Michelle Seng Ah Lee has a Ph.D. in Computer Science & Technology. She is currently a researcher in the Compliant and Accountable Systems group, supervised by Jat Singh and Jon Crowcroft.
Her Ph.D. thesis can be found here: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/361582
Michelle holds an MSc in Social Data Science from the Oxford Internet Institute, where she was a part of the Digital Ethics Lab. She completed her undergraduate degree at Stanford University.
Michelle is an active volunteer and former UK Chapter Lead at DataKind, a pro bono data science charity.
Affiliations
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
2019-2022
Ph.D. in Computer Science & Technology. Currently a Researcher in the Compliant and Accountable Systems Research Group. Ph.D. funded by Aviva Plc.
The alan turing institute
October 2020 – December 2021
Ph.D. Enrichment Scheme, 2020/2021 cohort. Engage@Turing student representative
wovenlight
2024-current
AI & Private Equity
Datakind UK
2014 – present
Former UK Chapter Lead. Currently sitting on the Ethics Committee
education
BA with Research Honors
2010-2014
Political Science and Symbolic Systems (concentration: Decision-Making and Rationality)
Thesis
The Effect of Military Intervention on Regime Type: How Methodological Differences in Case Selection and Counterfactual Calculation Drive the Results
MSc with Distinction
2018-2019
Social Data Science, Oxford Internet Institute. Research Assistant @ Digital Ethics Lab
Thesis
Algorithmic fairness in mortgage lending: from absolute conditions to relational trade-offs
PhD
2019 – 2022
Computer Science and Technology
Thesis
Context-conscious fairness throughout a machine learning development lifecycle
leadership
- Editorial Board Member, AI & Ethics Journal, Springer 2020-now
- Sponsorship Director, Executive Committee, OxfordHack 2018
- UK Chapter Lead, DataKind 2018-2019
- London Ambassador, Women in Data Science 2017
- Founder & Head, Stanford Wine Circle UK 2017-present
- Founding member & operating committee, Stanford Angels UK, 2018
interests
- Cambridge University Blind Wine Tasting Team. Competed and won in Varsity Match against Oxford in 2022. Participated in global competitions (Agro, Etiquette, etc.) Documentary link
- Completed 8 marathons (Paris 2019, Médoc 2016/2017/2018/2019/2022/2023/2024)
- Rower (bow) on the women’s team @ Lady Margaret Boat Club, St. John’s College
- Sommelier with experience in leading blind tasting lectures and seminars
- Certified French Wine Scholar (FWS), Wine Scholar Guild & French Department of Agriculture
- Classical cellist, formerly in a chamber music group at Longy School of Music (MA, USA)
- Recreational skier and golfer
Languages
programming
Java • C++ • Python • Scala • R • Apache Spark • Apache Cassandra • MS SQL • IBM Watson • Alteryx • Qlikview • Tableau
natural
Korean, English, Spanish, French, Modern Standard Arabic, Mandarin Chinese
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