Education

  • PhD Philosophy of Cognitive Science

    with No Corrections

    University of Bristol
    Bristol, England
  • MA History and Philosophy of Science

    with Distinction

    University of Bristol
    Bristol, England
  • BA Philosophy

    with First Class Honours

    University of Exeter
    Exeter, England

Experience

  • Senior Researcher in Trustworthy Systems

    Head of the Innovation and Impact Hub. Principal Investigator for the UKRI Trustworthy and Ethical Assurance of Digital Twins (TEA-DT) project. Co-Investigator for the EPSRC Networks of Cardiovascular Digital Twins (CVD-Net) project. Co-Lead for the Uncertainty and Trust Special Interest Group, UKRI Digital Twins Network+

    Alan Turing Institute
    London, England
  • Research Fellow

    Principal Investigator for the Trustworthy Assurance of Digital Mental Healthcare project (UKRI TAS Hub). Co-founder and project lead for the Turing Commons skills and capabilities building project.

    Alan Turing Institute
    London, England
  • Senior Research Associate

    Research Lead for a collaborative project with the Ministry of Justice to co-develop an ethical framework for the use of data science and AI in the criminal justice system

    Alan Turing Institute
    London, England
  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
    Oxford, England
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate

    Department of Computer Science, University of Bristol
    Bristol, England
  • Teaching Associate

    Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol
    Bristol, England

Awards & Grants

EPSRC Networks of Cardiovascular Digital Twins

Alan Turing Institute
England
October 2024 - October 2029
£8,000,000

Awarded to Professor Steven Niederer as PI. I am Co-Investigator focused on WP6: Assurance and Engagement of Cardiovascular Digital Twins.

UKRI BRAID Scoping Research

Alan Turing Institute
England
February 2024 - October 2024
£310,000

Awarded as Principal Investigator for the project, 'Trustworthy and Ethical Assurance of Digital Twins'

AAIP Demonstrator Project University of York

Alan Turing Institute
England
February 2023 - November 2023
£110,000

Awarded as Principal Investigator for the project, 'Trustworthy and Ethical Assurance of Digital Healthcare'

AI for Science and Government (ASG) Research Programme

Alan Turing Institute
England
April 2022 - March 2023
£170,000

Awarded to further develop the Turing Commons platform and support ongoing work with UK Centre's for Doctoral Training'

UKRI TAS Hub Pump Priming Award

Alan Turing Institute
England
July 2021 - June 2022
£150,000

Awarded as Principal Investigator for the project, 'Ethical assurance of digital mental healthcare'

European Research Council PhD Scholarship

University of Bristol
England
2013-2016
£150,000

Funding included tuition fees, full maintenance grant, and additional research expenses.

Professional Service

BSI Working Group on IOT/1 Internet of Things and Digital Twin

British Standards Institution
2023–Present
Member

IEEE Industry Connections Program on Ethical Assurance of Data-Driven Technologies for Mental Healthcare

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2021–23
Chair

hoRRIzon project Advisory Board

Horizon Digital Economy Research Centre, University of Nottingham
2022–23
Member

IEEE P7010 Standards Committee and Working Group

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2020–22
Member

Skills

Research Expertise

Trustworthy AI Systems, Digital Twinning, Responsible Research and Innovation, Data and AI Ethics, Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Methodologies & Practices

Argument-Based Assurance, Policy Guidance, Qualitative Analysis, Open Science, Project Leadership, Skills and Capabilities Development

Programming and Software

Python, JavaScript, Git, Docker, Linux