Jonathan Peter Bowen

Prof. Jonathan Peter Bowen

School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, City of London, UK
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Emeritus Professor of Computing

Biography

Prof. Jonathan P. Bowen, FBCS FRSA, is Emeritus Professor at London South Bank University, where he was Professor of Computing from 2000, an Adjunct Professor at Southwest University, Chongqing, China (from 2017), and Chairman of Museophile Limited (founded in 2002). He received a BA honours degree in Engineering Science in 1977 and an MA degree in 1981 from Oxford University. Bowen has worked in academia and industry since 1977, including at Marconi Instruments, Logica, Imperial College London, Silicon Graphics, Oxford University, the University of Reading, and Altran Praxis. He has research interests in computer science, software engineering, formal methods, history of computing, digital culture, and museum informatics. He won the IEE Charles Babbage Premium Award in 1994. Bowen received the Freedom of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists in 2001, later becoming a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2002, Fellow of the British Computer Society in 2004, and is now a Life Fellow of both institutions.

Affiliations

London South Bank University

London, City of London, UK

School of Engineering

Honors and Awards

honor

Charles Babbage Premium

IET

Best paper in the Software Engineering Journal, awarded 1994.

Experience

Research Director

London South Bank University

01 Mar 2000 - 01 Jul 2006