Automation and Collaborative Robotics (PDF)

Peter Matthews, based in the UK, is a writer and research scientist. Peter has more than 40 years of IT experience ranging from mainframe/Unix programming, development and relational databases to secure cloud computing, DevOps and cobotics. Peter's research work has been concerned with leading edge technology for a major proportion of that time. Projects have included machine learning algorithms for soccer clubs, multi-level secure database systems and object-oriented application infrastructures. He has also led groups investigating the influence of macro social, political and economic trends on future technology.

Peter's current research is focused on automation and robotics. Past research has covered Internet of Things, cloud computing, data curation, smart buildings and cobotics. Peter has been the CA project lead on cobotics under the auspices of the Centre for Visual and Decision Informatics, a USA National Science Foundation initiative.



Peter has authored and co-authored academic papers including "Data Is the New Currency" in the proceedings of New Security Paradigms Workshop. Other writing includes books on "Ingres Visual Programming", co-authoring of "The Innovative CIO: How IT Leaders Can Drive Business Innovation" and co-editor/contributor to "MOdel-Driven Approach for design and execution of applications on multiple Clouds"



Steven Greenspan, PhD is an innovator of information and communications technology (ICT), with over 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals and 79 US patents, including the first patent to describe two-factor and two-device authentication and authorization. This invention is widely used throughout the world to ensure secure access to web services and it showcased the value of keeping the human-in-the-loop. His current research interests include user experience and collaboration in complex systems, differential privacy, ethical decision-making, and innovative approaches for integrating