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Michelle is an MSc student in Social Data Science. She holds a BSc in Economics and Business Analytics. Prior to her postgraduate studies, she gained experiences in online marketplaces and consulting.
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Michelle is an MSc student in Social Data Science. She holds a BSc in Economics and Business Analytics. Prior to her postgraduate studies, she gained experiences in online marketplaces and consulting.
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Leopold gained experience in EdTech data analysis, strategy consulting, and venture capital. He is interested in the effects of social networks, network effects, and artificial intelligence on education.
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Alejandra has focused on the use of data for digital equity, development, education and women’s empowerment. Her experience includes technology consulting for the government, non-profits and UNESCO.
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Kendall worked as an intern with the Institute for the Quantitative Study of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, and is interested in the impact technology can have in perpetuating systems of oppression as well as its potential for social good.
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Marieth is a student in Social Data Science who completed her BSc in Data Theory at UCLA. Her research interests include understanding what factors affect social support as well as depolarizing opinion networks.
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Leah has professional experience in healthcare software quality assurance and AI course design. She is passionate about exploring the social impacts of diverse technologies, especially within healthcare applications and regulatory frameworks.
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Samson has developed machine learning applications in finance. He researches the dynamics of complex sociotechnical systems and the reduction of socioeconomic inequalities.
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David is a MSc in Social Data Science candidate at the OII interested in applying network science to examine the interaction between individual-level characteristics and population-level outcomes.
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Adam completed a MA in Japanese and Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh and has experience working as a translator. Adam is interested in applying natural language processing to examine the sociolinguistics of the internet.
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Sofia is a published author on AI bias and developed a fair sentiment analysis tool as a researcher at American University. She studied Computer Science and Public Policy at the University of Glasgow.
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Zara holds a BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics with Social Data Science from UCL. She is interested in using data science to promote inclusive development in postcolonial societies.
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Haley is interested in political discourse, extremism and the dissemination of news online. She studied information science and statistics at the University of Michigan.
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Atharva has worked in economics consulting and fintech, and is interested in learning how to apply data science methods to solve interesting economics questions.
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Romina studied psychology at Deree - The American College of Greece and gained experience working as a researcher and lab assistant in various social, cognitive, and consumer psychology projects.
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Khoo is a MSc in Social Data Science student on the Rhodes Scholarship. He holds a BSc in Economics and Computer Science from Duke University, and is currently researching into questions around technological change and economic development.
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Sneha holds a BSc in Economics and Finance from Exeter University. Sneha is interested leveraging machine learning techniques to model and foresee climate action outcomes in developing nations. Sneha also has a passion for quantitative finance.
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Qi Min is interested in understanding how to use Data Science for social good and interdisciplinary work. She holds a BSc in Psychology with Education from University College London.
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Eily holds a BSc in Social Sciences with Data Science from UCL and has worked as a data consultant for the Global Survey of Public Servants. She is interested in the intersection of technology and international development.
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William Gitta is interested in developing AI tools and mitigating algorithmic bias in generative models. He is a software engineer and journalist with a BS in Journalism from Northwestern University.
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Janai Mintah is an MSc student. She holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics with a minor in Statistics. She gained experience in global indices and digital banking in the financial industry.
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Mehdi holds a degree in Statistics from Williams College. He spent two undergraduate years at the University of Oxford studying machine learning, Islamic studies, and Middle Eastern studies.
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Achille has worked at Amazon Web Services and focuses on applying Data Science to Social issues.
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Saskia holds a BSc in Mathematics and Statistics. Prior to her postgraduate studies, she worked as Data Scientist in the financial sector.
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Leona is an Academic Futures Scholar with a Social Sciences BA from Cambridge University. She is interested in NLP, computer vision, and misinformation, applying her insights from sustainability consulting, research, and finance.
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Noa has a BA in Psychology and the Humanities from Tel-Aviv University, with a research background in cognitive psychology and gender psychology. She has experience in retailer loyalty campaigns personalization.
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Tommy is an MSc student in Social Data Science and holds a bachelor's degree in Political Economy. Before joining Oxford, he gained research and work experience as an econometrics research assistant at KCL and as an intern in the insurance market.
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Katalin focuses on using data science to better understand political, international and feminist phenomena. She is particularly interested in the interplay of disruptive technologies, especially quantum computing.
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Sinclaire holds a BA in Data Science and Economics from Wellesley College. She has previously worked as a software engineering intern and data science intern in the fintech and insurance industries.
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Eva holds a BSc in Political Science and International Relations with Geography from University College Dublin. She is interested in climate policy, transboundary governance and politics of health.
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Salma is an MSc student in Social Data Science. She holds a BSc in Economics with a Data Science specialization from New York University. Prior to her postgraduate studies, she was an Associate at the Boston Consulting Group for two years.
