Independent Advisory Board

The CDT will be supported by an outstanding group of internationally leading domain experts from the public and private sector.

Our Advisory Board will bring vital expertise and unique viewpoints to help us to meet our goals and deliver the highest quality student experience. It will hold us to account and provide independent support and guidance to help make the programme a success.

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Mark van der Laan

Jiann-Ping Hsu E. Peace Professor of Biostatistics, University of California, Berkeley, USA

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Jane Haley MBE

Director of Research,

MND Scotland

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Bryn Roberts

Global Head of Data, Analytics and Research, Roche

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Vania Dimitrova

Professor of Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence, University of Leeds

Lead of EPSRC EDI Hub+ 

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Kim Branson

SVP Global Head of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, GlaxoSmithKline

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David Lowe

Clinical Lead for Health Innovation, Scottish Government

Clinical Director – Innovation, University of Glasgow

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Carol Porteous

Patient and Public Involvement Lead

Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility, University of Edinburgh

Carsten Marr

Director Institute of AI for Health, Helmholtz Institute, Munich, Germany

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Samantha Wright

UKRI Project Officer