Dr Maryam Ahmed
I'm an award winning Senior Data Scientist and Journalist at BBC News. I use data science and AI to conduct investigations, and I build tools to make journalists' lives easier. I hold a PhD in Engineering from Oxford, focusing on machine learning for fetal ultrasound analysis.
Awards and Fellowships
- Senior Fellow, John Schofield Trust (2023-) - I mentor young data journalists, giving career advice and technical help
- Google News Initiative AI Fellowship (2023) - I used LLMs to parse the Register of MPs' Financial Interests
- George Weidenfeld Fellowship (2022) - I worked with the Süddeutsche Zeitung to investigate Munich's rental market
- Royal Statistical Society Award for Investigative Journalism (2021) - I uncovered algorithmic bias at the Passport Office
Selected Projects
- Half of Gaza water sites damaged or destroyed, BBC satellite data reveals
- Egg freezing patients 'misled' by clinics
- 'I feel manipulated’: The 'debt help' ads targeting struggling mums
- Driving test fraudsters advertising services online
- Covid: How will we know if the vaccine is working?
- Coronavirus: The world in lockdown in maps and charts
- Property site listings exclude renters on benefits
- UK passport photo checker shows bias against dark-skinned women
Teaching
- University College London (2019-23) - Python for Mathematical Finance lecture series
- Kings College London (2022-23) - AI and Society seminars, Digital Humanities coding lab
- Lahore University of Management Sciences (2023) - Introduction to Python workshop