Originally from Birmingham, Peter joined the University to study the MSc in Natural Computation in 2005, for which he was awarded the coveted Best Student prize.
He completed his PhD with CERCIA in 2010 and subsequently became a Research Fellow working primarily on the European project Engineering Proprioception in Computing Systems (EPiCS).
Before joining the University of Birmingham, Dr. Lewis read for a BSc in Computer Science at the University of Leicester.
At present, his research is concerned with investigating algorithms and techniques for achieving self-awareness and self-expression in decentralised computational systems. A particular focus is in developing and analysing online learning algorithms, such as those using evolutionary computation and other nature-inspired techniques. He is interested in the interaction between such online algorithms, which can be studied for example through co-evolution and game theory.
"More generally", says Peter, "I am interested in the interplay between Computer Science and the Social Sciences and natural world. This means I have a broad interest in natural computation, multi-agent systems, agent-based modelling of complex systems, the development and analysis of game-playing strategies, reputation mechanisms, algorithmic trading and the development of marketing strategies. Moreover, I'm interested in how these things might be used in practical scenarios to achieve specific outcomes."
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