Hi!

I am a Senior Lecturer in data science in the department of computer science at the University of Exeter, and I am also a fellow at the Alan Turing Insitute, the UK national institute for data science and AI. My research aims to provide a deeper understanding of human behaviour, both at the collective and individual level, and society, by using novel data streams. Large data sets are constantly being generated thanks to our interactions with large technological systems, such as the Internet and the mobile phone network, or they can be collected through our usage of smart phone apps and tracking sensors. I use tools from data science, network theory, behavioural and computational social sciences to analyse these data sets and investigate different aspects of human behaviour.

From October 2021 until May 2023 I have been an ESRC-ADR UK 10DS fellow working with the data science team at 10 Downing Street and the Data Science Campus at the Office for National Statistics on projects aimed at demonstrating how data science can help policy makers.

I am also an organiser of Databeers Warwick, an informal networking event for all those interested in data stories.

I am an academic editor for PLOS ONE and I act as a reviewer for several international journals.