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Errin holds an MSc in Global Business & Sustainability from Erasmus University and studied Governance, Economics and Development during his Bachelor’s. Prior to joining the OII, he worked for a multinational corporation in the FMCG industry.
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Niklas' research focuses on the intersection of law and computer science. After graduating from the University of Freiburg with a law degree, he pursued a doctorate on data-driven prediction of court decisions.
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Pengyun's primary research areas are biostatistics theory, health economics, and network analysis.
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Teodor is a data scientist at the World Data Lab, tracking UN SDGs, demography and consumer spending. With a BSc in Politics & IR from UCL, Teodor is passionate about leveraging data for social impact.
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Justin's research interests address questions on topics such as collective intelligence, AI in journalism and critical data studies using both computational and qualitative methods.
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Christina is interested in quantitative political science with a focus on topics in gender and politics and social inequality. She joined the department as an OII Shirley Scholar.
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Lynn is exploring the consequences of rapid technologisation being pushed by the public and private sectors globally. She holds a dual B.A. in Politics and Middle Eastern Studies from New York University.
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Adam is a corporate lawyer alongside his part-time studies at the OII. His academic pastimes include digital ethics, data protection and cultural heritage protection. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Birmingham.
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Coral is a strategic marketer in the fintech space pursuing a part-time MSc at the OII. Building on her industry experience, her research applies a social science lens to the study of fintech, eCommerce, and the platform economy.
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Desiree is a mixed-methods user researcher who is interested in human interactions with AI. She previously researched on using technology, specifically mid-air haptics, to improve well-being.
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George's research focuses on include digital capitalism, recommender systems, decentralized network protocols, and the effect of the internet on contemporary culture.
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Jack joined the OII as a Rhodes scholar and holds BS and MEng degrees in computer science from MIT. His research interests include legislation of AI, social media, and online journalism.
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Nathan researches the state in an age of digital era government. He draws on his BA at Cambridge, where he focused on the history of technology and temporality, and his experience at start-ups and a government-focused technology company.
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Gillian studies data policy and global digital inequalities, having previously worked as a policy analyst at a think tank. She holds a BA in Communication and Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Yichen is an active participant in social media, with a background in journalism and big data. She is passionate about exploring online identities through digital engagement and promoting social good.
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Obioma holds a BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics with Social Data Science from UCL. She spent the last year in research roles at Connected by Data, Family Links and the Overseas Development Institute.
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Ingrid has more than a decade of experience as a software engineer and has worked on high-scale systems such as advertising platforms and cloud computing. She is interested in ways of determining social networks' impact on society.
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Silja is a part-time MSc in Social Science of the Internet student and works in UX design. She holds degrees in social services and early childhood education from Finland and fine art from India.
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Hayden studies voting rights and redistricting, and is interested in the intersection of social media and civic engagement. His BA in Political Science and Economics is from the University of Washington.
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Charlie is a Shirley Scholar at the OII studying the Social Science of the Internet. Alongside his studies, he works for the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI), focusing on AI ethics.
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Atharv is a Rhodes Scholar studying how internet technologies are shaping the world of international development and financial inclusion. He holds a BS in International Relations from Georgetown University.
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Hunter is a Shirley Scholar studying emerging technologies like generative AI and how to address their effects on politics and society. He holds a BA in Communication and Political Science from the University of Southern California.
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Nuzaina is a Rhodes Scholar interested in decision-making using interdisciplinary models of persuasion. Her research focuses on leveraging emerging technologies in the fight against misinformation, violent extremism, and censorship.
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Alongside her part-time MSc at the OII, Fiona works as a Research Associate for peace data applications and data ethics during violent conflict. She is a graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Edinburgh.
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Nuria is interested in creatively combining different regulatory tools to promote democracy-enhancing measures in the digital realm. She has worked in the European Parliament and a German Federal Ministry.
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Yui's research focuses on developing a network visualizer for estimating social group visibility on social media. She holds a BA in International Political Economy from Waseda University in Japan.
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Maximilian is studying the governance of emerging technologies. Prior to studying at the OII, he was a Senior Advisor at the Behavioural Insights Team.
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Sarah has worked in both the US House of Representatives and for a non-profit advocacy organization in Washington D.C. She is interested in the relationship between political social media and violence against certain ethnic and religious groups.
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Hannah interned at Meta as a UX Content Designer redesigning the Instagram shopping experience. She is interested in Responsible AI and data privacy regulation.
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Jonathan's research interests lie at the crossroads of social science and technology, with a focus on analysing human behaviour within online environments, specifically social media platforms.
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Emelie's research focuses on making the internet a safer place for vulnerable communities. Prior to the OII, Emelie worked in online safety consulting and she holds an MA in Politics from the University of Glasgow.
