Scholar
Elena Simperl
Google Scholar ID: xB7s3wgAAAAJ
Director, King's Institute for AI & Director of research, Open Data Institute, United Kingdom
Citations & Impact
Citations
4,601
H-index
33
i10-index
107
Publications
20
Co-authors
119
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Led significant projects such as INSEMTIVES, RENDER, QROWD, and MediaFutures; Helped almost a hundred small and medium businesses from more than 20 countries innovate with data through ODINE and Data Pitch; Conducted research on mitigating biases in knowledge graphs and making the entire knowledge graph life cycle more transparent and accountable.
Research Experience
- Worked in Southampton, Germany, and Austria before joining King’s in 2020; Led 16 research and innovation projects and worked on 28 more; In QROWD, led a team to build a hybrid, crowd-AI architecture for smart transport; Contributed to SOCIAM, a UK program studying the design and evolution of social machines; Worked on ACTION, collaborating with 16 citizen-science communities in Europe to fight pollution; Expanded this model of engagement to over 125 initiatives in the Impetus program.
Education
- Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.): Free University of Berlin; Diploma in Computer Science (Dipl. Inform.): Technical University of Munich
Background
- Research Interests: Intersection of AI and social computing, building digital systems that combine data, algorithms with human and social capabilities; Specialization: Semantic Web and Symbolic AI; Brief Introduction: Professor of Computer Science at King's College London, Fellow of the British Computer Society and Royal Society of Arts, Hans Fischer Senior Fellow.
Miscellany
- Personal interests and hobbies not mentioned
