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Stephen A. Jarvis

Stephen Jarvis is a computer scientist and university leader whose work spans high-performance computing, data science and applied AI. After studying at London, Oxford and Durham, he became a professor at Warwick in 2009 and held a Royal Society Industry Fellowship with Rolls-Royce. At Warwick he headed the Department of Computer Science from 2013 to 2018, helped launch the Feuer International Scholarships in AI in 2018, and served as a trustee of the Alan Turing Institute until 2020. Birmingham then gave him the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences in 2020 and the post of Provost from 2023 to 2025. Since September 2025, he is President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Surrey, where every degree has included discipline-specific AI teaching since September 2026.

Born
1970
Works
388
Citations
5,633
h-index
36
Badges

Years link to their sources. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. By 2009

    Oxford lecturer to Warwick professor

    He earns a BSc in Computer Science from the University of London, an MSc in Computation from Oxford and a PhD in Computer Science from Durham, then takes his first lectureship at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory. After a short secondment to Microsoft Research in Cambridge, he joins the University of Warwick and rises to Professor in 2009.

  2. 2009

    A Rolls-Royce industry fellowship

    In 2009, he is awarded a four-year Royal Society Industry Fellowship with Rolls-Royce. He goes on supporting the development of Rolls-Royce's standard aerodynamic design tool, which underpins how the company designs and builds its turbo-fan engines.

  3. 2013–2018

    Head of Warwick Computer Science

    From 2013 to 2018, he is Head of the Department of Computer Science at Warwick, which ranks 2nd of 89 UK computing departments in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. In 2014, he becomes Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Urban Science.

  4. 2018–2020

    AI scholarships and the Turing board

    From 2018 to 2020, he serves as a non-executive director and trustee of the Alan Turing Institute, the UK's national institute for data science and artificial intelligence. As Warwick's Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), he helps launch the Feuer International Scholarships in AI in 2018, funded by a donation from Warwick graduate Jonathan Feuer and matched by the university.

  5. 2020–2023

    Head of Birmingham engineering college

    He joins the University of Birmingham in 2020 as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. In 2020, he oversees the trials of the UK's first hydrogen-powered train and research and development programmes with High Speed 2.

  6. 2022

    A visualization award at SC22

    Research tied to the Rolls-Royce design tool he supports wins the award for Best Scientific Visualization at the 2022 Supercomputing (SC) Conference.

  7. 2023–2025

    Provost at Birmingham

    He serves as Provost and Vice-Principal at the University of Birmingham from 2023, with a central role in shaping the university's strategic vision. In June 2025, the University of Surrey announces him as its new President and Vice-Chancellor; his fields are high-performance computing, data science and applied AI.

  8. Since September 2025

    Leading the University of Surrey

    He takes up the post of President and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Surrey in September 2025. In September 2026, Surrey embeds discipline-specific AI teaching in every degree. He is also a non-executive director of the National Physical Laboratory.

Career

  1. Since 2025University of SurreyPresident and Vice-Chancellor
  2. NowNational Physical LaboratoryNon-Executive Director
  3. 2020–2025University of BirminghamPro-Vice-Chancellor, Provost and Vice-Principal
  4. 2019–2021University of California, Berkeley
  5. 2018–2020Alan Turing InstituteNon-Executive Director and Trustee
  6. From 2014EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Urban ScienceDirector
  7. 2013–2018University of WarwickProfessor
  8. 1995–1998University of OxfordLecturer
  9. Microsoft ResearchSecondment

Education

  1. University of LondonBSc in Computer Science
  2. University of OxfordMSc in Computation
  3. Durham UniversityPhD in Computer Science

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

  1. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of Surrey. 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.
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Surrey. 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.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes University of Surrey. 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.
  4. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes University of Surrey. 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.

Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. Prof Stephen Jarvis | University of Surrey surrey.ac.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Leading computational scientist appointed as PVC and the new Head of College of Engineering and Physical Sciences - University of Birmingham birmingham.ac.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Stephen A. Jarvis - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. AI scholarships open at Warwick - Laboratory News labnews.co.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Birmingham's Jarvis appointed next Surrey vice-chancellor | Times Higher Education (THE) timeshighereducation.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Expert in AI Is New Head of the University of Surrey - Guildford Dragon NEWS guildford-dragon.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. Professor Stephen Jarvis announced as the new President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Surrey | University of Surrey surrey.ac.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  8. National plan urges AI teaching at universities, with Surrey's discipline-specific model leading the way | University of Surrey surrey.ac.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  9. Professor Stephen Jarvis - NPL npl.co.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.