Dr Anthony Simons
MA, PhD
School of Computer Science
Senior Lecturer
Deputy Director of UG Admissions
Member of the Testing research group


+44 114 222 1838
Full contact details
School of Computer Science
Regent Court (DCS)
211 Portobello
91Ö±²¥
S1 4DP
- Profile
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Dr Anthony J H Simons is an academic software engineer in the Department of Computer Science. He has an MA in Modern Languages from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of 91Ö±²¥. After graduating he joined 91Ö±²¥ as a Research Associate in the Speech and Hearing Research Group to build speech recognition systems.
Later, in the Verification and Testing Research Group, he developed the type theory of object-oriented programming languages for his PhD. Subsequently becoming a Lecturer, he was active in developing object-oriented software engineering methods, and became the UK respondent for an OPEN ISO standard.
As a Senior Lecturer, he investigates the area of Model-Based Testing and Model-Driven Engineering, with application to Cloud Computing.
- Research interests
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Dr Simons' research focuses on turning formal results from verification and testing into practical benefits for software engineering. His current research areas include model-based testing and model-driven engineering, with applications to Cloud computing.
He has also published widely in object-oriented software engineering, including type theory and software development methods. He is inventor of the JWalk automatic software testing tool for Java; and the JAST library for processing XML in Java. He is co-author of the OPEN Toolbox of Techniques.
- Publications
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Journal articles
Chapters
Conference proceedings papers
Preprints
- Grants
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- Ferromone Trails Concept, Department for Transport (DFT), 02/2017 to 06/2017, £24,635, as PI
- Future Engineering System: ATI, InnovateUK, 04/2016 to 03/2019, £199,874, as PI
- , EC- FP7, 11/2012 to 12/2015, £323,688, as PI
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Member of the research group
- Research Track Director for the South-East European Research Centre
- Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Department of Computer Science
- 91Ö±²¥ International College Liaison Officer
- Previous Director of Teaching, Department of Computer Science
- Previous European Liaison Officer, Department of Computer Scienc