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Computer Science |
Dr Peter Coxhead
Honorary Senior Lecturer
Contact Information (for academic-related matters)
| Address: | c/o School of Computer Science The University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK |
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| Telephone: | (0121) 414 4773 (National) +44 121 414 4773 (International) |
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| Fax: | (0121) 414 4281 (National) +44 121 414 4281 (International) |
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| E-mail (University): | p.coxhead@cs.bham.ac.uk | |
| E-mail (personal): | 
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Links to my web pages
Academic
- Natural Language Processing Resources
- Web technologies: XML, HTML, Javascript, etc.
- A Referencing Style Guide
- Computational evolutionary biology
Others
- Personal Web Site
- Sutton Park
- Natural History of Sutton Park
- Sutton Coldfield Natural History Society
- Natural History Talks
- The Birmingham Greek Club
Academic and Related Activities & Interests
Retired from full-time employment in the School of Computer Science on 30 September 2008. From 1 November 2008 to 31 January 2009, worked for the College of Engineering & Physical Sciences, assisting with preparation for the QAA Institutional Audit. Now an Honorary Senior Lecturer.
My current academic interests in computer science are mainly in the cognitive science area although I'm also (re)learning about some of the computational aspects of evolutionary biology. I've maintained a longstanding interest in taxonomy and the 'tree of life'. Some of the recent changes suggested by molecular phylogenetics are startling to those of us first educated in traditional morphological approaches. Whether these changes are soundly based or artefacts of the statistical methods used remains to be seen. At present I share some of the doubts of Bateman, Hilton & Rudall (2006).
- External Advisor for Computing Science for the International Baccalaureate.
- 'Registered assessor' for the British Computer Society. (Assessors review the accreditation status of degree programmes.)
- External Examiner for the University of Bradford.
- External Examiner for Coventry University.