Dr Edward Hughes is a scientific leader in the field of AI and an expert on fast adaptation. His teams have pioneered large-scale reinforcement learning, the paradigm of Cooperative AI, and ad-hoc collaboration between machines and humans. Edward is a generalist, equally passionate about science, engineering and leadership. He draws inspiration from diverse sources, including cultural evolution, social psychology, economics, organisational design, and meta-learning. He is happiest driving rapid, measurable progress on high-risk, high-impact projects.

Edward is currently a Staff Research Engineer at Google DeepMind. He received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from Queen Mary University of London on applications of string theory to particle scattering.