Prof Maria Fasli, Executive Dean, Faculty of Science and Health, University of Essex on "Collaboration in Data Science Projects"

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Maria Fasli is a Professor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) and the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science and Health at the University of Essex. She is also the Founding Director of the Institute for Analytics and Data Science (IADS) at the University of Essex and the Director of the ESRC Business and Local Government Data Research Centre (BLGDRC). She obtained her BSc in Informatics from the Technological Education Institute of Thessaloniki in 1996, and her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Essex in 2000.

She has held research and academic positions at the University of Essex since 1999 and became Professor in 2012. In 2009, she became the Head of the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at Essex, a post which she held until the end of 2014. In August 2014, she was appointed in her current role as Director of IADS. In 2016, she was awarded the first UNESCO Chair in Analytics and Data Science.

Her research interests lie in artificial intelligence techniques for analyzing and modeling complex systems and structured and unstructured data in various domains. Her research has been funded by National Research Councils in the UK and other organisations including businesses. She has worked with a range of companies in data analytics related projects. Maria has published over 130 papers in the field of artificial intelligence, modelling and learning from data and has delivered keynote talks at international conferences. She is also passionate about education and pedagogic innovation and in 2005, she was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy (UK) for her innovative approaches to education.

Collaboration in Data Science Projects