Michael F Smith
Encyclopedia
Michael F Smith is an Anglo-American computer scientist
and businessman. He currently is a visiting professor at University College London
, U.K. He specializes in software prototyping
, computer safety and health informatics
.
from 1976 to 1980 developing petroleum information systems for Petroconsultants
SA.
During that time, he also developed microprocessor based oceanographic instruments at University College Galway and was awarded a DPhil. He was appointed lecturer in computer science at Reading University in 1980 and became head of R&D for ISTEL
, the computing company of Rover Group
in 1984.
Smith held several directorial positions in the petroleum industry and management consultancy until 1990 when he was appointed professor of health informatics
at Keele University
in the departments of computer science and medicine; he also held the position of Director of Information for North Staffordshire Health Authority. In 1996 he moved to London and held professorial posts at City University, Barts, LSE and UCL
and consultant positions at Z/Yen
and PwC
. In 2000, he founded Medix UK Limited
and fm2x limited in 2007. He retired from active academic life in 2008.
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
and businessman. He currently is a visiting professor at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
, U.K. He specializes in software prototyping
Software prototyping
*Software prototyping, refers to the activity of creating prototypes of software applications, i.e., incomplete versions of the software program being developed...
, computer safety and health informatics
Health informatics
.Health informatics is a discipline at the intersection of information science, computer science, and health care...
.
Biography
Mike Smith worked in Dublin and GenevaGeneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
from 1976 to 1980 developing petroleum information systems for Petroconsultants
Petroconsultants
Petroconsultants was an oil and gas exploration and scouting information company formed in 1968 in Geneva to take over the activities of Harry Wassall and Associates, which was founded in Havana in 1956 . Petroconsultants collected information about oil and gas wells and fields from around the...
SA.
During that time, he also developed microprocessor based oceanographic instruments at University College Galway and was awarded a DPhil. He was appointed lecturer in computer science at Reading University in 1980 and became head of R&D for ISTEL
ISTEL
ISTEL, formerly BL Systems, and latterly AT&T Istel, was a British information technology company.-History:The company was formed in 1979 as BL Systems Limited through a merger of the computer departments of various automotive manufacturing companies brought together under the British Leyland ...
, the computing company of Rover Group
Rover Group
The Rover Group plc was the name given in 1986 to the British state-owned vehicle manufacturer previously known as British Leyland or BL. Owned by British Aerospace from 1988 to 1994, when it was sold to BMW, the Group was broken up in 2000 with the Rover and MG marques being acquired by the MG...
in 1984.
Smith held several directorial positions in the petroleum industry and management consultancy until 1990 when he was appointed professor of health informatics
Health informatics
.Health informatics is a discipline at the intersection of information science, computer science, and health care...
at Keele University
Keele University
Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...
in the departments of computer science and medicine; he also held the position of Director of Information for North Staffordshire Health Authority. In 1996 he moved to London and held professorial posts at City University, Barts, LSE and UCL
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
and consultant positions at Z/Yen
Z/Yen
Z/Yen is a commercial think-tank based in the City of London founded in 1994 with associates around the world. Z/Yen has developed collaborative projects such as The London Accord, the Global Financial Centres Index, the Global Intellectual Property Index for Taylor Wessing and Taskforce 2000...
and PwC
PwC
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....
. In 2000, he founded Medix UK Limited
Medix UK Limited
Medix UK Limited is a UK based market research consultancy providing online research in healthcare.Up until 2007, Medix produced a number of not-for-profit studies and publications concerning issues important to UK healthcare, such as patient complaints, doctor job satisfaction, the National...
and fm2x limited in 2007. He retired from active academic life in 2008.
Publications
Some of his publications:- Software Prototyping: Adoption, Practice and Management. McGraw-Hill, London (1991).
- Confidentiality, Privacy and Safety of Healthcare Systems. Special edition of Health Informatics Journal, December 1998 (with Ross J. Anderson).
- Privacy, confidentiality and safety of healthcare information systems. Health Informatics Journal 1998;4(3&4):124-127.
- Data protection, health care, and the new European directive. BMJ 1996;312:197-198.
- Computer safety in medicine and patient identification. High Integrity Systems Journal 1995;1(4):397-398.
- Are clinical information systems safe? BMJ 1994;308:612.
- Automatic assembler source translation from the Z80 to the MC6809. IEEE Micro (April 1984) pp 3–9 (with Brian Luff).
- A microprocessor-controlled digitizer for conductivity, temperature, depthConductivity, temperature, depthA CTD profiler is an essential instrument of physical and biological oceanographic field research. Operated from a ship, it greatly contributes to our understanding of ocean dynamics by gathering information on the distribution and variation of the ocean's properties...
probes. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (July 1981) pp 157–160. - Using interrupts for real time clocks. Byte (November 1977) pp 50–53.