Malcolm Philip Atkinson | |
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 Malcolm P. Atkinson | |
| Born | 13 October 1943 Cornwall, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA 1966) University of Cambridge (Diploma in Computer Science 1967) University of Cambridge (PhD 1974) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science e-Science |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh |
Malcolm Phillip Atkinson (born 13 October 1943, Cornwall, UK) is a professor of e-Science, in the University of Edinburgh School of Informatics. He is known for his work in the areas of object-oriented databases, database systems, software engineering and e-Science and was the UK's first e-Science Envoy (2006–2011) and the Director of the e-Science Institute and National e-Science Centre, University of Edinburgh.