Steven Spielberg may have swapped homely fantasies of extra-terrestrials for darker musings on artificial intelligence (AI), but not everyone has such a dark perspective on AI. Dr Lynne Moore has published over fifty papers and a book on her subject, Artificial Intelligence in Engineering. Her work involves collaboration with some of the top engineering companies in the world as well as engineers from all disciplines and even psychologists. In the past five years Lynne has won over £0.5 million in research contracts. She is a senior lecturer in civil engineering at Cardiff University and Chair Elect of the European Group for Artificial Intelligence in Engineering. Lynne is Director of her own IT company, Learning Industries, developing online promotional and educational materials.

Lynne is also heavily committed to har role as Chair of Women Into Science and Engineering (WISE) in Wales which encourages young women to look at the career possibilities in the sciences. She runs summer schools for students and, equally important in establishing a productive flow of information, courses for career advisers and science teachers. Lynne has co-presented a science magazine programme for HTV Wales and has filmed a second series of What on Earth?, a science and engineering series for teenagers. Her media-friendly skills in promoting science on television and radio to the general public were recently recognised by a British Association of Science Media Fellowship.

Lynne's research work also includes the development of on-line Continuing Professional Development for engineers. In 1995 she was awarded Welsh Woman of the Year in Science and Technology, a business award given to those who have contributed most to the development of Wales.