OpenFieldProf. Dr. David Silver
Professor of Computer Science at UCL, Principal Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, Fellow of the Royal Society, and lead researcher behind AlphaGo, AlphaZero, and modern deep reinforcement learning.
Documented research interests and leadership
- Research areas
- Reinforcement Learning, AlphaGo, AlphaZero, Deep Q-Networks, Artificial General Intelligence
- Academic position
- Professor of Computer Science at UCL & Principal Research Scientist, Google DeepMind
- Primary university source
- Official directory entry ↗
- Recruitment status
- Not verified. Leadership profile does not imply active vacancies or assistantship availability.
Supervision and contact
Students interested in graduate or doctoral research supervision in Reinforcement Learning, AlphaGo, AlphaZero are advised to consult formal department application channels.
Important verification note
Facts reflect official university directory records reviewed 2026-10-14. Faculty recruitment and admissions require formal application.
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