Robert David Stevens is a Senior Lecturer

Lecturer

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 in the School of Computer Science at the University of Manchester.

He gained his BSc

Bachelor of Science

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 degree in Biochemistry

Biochemistry

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 from the University of Bristol

University of Bristol

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 in 1986, a MSc

Master of Science

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 degree in bioinformatics

Bioinformatics

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 in 1991 and a PhD

Doctor of Philosophy

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 degree in Computer Science

Computer science

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 in 1996, both from the University of York

University of York

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.

His current research interests are the construction of biological ontologies

Ontology (computer science)

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 and the reconciliation of semantic heterogeneity in bioinformatics.

External links

• Robert Stevens homepage at the University of Manchester
• Peer reviewed publications by Robert Stevens in Computer Science from DBLP
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• Robert Stevens introduction on public-semweb-lifesci mailing list at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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• Grants awarded to Robert Stevens by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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