Rate My Professor John McDermid

Professor John McDermid is Professor of Software Engineering in the Department of Computer Science at the University of York, a position he has held since 1987. Prior to joining York, he worked as a Ministry of Defence research scientist and spent five years in the software industry. He has served as Head of the Department of Computer Science from 2006 to 2012 and from 2016 to 2017. He directed the Assuring Autonomy International Programme from 2018 to 2023 and is currently Director of the Centre for Assuring Autonomy and Lloyd's Register Foundation Chair in Safety. McDermid was a Non-Executive Director of the Health and Safety Executive from 2019 to 2024. He leads the High Integrity Systems research group and has advised governments, regulators, and industries worldwide, including the UK Department for Transport, Law Commission, National Physical Laboratory, Rolls-Royce, Ministry of Defence, Siemens, Fraunhofer, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NASA, FiveAI, and SAIF Systems. He chaired the BSI Connected Autonomous Vehicles Standards Advisory Board and contributed to shaping national and international policies on autonomous vehicles and vessels.