!!!Demis Hassabis [{AcadMemberDataPlugin}] \\ \\ __Present and Previous Positions__ * 2010 - present Co-Founder & CEO, Google DeepMind * 2009 - 2010 Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Gatsby Unit, UCL; McGovern Institute, MIT; Dept of Psychology, Harvard * 2005 - 2009 PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London (UCL) * 1998 - 2005 Founder & CEO, Elixir Studios, London * 1993 - 1998 Lead AI Programmer, Lead Designer, Bullfrog Productions; Lionhead Studios, Guildford \\ __Fields of Scholarship__ [{AcadMemberFOScholarshipPlugin}] \\ __Honours and Awards__ *2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, one half awarded jointly with John M. Jumper “''for protein structure prediction''”, the other half was awarded to David Baker “''for computational protein design''” *2023 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award * 2023 Canada Gairdner International Award * 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences * 2022 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award * 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical & Scientific Research * 2022 Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences * 2021 IRI Medal * 2021 International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences * 2021 Royal Designer for Industry * 2020 Pius XI Medal from Pope Francis and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences * 2020 Dan David Prize Future Award for work on AI * 2018 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) * 2017 Time 100 list of the world’s 100 most influential people * 2016 Nature’s ‘top ten scientists of the year’ * 2016 WIRED’s ‘Leadership in Innovation’ award * 2016 Silver Medal of the Royal Academy of Engineering * 2014 Mullard Award of the Royal Society * Honorary Degrees from Cambridge (2015), UCL (2016), and Imperial (2018) * Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (2009), Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (2017), Fellow of the Royal Society (2018) * 5-times World Games Champion at the Mind Sports Olympiad (1998-2003) * Captained England junior chess teams, reaching master standard at 13 (2300 ELO rating), the second highest rated player in the world for his age at the time \\ %%columns-900 %%coolborders-140-70 [{Image src='User/paper_content_pencil_48.png' width='48px' class='image_left'}] [Curriculum Vitae |User/Hassabis_Demis/CV] %% ---- %%coolborders-140-70 [{Image src='User/book_48.png' class='image_left'}] [Publication list|User/Hassabis_Demis/Publications] %% ---- %%coolborders-140-70 [{Image src='User/camera_noflash_48.png' width='48px' class='image_left'}] [Highlights of my work and anecdotes|User/Hassabis_Demis/Highlight] %% ---- %%coolborders-140-70 [{Image src='User/database_48.png' class='image_left'}] [Other information|User/Hassabis_Demis/OtherInformation] %% %% [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW edit dhassabis}][{ALLOW upload dhassabis}][{ALLOW comment All}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW edit dhassabis}][{ALLOW upload dhassabis}][{ALLOW comment All}]