Tom Jackson (BSc, PhD, FBCS) is a distinguished Professor of Information and Knowledge Management at Loughborough Business School, Loughborough University (UK). With an extensive career spanning over 20 years, he has garnered expertise in research and industrial consultancy, securing an impressive research funding of over £40 million. Tom is widely recognized for his exceptional contributions, notably the development of EMOTIVE.AI, a groundbreaking system that boasts the world’s highest f-measure for fine-grained emotion detection. This remarkable achievement has enabled real-time prediction of various events, ranging from US and UK elections to mental health conditions. Tom’s research portfolio encompasses pioneering work on the lesser-known aspects of digital decarbonization and its environmental impact. This significant contribution earned him recognition from the esteemed World Economic Forum in 2022. Additionally, he has pioneered the creation of the first publicly available data carbon toolkit, serving as a valuable resource for individuals and organizations embarking on their net-zero data journey. Tom’s expertise extends further, as he has also developed the first model of information overload, shedding light on its effects. Notably, his early work on the impact of interrupts in the workplace earned him the reputation of ‘Dr Email’ by the BBC.
