Professor Luisa Orsini
School of Biosciences
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Dr Kit Windows-Yule
School of Chemical Engineering
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Dr Xilin Xia BEng
School of Engineering
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Professor Yufeng Zhang
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Our people
Institute Director
Chair in Computer and Data Science School of Computer Science
Email p.missier@bham.ac.uk
Professor Paolo Missier is Professor of Computer and Data Science in the School of Computer Science, specialising in Data and Knowledge management, Data Science and Engineering, with applications mainly to the Health domain. His current research covers two main themes; Improving Data Science to improve Science and Addressing the challenges of Health Data Engineering and Data Science at scale for participatory, preventative, personalised care.
The IIDSAI Team
Working in partnership with the IIDSAI leadership, our skilled group of Professional Service and Technical staff support the breadth of activity facilitated by the Institute.
Professional Services staff
Professional Services staff
Professional Services staff
Ms Jessica Mylchreest
- Head of Institute Operations
Jessica leads on the non-academic management of the Institute, enabling IIDSAI to undertake world-leading interdisciplinary research, develop strategic partnerships and deliver an exciting and innovative programme of education activities.
Jessica works alongside the IIDSAI Director to shape and influence the strategic direction of the Institute.
Mr Josh Panteli
- Project Manager
- Turing Liaison (Professional Service)
Email: j.panteli@bham.ac.uk or turingliaison@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Josh is the Project Manager for IIDSAI and the Turing Liaison for the University of Birmingham, ensuring that the university maximises the benefits of its relationships with the Alan Turing Institute and within the Turing University Network (TUN).
Josh also manages projects for Dr Nicole Wheeler in the Institute of Microbiology and Infection and the School of Computer Science and assists the Head of Institute Operations in the non-academic management of the Institute.
Miss Lizee Oliver
- Research & Engagement Support Officer
Email: e.oliver@bham.ac.uk
Working across both IIDSAI and the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA), Lizee supports the delivery of research initiatives and projects which aim to; enable Sustainability and Data Science/AI research networks, foster cross-disciplinary collaborations, and promote engagement opportunities through BISCA and IIDSAI, across Birmingham’s vibrant research community.
Lizee leads on the co-ordination and delivery of wide range of events, meetings, seminars and workshops.
Ms Ruth Bertram
- Operations Coordinator Officer
Ruth supports the Head of Institute Operations with the day-to-day running of the Institute and the 'Elm House Hub', contributing to the outstanding delivery of the Institute's research, teaching and other interdisciplinary activities. Ruth is the first point of contact for day-to-day Institute/Elm House Hub queries and provides Senior Personal Assistant support to the Institute Director.
IIDSAI Research Data Scientists
Our IIDSAI Research Data Scientists are part of the Advanced Research Computing Team.
For more information contact the team, or Dr Andrew Edmondson.
Dr Kamilla Kopec-Harding
- Snr Research Data Scientist (IIDSAI / CAIG)
Kamilla holds an MSci in Chemistry and Pharmacology from the University of Birmingham and a PhD in Computational Chemistry from the University of Manchester. Kamilla is interested in all areas of data science and has worked with researchers from a range of disciplines (from Computer Science to Earth Sciences), using R and Python to help wrangle data into an analysis ready format and extract useful insights. She is an R enthusiast and was an active contributor to the R User Group at the University of Manchester.
Kamilla supports the Centre for AI in Government.
Dr Jeremy Pike
- Snr Research Data Scientist (IIDSAI)
Jeremy holds an M.Sci. in Mathematics and Physics and a Ph.D. in Image Processing and Biomedical Imaging. After completing his Ph.D. Jeremy worked as an Image Analyst at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute before moving to the Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE) at the University of Birmingham. Jeremy has extensive experience with image processing and analysis including machine learned-based methods and enjoys teaching on these topics. Jeremy’s previous research has focussed on methodology for analysing advanced biomedical microscopy data, in particular super resolution techniques.
Dr Cai Wingfield
- Snr Research Data Scientist (IIDSAI)
Cai holds an MASt/MMath in pure mathematics from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in theoretical computer science from the University of Bath; his thesis was entitled “Graphical Foundations for Dialogue Games” and was supervised by Professors John Power and Guy McCusker, giving him an Erdős number of 3. Since then, Cai has worked as a postdoc on computational models in cognitive science and neuroimaging at the Universities of Lancaster and Cambridge.
Turing Fellows
Turing Fellows
Since joining the Turing Institute in 2018, the University's Turing Fellows have been working on data science and AI projects covering a wide variety of academic themes and practical applications.
Our academic experts
The University of Birmingham is home to more than 140 data science and AI experts who are working together to address important challenges in areas such as sustainability, equality, health, and data-driven science. This group of interdisciplinary researchers bring together expertise in modelling, statistics, machine learning, linguistics, optimisation, behavioural sciences, ethics, law, and many other fields to advance data science and AI technologies, apply them in a broad range of applications, and understand their legal and ethical implications.