Bio
John Francis is a Data Scientist on the AI for Public Service team under the Public Policy Programme. Prior to joining The Alan Turing Institute, John worked on numerous Education and Health-related research projects at NORC at the University of Chicago.
John holds an MSc in Social and Geographic Data Science from University College London and a BA in Global Studies and Political Science from the University of Chicago. His research interests now focus on utilizing satellite and aerial imagery to aid public decision-making processes.
Research interests
John is interested in different ways to extract meaningful information about cities and the environment from satellite and aerial imagery. At the Turing, he is supporting research on different ways to integrate artificial intelligence and machine learning into government and public decision-making practices.
