
Alistair Edwards
Honorary Research Fellow
Alistair Edwards has retired
I have retired from full-time and paid employment as a Senior Lecturer. However, I retain an honorary post as a Research Fellow. Some of my retirement activities are listed below.
If you need to contact him, please email cs-reception@york.ac.uk
Work in progress
Although I have retired, I have not stopped thinking; I still wonder about topics related to technology, and to people. I just do not have access to any resources to carry out any research – not even undergraduates to do projects with me. I can think, though – and write. Thus, from time to time I will write something and put it on here, and will, of course, welcome comments and feedback.
York HCI Group Reunion
We thought that 2024 marked 40 years of the HCI Group so we had a reunion. Watch this space for information about the day.
Speakers for Schools
I give talks to schools under the auspices of the organization Speakers for Schools. Talks I have recently given are:
- AI and the Future of Programming Pudsey Grammar School
- What Does ChatGPT Understand? Ossett Academy
- Accent the Positive Benton Park School
- Where is the Science in Computer Science? Elliot Husdon College.
Further information on talks I have given, and would like to give, is available.
Coping: A Survival Guide for People with Asperger Syndrome
This is a booklet that was written by Marc Segar and it is what the title implies. As Marc wrote: 'It is aimed at passing on my experiences of surviving as an Asperger sufferer in a world where every situation is slightly different for the benefit of other Asperger sufferers.'
I obtained permission to transfer this to a webpage, as here. Judging by the feedback I have received it is an invaluable resource. I have suggested to the University that it ought to be in a more accessible and permanent section of the website, but they don't seem bothered. I hope you can find it and find it helpful
Martin House
Martin House is a hospice for children and young people, in Boston Spa. I think it is a vital resource. Like all UK hospices, it is a charity. It raises some of its funding from shops, which take in donated items and resell them. I do my small bit to keep this going, generally by driving a white van round on a Friday, moving stock between the shops.