Dr James Hetherington has been made an Honorary Fellow of The Alan Turing Institute in recognition of his services to the national institute for data science and AI. Honorary Fellows are individuals who have contributed significantly to the promotion and goals of the Institute.
James is Director of e-Infrastructure at UK Research and Innovation. He was previously Director of Research Engineering at the Institute and prior to that Director of the Research Software Development Group at UCL. He has worked with researchers in many fields – from DNA whodunit software, modelling the future of the UK electricity network, and analysis of ancient Mesopotamian texts to computational fluid dynamics in brain blood vessel networks. A founding chair of the UK Community of Research Software Engineers, James is a Fellow of the Software Sustainability Institute, and has advised BBSRC, JISC, and EPSRC on research software issues.
Institute Chair Howard Covington said,
“James has been an incredible part of the Turing’s journey and this honour is fully deserved.”
James said,
“Defining and delivering the Research Engineering capabilities for the Turing and its partners was a thrilling and enjoyable part of my professional journey. I’m delighted that this Fellowship will give me an excuse to remain in touch with friends at the Institute!”
The Alan Turing Institute launched its Honorary Fellowship scheme to recognise individuals who have contributed substantively to the Institute and its goals. Information about the scheme is on our governance page.
James is pictured alongside John Barker, Stonehaven International who formally received his fellowship after being recognised by the Institute last year.
