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Andy Starkey
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Publications & Patents

A decade of published research and granted patents in AI-driven network optimization, resilient routing, and explainable machine learning — largely from his time at BT Research.

Publications

Full publication history, including peer-reviewed papers and citation metrics, is maintained on Google Scholar.

Patents

United Kingdom / Europe

  • GB2580410 Resilient Network Routing

    A method combining greedy route-finding with genetic algorithms to identify pairs of primary and backup network routes that share no common nodes or edges, so the network stays resilient if one route fails. Filed 10 Jan 2019 · Published 22 Jul 2020. With Lewis Veryard, Hani Hagras, and Gilbert Owusu. Assigned to British Telecommunications PLC.

  • EP3909206 Resilient Network Routing

    European counterpart of GB2580410, covering the same genetic-algorithm approach to independent primary/backup routing. Filed 18 Dec 2019 · Published 17 Nov 2021. With Lewis Veryard, Hani Hagras, and Gilbert Owusu. Assigned to British Telecommunications PLC.

  • GB2583827 Software Defined Network Optimisation

    A method for optimizing software-defined networks by classifying components with fuzzy logic against performance metrics, then selecting the best candidate configuration via simulated annealing. Filed 28 Feb 2020 · Published 11 Nov 2020. With Carla Di Cairano-Gilfedder and Anthony Conway. Assigned to British Telecommunications PLC.

United States

  • US 20220094624 A1 Resilient Network Routing

    US counterpart of GB2580410/EP3909206 — genetic-algorithm optimization of non-intersecting primary and secondary network routes. Filed 18 Dec 2019 · Published 24 Mar 2022. With Lewis Veryard, Hani Hagras, and Gilbert Owusu. Assigned to British Telecommunications PLC.

  • US 20220147825 A1 Machine Learning

    An explainable-AI method that trains an autoencoder using interval type-2 fuzzy logic systems, surfacing which rules drive each output rather than leaving the model a black box. Filed 18 Mar 2020 · Published 12 May 2022. With Gilbert Owusu, Hani Hagras, and Ravikiran Chimatapu. Assigned to British Telecommunications PLC.

  • US 20220147887 A1 Efficient Routing

    A genetic-algorithm and simulated-annealing method for routing resource carriers of varying capacity between geo-located exchange points, including carriers that must visit designated stops. Filed 18 Mar 2020 · Published 12 May 2022. With Timothy Glover, Alistair McCormick, and Anthony Conway. Assigned to British Telecommunications PLC.

  • US 20200329383 A1 Software Defined Network Optimization

    US counterpart of GB2583827 — fuzzy-logic classification of SDN components combined with an optimization function to select the best network configuration. Filed 4 Mar 2020 · Published 15 Oct 2020. With Carla Di Cairano-Gilfedder and Anthony Conway. Assigned to British Telecommunications PLC.