Profile
Dr Federico Botta
Lecturer in Data Science (E&R)
Telephone: 01392 722220
Extension: (Streatham) 2220
Hi!
I am a Lecturer in data science in the department of computer science at the University of Exeter, and I am also a fellow at the Alan Turing Institute. My research aims to provide a deeper understanding of human behaviour, both at the collective and individual level, by using novel data streams. Large data sets are constantly being generated thanks to our interactions with large technological systems, such as the Internet and the mobile phone network, or they can be collected through our usage of smart phone apps and tracking sensors. I use tools from data science, network theory, behavioural and computational social sciences to analyse these data sets and investigate different aspects of human behaviour.
I am an academic editor for PLOS ONE and I act as a reviewer for several international journals.
I was also a co-founder and organiser of Databeers Warwick, an informal networking event for all those interested in data stories.
I am offering to supervise self-funded PhD students in the areas of:
- computational social science and data science, in particular to study human behaviour using new forms of data (such as social media or mobile phone data)
- urban systems
- behavioural data science