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Professor of Data Science University of Huddersfield
Member ScienceElected in 2003
Following Head of Department and Head of School roles in other universities, Fionn Murtagh is Professor of Data Science in the University of Huddersfield, School of Computing and Engineering, and is Director of, to be established, Institute of Mathematics and Data Science.