mˈaɪkəl pˈɔːl fˈoːɹmən ˌɛfbˌiːsˌiːˈɛs ˌɛfˌɑːɹɹˌɛsˈiː bˈɔːɹn twˈɛlv sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ɪz pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv kəmpjˈuːɾɚ sˈɪstəmz æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə ɪn skˈɑːtlənd, jˌuːkˈeɪ, ænd wʌz hˈɛd ʌvðə skˈuːl ʌv ɪnfɔːɹmˈæɾɪks fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn.
Michael Paul Fourman FBCS FRSE (born 12 September 1950) is Professor of Computer Systems at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, UK, and was Head of the School of Informatics from 2001 to 2009.