What were you doing before joining the Centre?
Before joining the centre I was working as a Research Assistant in the Department of EBS.

Why did you choose the Centre and how did involvement with the Centre contribute to your project?
I got to learn about a lot of the research going on at the Centre through my previous role and found it really fascinating, I found a medium-sized group of people working on Machine Learning applications which I wanted to be part of. With this specialised group, there is a lot of exchange, from methods, to conferences to the pitfalls of training!

What do you enjoy most about your day to day work and the people you work with?
I enjoy tinkering around with structures and thinking up experiments. I like to be creative with my work and working with such a diverse range of peers really helps with that. There is so much variations in our ideas – and that can be a lot of fun.

What are your plans after graduating?
I have no idea what my plans are after graduating.

What opportunities have you benefitted from outside your PhD?
Opportunities within the Centre outside my PhD have to be fun and creative chats with colleagues and friends.

Do you have any tips for future MRC Centre Studentship applicants?
My tips would be to find something in your work which you really truly get enjoyment from, it doesn’t have to be the entire field, it doesn’t have to be the exact model, but if you know that there are some things which you really do love then that will help so much. For me, I love GIS mapping and algorithms – all of ’em.