Professor Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi CBE FRS FREng is a distinguished Professor of Engineering, academic leader, and entrepreneur. He has served as Vice President for Research & Innovation at King’s College London since 2022 and holds the Arm Professorship of Computer Engineering (since 2007). Sir Bashir co-founded the Arm–Southampton Research Centre, one of the UK’s most successful university-industry partnerships. His work in hardware–software co-design and energy-efficient computing has shaped modern digital technologies, with innovations used in billions of smartphones worldwide. He is Co-Director of the King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng), and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Sir Bashir is a highly cited researcher with 400 publications, eight books, and 52 supervised PhDs. His honours include the IET Faraday Medal (2020) and the IEEE–HKN Asad M. Madni Award (2025).
He was knighted by HM King Charles III in 2025 for exceptional leadership in engineering and education and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 2018, for his contributions to research and innovation. In November 2025, he launched the final report and recommendations of the UK Future Engineering Skills national project – led by him – at the House of Lords on behalf of the Royal Academy of Engineering.