Six Exeter academics secure prestigious Turing Fellowships

Prestigious fellowships from The Alan Turing Institute will help nurture the next generation of data science research excellence at the University of Exeter.

Six researchers from the University are amongst a 51-strong cohort to receive Fellowships during this round.

The Turing Fellowship Scheme aims to grow the data science and AI ecosystem in the UK by supporting, retaining and developing the careers of the next generation of world leading researchers.

As well as taking part in the Turing’s interdisciplinary, and collaborative research community, the new fellows will also support work in the areas of skills and public engagement.

Researchers from the University of Exeter to receive the Fellowships are Peter Challenor and Stefan Siegert from the Mathematics department, and Ke Li, Aline Villavicencio, Chico Camargo and Man Luo from the Department of Computer Science.  These Fellows join the existing cohort of Turing Fellows from Exeter: Federico Botta and Richard Everson from the Department of Computer Science, Mark Kelson from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, David Llewellyn from the Medical School and Niccolo Tempini from the Department of Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology.

Professor Richard Everson, Exeter’s Turing University Lead said: “I am very pleased at the success of our data science and AI experts in being appointed as Turing Fellows.  It is a great reflection of the strength of the expertise that we have at the University of Exeter.”

The University of Exeter now has 11 Turing Fellows at the institution, out of a total of 124 nationwide – just under 10 per cent of the total.