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Dr
Susan
Riley

Senior European Patent Attorney

York Office

Electronics

Telephone. +44(0) 1904 732 120
Email. [email protected]

Experience

With a background in both physics and electronic engineering, Susan is comfortable working with a wide variety of subject matter. Her academic background is in solid state physics with a particular interest in semiconductor and magnetic devices.

Susan has a keen interest in artificial intelligence and has drafted and prosecuted multiple AI-related applications in a variety of fields, including telecommunications, bioinformatics and oncology. She particularly enjoys working with cross-disciplinary inventions which use AI for medical purposes. Her work in biotechnology has been praised by academics and clinicians alike for its high quality.

Susan also has extensive experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the fields of quantum technology, telecommunications, software, and mobile technology.

Qualifications

Patent Attorney

Europe


MSCI

Physics with Theoretical Physics, Imperial College London

PHD

Electronic & Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds

Publications

Bite-sized MBA Course

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