Current Position and Employer
From left to right: Professor Francisco Chiclana with Professor Ronald Yager (Iona College, New Rochelle, New York, USA) and Professor Enrique Herrera Viedma (University of Granada, Spain)
- Professor of Computational Intelligence and Decision Making, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK (May 2012)
- Co-Director of DIGITS - De Montfort University Interdisciplinary Group in Intelligent Transport Systems, Faculty of Technology, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK (2011-present)
- Coordinator of REF UOA 11: Computer Science and Informatics
- Member of the Faculty of Technology Scholarship Panel, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK (2008-present)
- Member of the School of Computer Science and Informatics Research Committee
- Member of the School of Computer Science and Informatics Industrial Liaison Committee
Professional Employment History
- Reader in Computational Intelligence, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK (October 2007-May 2012)
- Principal Lecturer, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK (August 2006-October 2007)
- Senior Lecturer, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK (August 2003-July 2006)
- School Treasurer and Head of Administration, IES Guadalpin, Marbella, Spain (August 2002-July 2003)
- Secondary School Teacher, Regional Government of Andalucia, Spain (September 1990-July 2003)
- Research Associate, Department of Statistics, University of Granada, Spain (May 1990-September 1990)
- Temporary Lecturer, Department of Algebra, University of Granada, Spain (January 1990-March 1990)
Academic Qualifications
- Certificate Successful completion of HEA accredited pathway for staff new to teaching in Higher Education, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK (September 2005)
- Outstanding Award for a PhD in Mathematics for the academic year 1999/2000, University of Granada, Spain (27 November 2002)
- PhD in Mathematics (Distinction Cum Laude), Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Granada, Spain (24 March 2000)
- Public examination to become part of government civil service as a secondary school teacher, Ministry of Education and Science, Spanish Government (July 1990)
- Degree in Mathematics (Statistics & Operational Research), University of Granada, Spain (1984-1989)
- Certificate of Pedagogic Aptitude, Institute of Educational Science, University of Granada, Spain (1989)
Memberships of External Bodies
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK
- Member of the European Society for Fuzzy Logic and Technology (EUSFLAT)