Spotlight profiles
Mhairi Aitken
Ethics Fellow Mhairi Aitken is passionate about engaging the public in conversations around the ethics of data science and AI
Beatrice Alex
Turing Fellow Beatrice Alex is using text mining to analyse brain radiology reports and is helping to develop the first Scottish Gaelic speech recogniser
Ruchi Choudhary
In a nutshell Data-Centric Engineering Group Leader Ruchi Choudhary’s work looks at energy use in buildings – this includes using simulation models to improve energy efficiency
Sabina Leonelli
Turing Fellow Sabina Leonelli’s research considers how we can responsibly connect data across climate, health, agricultural and environmental research
Vaishak Belle
Turing Fellow Vaishak Belle’s career was initially inspired by science fiction – now he works to make machine learning interpretable and to understand how responsible decision-making could be codified
Erin Young
As co-lead of the Turing’s Women in Data Science and AI project, Research Fellow Erin Young’s vital research maps the gendered career trajectories in data science and AI
Anna Scaife
What are the specific AI challenges facing astronomy? Turing AI Fellow Anna Scaife discusses how AI solutions can support scientific analysis, including her fascinating work on the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope
Ed Chalstrey
Research Data Scientist Ed Chalstrey’s journey to the Turing has taken him as far afield as Austria and Brazil. In this Spotlight, he discusses what he’s working on and the best thing about being at the Turing
Karyn Morrissey
Turing Fellow Karyn Morrissey discusses her intriguing work developing a population model on COVID-19 exposure by looking at time use patterns alongside demographic and socioeconomic status
Raffaella Mulas
Postdoctoral research fellow Raffaella Mulas applies mathematical theory to problems in biology and machine learning
Radka Jersakova
Learning new skills has been a key part of Radka Jersakova’s career so far. In our latest Spotlight she tells us what she enjoys about her role as a Senior Research Data Scientist
Mike Wooldridge
Mike Wooldridge, Programme Co-Director for AI, shares his reaction to being awarded this year’s Lovelace Medal and reflects on what kindled his interest in multi-agent systems as an undergraduate
Anya Skatova
Can data offer insights into decision-making and wellbeing? Turing Fellow Anya Skatova explores the potential of using transactional data in population health research
Pamela Ugwudike
Pamela Ugwudike's research considers the ethics and social implications of AI technologies when applied in justice systems to predict crime risks and determine levels of criminal justice intervention
Subramanian Ramamoorthy
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Louise Bowler
Research Data Scientist Louise Bowler discusses her work supporting the DECOVID project and why she joined the Turing’s REG group
Brenda Jimenez
Brenda is dedicated to improving health and education quality for people in disadvantaged circumstances.
Jinyuan Qi
I care deeply about improving access to health care for vulnerable and underserved populations.
Nitya Raviprakash
I would love for every child to experience the education they need to achieve their potential.
Yanhong (Billy) Zhao
I would like to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of the refugees/internally displaced people all over the world.
Ioana Ciucă
I have learnt a considerable amount about time series analysis and how to think about bias in a machine learning model properly.
Taha Yasseri
Turing Fellow Taha Yasseri’s work aims to understand human social behaviour through analysing data produced by our digital lives
Malvika Sharan
As the community manager of The Turing Way project Malvika Sharan is passionate about enabling collaborative culture, mentorship and inclusive practices in data science.
Camila Rangel Smith
In our first REG spotlight Research Data Scientist Camila Rangel Smith discusses her background in high energy physics and her current work helping to monitor the resilience of ecological systems
Omar Guerrero
ESRC-Turing Fellow Omar Guerrero’s work translates scientific research into tools for governments that can help inform public policy
Mariarosaria Taddeo
Dstl Ethics Fellow Mariarosaria Taddeo’s work sits at the crossroads of digital ethics, philosophy of information, and war ethics
Sam Miller
A doctoral student at Warwick Business School, Sam Miller's research applies machine learning and imaginative insights to data, like combining the dark web and Wikipedia