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Shanell is interested in the ways race, technology, and education can perpetuate harmful ideologies and uphold existing inequalities. She is passionate about educational justice and holds a BA in Sociology from UCLA.
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Max is interested in policy approaches to regulate emerging technologies, as well as in trust and artificially-generated content, especially in the fields of news media and politics.
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Georgina is a student on the MSc Social Science of the Internet programme at the Oxford Internet Institute.
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Elina holds a BA in Combined Social Sciences and a MSc in Global Management. Prior to joining the OII, she worked for Finland's Foreign Ministry in Geneva and Helsinki, and spent 2 years at McKinsey.
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Tsimafei is a programme manager and researcher at a Belarusian NGO in exile. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and his research focuses on political participation in non-democracies.
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Pete is interested in contemporary policy and regulatory approaches to the impact of technology, especially in the UK, EU, US and China. He holds an MA in English from the University of Cambridge.
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Jess is interested in privacy, Generative AI, and the politics of encryption. She works as a Cyber & Privacy Policy Analyst at ZeroDay Law.
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Elly is a technologist who has been active in open source software for social good. She holds a BA in Sociology, Anthropology, and International Migration Studies from UCLA. She researches the impact of digital technologies in migration governance.
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Sara Minaeian is interested in the intersection of data ethics, AI and quantum computing. Prior to joining OII, Sara was Chief of Staff in the Government of Canada.
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Yolanda holds a BA (Hons) Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. She is passionate about the positive impact having access to technology and the internet could be for development, especially in regions like Africa.
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Mina is a data journalist with a deep interest in understanding AI policy and its intersection with issues surrounding censorship and free speech. She previously worked at the Google News Initiative and has by-lines at NBC News amongst others.
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Temilorun is a research and business professional working in the digital technology space, and has professional experience working across four tech sectors: civic-tech, Proptech, Edtech, and Blockchain/Web3.
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Jey holds a BSc in Psychology from University College London. She is interested in digital propaganda and its influence on political behaviour & radicalisation. She previously worked at a polling company.
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Gwen is interested in civics education, advocacy, and democratic participation in the digital era. They hold a Bachelor of Communication in political communication from Victoria University of Wellington.
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Shachar Peled is an award-winning storyteller, spanning digital media, current affairs and documentaries, with more than a decade of experience in editorial and communications expertise.
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Hannah is a researcher, educator and Shirley Scholar focusing on education policy and practice to support resilience to misinformation. She has a Classics MA Cantab, Diaspora Studies SOAS MA and PGCE.
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Kelly is interested in digital ethnography, online safety, STS, technology policy, and migration.
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Srinidhi is interested in the political and ethical implications of surveillance and policing technologies, as well as other forms of digitized carceral control. She joined the OII as a Thouron Scholar.
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Tom specializes in the field of technology economics. Having a background in technology investing at a venture capital fund, he is currently eager to delve deeper into the influence that technologies like Generative AI have on our economy.
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Shyla is interested in cyber-enabled organised crime prevention, computational propaganda, and the decline of digital rights in India. She holds a BSc in Politics and International Relations from UCL.
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Lenka is a qualified lawyer with 10 years of experience advising large tech firms on their compliance with the EU, US and UK regulatory requirements. She works at Deloitte, where she helps to set up the DSA and social media algorithms audit approach.
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Will is interested in the geopolitics of technology, especially generative AI and semiconductors. He has been working at the Ditchley Foundation as the Technology & Democracy Networks Lead since 2022.
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Divya is the co-founder of the Collective Intelligence Project, which advances collective intelligence capabilities for the effective governance of transformative technologies.
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Research Team Manager at Consultancy, Oliver Wyman. Previously Digital Research at OW and African Bank, Ecobank. Also worked in the Humanitarian sector (Save the Children and UN). For over a decade, Jack has run music events under Banana Hill.
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Maknoon is a former journalist and researches global tech policy trends with a focus on hate speech, content moderation and authoritarian tech.
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Boxi Wu works in Google DeepMind's Ethics & Society team alongside their part-time studies in the MSc in Social Science.
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Qing holds a particular interest in the way the public, companies, and governments together are creating an alternative possibility of the future of technology, which would beyond techno-feudalism and cybernetic authoritarianism.
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Ellen is interested in the datafication and the ethical use of AI in education. She founded a charitable project promoting digital literacy among older adults and co-founded an AI social enterprise during her time at Durham.
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Xuan has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto. She is interested in the intersection of business, technology and policy and impactful interdisciplinary projects advocating emerging technologies’ use for good social targeting.
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Dorottya is interested in defence and security issues, with a special focus on NATO and other transatlantic defence initiatives, intelligence and emerging technologies.