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 Find out more about our Faculty Affiliates and their research

DSI Faculty Affiliates are members of staff from across LSE who are engaged with data science and AI in their research and teaching. Affiliates participate in the activities of the institute and have special access to its resources.

Find out more about the DSI Affiliate Scheme. Please note that only LSE staff are eligible to apply for DSI Affiliate status. If you have any questions please email DSI.Admin@lse.ac.uk.

Apply to become a DSI Affiliate

DSI PhD Affilates are doctoral researchers, from all departments across LSE, who have an interest in data science and artificial intelligence to join the DSI PhD Affiliate Network; whether they are interested in applications for your research, are studying the social scientific implications of AI and data or are working on fundamental methodologies.

Find out more about the scheme and apply to join

The Visiting Appointments scheme allows staff from other institutions to benefit from the level of involvement similar to that enjoyed by DSI Affiliates.

Dr Nicole Baerg 
Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Essex
Visiting Senior Fellow

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John Burn-Murdoch
Chief Data Reporter, the Financial Times
Visiting Senior Fellow

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Dr Gökhan Çiflikli
Director of Data & AI, Superside
Visiting Senior Fellow

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Professor Nello Cristianini
Professor of Artificial Intelligence
University of Bath
Visiting Professor

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Dr James Hamp
Director and Head of FX Data Strategy and Analytics, Citi
Visiting Fellow

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Dr Ajay Kumar 
Associate Professor of Business Analytics, Emlyon Business School
Visiting Senior Fellow

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Dr Tom Paskhalis
Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin
Visiting Fellow

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Professor Mairéad Pratschke 
Professor and SALC Chair in Digital Education 
University of Manchester
Visiting Professor

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Professor Ehud Shapiro
Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science
Visiting Professor

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Dr Miriam Sorace
Associate Professor of Business Analytics, University of Reading
Visiting Senior Fellow

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Dr Erica Thompson
Associate Professor of Modelling for Decision Making, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, UCL 
Visiting Senior Fellow

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Dr Joshua Townsley 
Senior UX Researcher, WhatsApp
Visiting Fellow

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The DSI Management Committee exists to ensure the coordination of DSI activities with research, teaching, and outreach in data science across the various units of the school.

The Committee also provides input that shapes the goals of the DSI and its strategy for meeting those goals. 

Membership:

Professor Michael Laver
Visiting Professor, Department of Methodology

Professor Susana Mourato 
(ex-officio) Vice President and Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research

Dr Alison Powell
Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communications

Professor Olmo Silva 
Professor of Real Estate Economic and Finance and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Geography and Environment

Professor Bernhard Von Stengel 
Professor, Department of Mathematics

Professor Patrick Sturgis 
Professor of Quantative Social Science, Department of Methodology

Professor Zoltán Szabó 
Professor of Data Science, Department of Statistics

The Data Science Education Forum exists to ensure the quality and coordination of data science teaching and learning across the School. 

The responsibilities of the DSI Education Forum include facilitating effective communication with stakeholders across the School, collaborating on the provision and design of data science components offered by the Digital Skills Lab (DSL), and overseeing content development of DSI-led modules.

Membership:

Professor Peter Allen 
Professor, Department of Mathematics 

Jeni Brown
Head of LSE Digital Skills Lab

Professor Emma McCoy 
(ex-officio) Vice President and Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education

Professor Irini Moustaki
Professor and Deputy Head of Department, Department of Statistics

Dr Antonio Mele
Assistant Professor of Economics (Education), Department of Economics

Dr Thomas Smith
Associate Professor in Environmental Geography, Department of Geography and Environment

Dr Milena Tsvetkova 
Assistant Professor of Computational Social Science, Department of Methodology 

Dr Yang Yang
Senior Academic Developer, LSE Eden Centre for Education Enhancement