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Alex Gushurst-Moore

Research & Impact Coordinator, Fitzwilliam Museum

Areas Of Expertise:

Data visualisation, Data collection, Database design, Licensing, Copyright, Sensitive data, Research data ethics, Data protection and research, Data policies, Data storage, Institutional repositories, Open data, Digitisation, Social media & digital communications, Website development

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Alexandra Gushurst-Moore is the Research & Impact Coordinator of the Fitzwilliam Museum and Coordinator of Cambridge Visual Culture. Her doctoral thesis, entitled “The Making of Modern Fantasy in the Visual Arts of England, ca. 1850–1920”, was supervised by Elizabeth Prettejohn at the University of York. She holds an MA(Hons) from the University of Edinburgh and an MSt from the University of Oxford. Beyond her research, she has professional experience of and interest in British educational policy, the strategy and operation of HEIs and the facilitation of inclusive and supportive research cultures.

Amelie Roper, PhD

Research Facilitator

Cambridge University Library

Areas Of Expertise:

Big data, Repositories (general), Institutional repositories, Licensing, Copyright, Sensitive data, Research data ethics, Data protection and research, Data policies, Data Management Plans, Digitisation, Workshop delivery, Website development

Contact Information

alr39@cam.ac.uk

@amelieroper

ORCiD:

0000-0003-3239-2208

Biography

Amelie Roper is Research Facilitator at Cambridge University Library. Her role involves supporting grant applications for research funding for library activities, and assisting with project delivery once funding is awarded.

She studied music at King’s College London and Library and Information Studies at University College London. She also holds a PhD in book history from the University of St Andrews.

Her research interests include early modern European print culture, digital music publishing and big data.

Andrew Thwaites, PhD

Visiting Scientist

Department of Psychology

Areas Of Expertise:

Bioinformatics, Data sharing, Big data, Coding, Python, R language, SQL, Git, Matlab, Java, Data visualisation, Machine learning, Statistical analysis, Data Management Plans, Data policies, Data archiving, Code sharing, Open data, Imaging, Illustration, Website development

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acgt2@cam.ac.uk

ORCiD:

0000-0002-6237-7140

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Neuroscience data

Borja Blanco, PhD

Research Associate

Department of Psychology

Areas Of Expertise:

Python, R language, Git, Matlab, Big data, Statistical analysis, Code sharing, Imaging, Workshop delivery

Contact Information

bb579@cam.ac.uk

@borja_blanco4

ORCiD:

0000-0001-5533-2086

Biography

I received my PhD in cognitive neuroscience from Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL). I am currently a Research Associate at the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge. My interests include data processing and analysis methods for neuroimaging techniques employed in developmental research (fNIRS & EEG). I am interested in the application of these methods for investigating functional connectivity and cognitive processes such as social cognition and language acquisition in infant populations.

Darran Clements

Imaging Assistant

Wellcome–MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute

Areas Of Expertise:

Python, Data visualisation, Machine learning, Version control, Copyright, Discipline-specific repositories, Data sharing, Data archiving, Data preservation, Surveys, Imaging, Social media & digital communications, Website development

Contact Information

dkc25@cam.ac.uk

@darranclem

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Hugo Tavares, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Department of Genetics

Bioinformatics Training Facility

Areas Of Expertise:

Bioinformatics, Coding, Python, R language, Git, Data analysis, Data visualisation, Big data, Data mining, Machine learning, Statistical analysis, Data collection, Experimental design, Data storage, Institutional repositories, Discipline-specific repositories, Data sharing, Code sharing, Open data, Workshop delivery

Contact Information

hm533@cam.ac.uk

Biography

Additional areas of expertise:

Plant science, Quantitative genetics.

Itamar Shatz

Research Associate, Cambridge Digital Humanities

Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics

Areas Of Expertise:

Data analysis, Data wrangling, Data sharing, Science communication, Python, R language, Statistical analysis, Open data, Writing/publishing data papers, Textual data, Social media and digital communications, Website development

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I primarily work with large-scale language datasets, using methods from quantitative and computational social sciences, as well as the digital humanities. I also teach associated research methods, like statistics, data wrangling, and visualization.

Outside my research, I am an active science communicator, primarily via two websites that I author: Effectiviology (https://effectiviology.com/), where I write about psychology and philosophy that have practical applications, and Solving Procrastination (https://solvingprocrastination.com/), where I write about what procrastination is, why we do it, and how to overcome it.

As a Data Champion, I focus on the use of quantitative and computational methods for working with data (e.g., for data wrangling and statistical analyses). I also deal with associated topics, like maximizing the impact of research through open research and science communication.

Janina Schupp, PhD

Affiliated Lecturer and Research Associate

Department of Architecture

Areas Of Expertise:

Data mining, Data collection, Database design, Data sharing, Audiovisual data, Workshop delivery, Video editing

Contact Information

js2034@cam.ac.uk

Biography

I am an Affiliated Lecturer in Architecture and the Moving Image and a researcher working with large audio-visual datasets. I specialise in developing digital methodologies and database approaches for film and media research. I am currently the main researcher of the ‘CineMuseSpace: A Cinematic Musée Imaginaire of Spatial Cultural Differences’ project (cinemusespace.com).

Additional areas of expertise:

Audio-visual data analysis, film databases, metadata ontologies.

Leontien Talboom

Technical Analyst

Areas Of Expertise:

SQL, Data visualisation, Data Management Plans, Database design, Data storage, Data sharing, Open data, Data archiving, Data preservation, Website development, Web archiving

Contact Information

lkt39@cam.ac.uk

@makethecatwise

Biography

Leontien Talboom is a technical analyst in the digital preservation team, located at Cambridge University Library. Her role involves transferring data from digital carriers (optical discs, hard drives, floppy disks, etc.) to a more secure digital repository.

Marina Avena Maia PhD

Commercialisation Associate

Cambridge Enterprise

Areas Of Expertise:

Data visualisation, Data Management Plans, Data collection, General repositories, Data sharing, Writing/publishing data papers, Surveys, Social media & digital communications, Website development

Contact Information

Marina.AvenaMaia@admin.cam.ac.uk

@AvenaMarina

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Biography

Marina has a PhD from the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Department at the University of Cambridge. She has previous industrial experience in R&D by working with multinational companies and start-ups. Currently, Marina is Commercialisation Associate in the Physical Sciences team at Cambridge Enterprise. She identifies and evaluates new technologies arising from University research, supporting academics with the protection of their intellectual property and commercialisation of their research outputs.

Prior to joining Cambridge Enterprise, Marina worked as a Research Analyst at the University of Cambridge. Amongst her main responsibilities, Marina conducted research and analysis of international projects and partnerships, providing analytical trends and insightful data that allowed the University to forge strategic partnerships with external institutions.

Alex Gushurst-Moore

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Amelie Roper, PhD

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Andrew Thwaites, PhD

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Borja Blanco, PhD

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Darran Clements

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Hugo Tavares, PhD

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Itamar Shatz

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Janina Schupp, PhD

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Leontien Talboom

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Marina Avena Maia PhD

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