Professor Peter Smith is Emeritus Professor of Computing. He joined the University as an undergraduate student in 1975 and received his Doctorate in 1981. Since then he has held several teaching, research and management positions at the University, including Dean, and Chair of the University Research Degrees Committee. He has published over 250 papers, and supervised and examined over 100 doctoral candidates at Universities in the UK, Europe and Hong Kong. Peter is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and the Higher Education Academy. He has published extensively on a range of subjects including computing, management, and doctoral studies, particularly in relation to Professional Doctorates.