James Lenton Alty (21 August 1939 â 6 December 2022) was a British computer scientist who was Emeritus Professor of Computer Science at Loughborough University.
Alty was born in Haslingden, Lancashire on 21 August 1939. He died on 6 December 2022, at the age of 83.
1st Class Honours in Physics at Liverpool University 1961. Oliver Lodge Prize for the best performance in that examination. Ph D in Low Energy Nuclear Physics (1966 at Liverpool). Systems Engineer with IBM (UK) Ltd (1968), Senior Systems Engineer (1970) and Sales Executive (1971-72). Director, Computer Laboratory (Liverpool University) 1972 - 82. Member, Computer Board for Universities and Research Councils (1975 - 1981). Chaired the influential "Microprocessor Report" for the Computer Board, described as the "Most important report since the Flowers Report" by the New Scientist. Resulted in Universities receiving over ã20 million in funding which developed Microprocessor capabilities at most Universities. Professor of Computer Science at Strathclyde University (1982 - 90), Executive Director of the Turing Institute in Glasgow (1994-1990). Professor of Computer Science at Loughborough University (1990 - 2003), Dean of Science at Loughborough (2000 - 2003). Professor Emeritus (Loughborough 2004 - present). 30 years experience in Human Computer Interaction research with over 100 published research papers and attracted over ã4 million in research funding. Long Standing interest in Music having composed many Christmas Carols, Piano Works and Fanfares.