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**Bio**: \\
As a Medical Laboratory Technician in the 80's, Chris found himself increasingly automating 
laboratory tests when someone told him what he was actually doing was programming. As 
this was rather fun, Chris studied for his MSc in IT from Bristol Polytechnic in 1989. He 
became a software engineer, then architect, then agile methodology and design consultant 
and trainer, before then taking up a lectureship at the University of the West of England, 
Bristol in 2002. He was able to bring his software development experience to the emerging 
research field of artificial intelligence, and in 2011 obtained his PhD in interactive, 
evolutionary computation for early lifecycle software design. Chris now actively researches 
in the field of Search-Based Software Engineering (SBSE). Chris is a member of ACCU, the 
British Computer Society and is a Certified IT Professional. An overview of Chris's research 
interests and his publications can be found at http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/~clsimons/\\
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Location: Bristol\\
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**Email**: chris.simons@uwe.ac.uk\\
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