The Lord Kelvin Medal is presented each year to an exceptional individual who has demonstrated lifelong dedication and made an outstanding contribution to physical, engineering & informatic sciences. Professor David Manlove (University of Glasgow) has received the medal for his outstanding contribution to computing science, whose pioneering work in matching algorithms and software has enabled a significant increase in living kidney transplants, thereby improving public health.
Whilst being very honoured and proud to have been selected for this, to me, it is recognition not just of my work, but of all the people who have worked with me on algorithms for kidney exchange. This includes colleagues at the University of Glasgow who have worked with me since 2007, as well as the excellent team at NHS Blood and Transplant who are directly involved with the UK Living Kidney Sharing Scheme.
