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<p>The Future of Compute review was launched on 13 June 2022. It will produce recommendations
on the UK’s compute capability over the next decade, and report to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-compute-review" target="_blank">terms
of reference</a> can be found on gov.uk, and outline the objectives, outputs and themes
that will be covered by the review.</p><p>Zoubin Ghahramani, Professor of Information
Engineering at the University of Cambridge and Vice President of Research at Google,
was appointed to lead the review. Professor Ghahramani was selected because of his
strong credentials in both the applications and fundamentals of computer science,
and experience of working in public and private sector capacities.</p><p>The lead
reviewer will be supported by a panel of experts from across the computing field.
These experts will help provide high level oversight and quality assurance of the
evidence supporting the final recommendations, similar to the approach taken for previous
reviews. Experts were selected to ensure broad expertise in compute applications,
including simulation and modelling, and across diverse sections of industry and research
communities.</p><p>The panellists are:</p><ul><li>Professor Anne Trefethen FREng,
Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of Scientific Computing, University of Oxford.</li><li>Dr
Graham Spittle, CBE, Dean of Innovation at Edinburgh University.</li><li>Shaheen Sayed,
Senior Managing Director, Technology Lead, Accenture UK and Ireland.</li><li>Sue Daley,
Director of Technology & Innovation, TechUK.</li></ul><p>The lead reviewer and
panel members will not receive remuneration.</p>
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