Professor Dr. Philip Shapira

Biography

Philip Shapira is a Professor at the Alliance Manchester Business School, specializing in Innovation Management and Public Policy. He leads the Emerging Technologies Governance Group at the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research and co-leads the research project AI Lab, focusing on responsible research innovation in biomanufacturing and other emerging technology domains such as artificial intelligence and nanotechnology. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in City Regional Planning and an MA in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. He has held leadership roles in various international projects and served as a Congressional Fellow in the U.S. Congress. His research focuses on technology governance, regional innovation, and policy evaluation, employing both qualitative and quantitative methods. Shapira has a strong track record of supervising doctoral and post-doctoral students and emphasizes knowledge exchange in technological adoption and diffusion. He also facilitates an online AI Policy Group at his university, collaborating with prominent institutions, and is a Turing Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute since 2024.

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