Proof of Concept: Provenance in a Service Oriented Architecture2005 · 17 citations
  5. Pattern-based Explanation for Automated Decisions2014 · Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications · 15 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 21 October 2026.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Sussex. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes University of Sussex. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  3. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes University of Sussex. We estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.
  4. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of Sussex. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Michael Luck - King's College London kclpure.kcl.ac.uk. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Michael Luck | King's College London kcl.ac.uk. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Professor Michael Luck: Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost sussex.ac.uk. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. Unifying Agent Systems - King's College London kclpure.kcl.ac.uk. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. Michael Luck (computer scientist) en.wikipedia.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. Professor Michael Luck elected fellow of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence | King's College London kcl.ac.uk. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. Awards | European Association for Artificial Intelligence eurai.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  8. Sussex Awards 2026: the winners staff.sussex.ac.uk. Checked 21 October 2026.
  9. Professor Michael Luck to become University of Bristol’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor bristol.ac.uk. Checked 21 October 2026.