Curriculum Vitae

Academic and professional background.

Experience

Principal Research Scientist
Alan Turing Institute · London, England
2026 -- Present

Lead of the Trustworthy and Assured AI theme (Fundamental Research). Principal Investigator for Project DARTER, developing the safety case for AI decision-support in air traffic management with NATS and a five-partner consortium. Research spanning the Institute's missions in health, environment and sustainability, and defence and national security.

Visiting Fellow
University of York, Centre for Assuring Autonomy · York, England
2026 -- Present
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
University of Sheffield · Sheffield, England
2026 -- Present
Senior Researcher in Trustworthy Systems
Alan Turing Institute · London, England
April 2023 -- 2026

Head of the Innovation and Impact Hub for the Turing Research and Innovation Cluster in Digital Twins. 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+

Research Fellow
Alan Turing Institute · London, England
June 2020 -- March 2023

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.

Senior Research Associate
Alan Turing Institute · London, England
Oct 2019 -- May 2020

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

Postdoctoral Researcher
Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford · Oxford, England
Oct 2018 -- Oct 2019
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Computer Science, University of Bristol · Bristol, England
Apr 2017 -- Sep 2018
Teaching Associate
Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol · Bristol, England
Sep 2014 -- Mar 2018

Education

PhD Philosophy of Cognitive Science
University of Bristol · Bristol, England
2013--2016

with No Corrections

MA History and Philosophy of Science
University of Bristol · Bristol, England
2009--2011

with Distinction

BA Philosophy
University of Exeter · Exeter, England
2005--2008

with First Class Honours

Awards & Funding

EPSRC Networks of Cardiovascular Digital Twins
Alan Turing Institute · £8,000,000
October 2024 - October 2029

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 · £310,000
February 2024 - October 2024

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

AAIP Demonstrator Project University of York
Alan Turing Institute · £110,000
February 2023 - November 2023

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 · £170,000
April 2022 - March 2023

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 · £150,000
July 2021 - June 2022

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

European Research Council PhD Scholarship
University of Bristol · £150,000
2013-2016

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
Member · British Standards Institution
2023–Present
IEEE Industry Connections Program on Ethical Assurance of Data-Driven Technologies for Mental Healthcare
Chair · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2021–23
hoRRIzon project Advisory Board
Member · Horizon Digital Economy Research Centre, University of Nottingham
2022–23
IEEE P7010 Standards Committee and Working Group
Member · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2020–22

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