Megan Stodel

Megan Stodel is a Principal Data Scientist at BBC, with experience in the data science field spanning several organizations. With a focus on natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs), Megan has contributed to projects that include training models for restaurant categorization and developing journalistic tools through the use of Python and SQL. Prior to her current role, Megan served as a Senior Data Scientist at Deliveroo and BBC, where achievements included generating topic models to analyze news articles. Megan's career began in data science at the Ministry of Justice UK, following positions in research and policy management at the Royal College of General Practitioners. Educational background includes a Master's degree in Gender and International Relations and a Bachelor's degree in English Literature, both from the University of Bristol.