. Harpal Sahota .

Harpal Sahota has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. . Harpal began their career as a Sales Assistant at Republic in 2008. . Harpal then worked as a Data Scientist at WorkDigital Ltd. from 2014 to 2016, where they developed machine learning models and managed databases for the recruitment industry. From 2016 to 2018, they worked as a Data Scientist at YouGov, focusing on market research and developing data science tools. . Harpal then joined Zoopla as a Data Scientist in 2018, leading the computer vision team and implementing object detection models for listing enrichment. In 2020, they served as a Data Scientist at Bumble Inc. before joining MATCHESFASHION as a Lead Data Scientist, where they played a technical lead role, oversaw data science projects, and implemented agile methodologies. Currently, Harpal is the Chief Data Scientist of the AA's Innovation Arm, starting in 2023.

Harpal Sahota's education history includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Forensic Biology from the University of Portsmouth, which they obtained from 2006 to 2009. . Harpal then pursued a Master of Research (Mres) degree in Computational Biology at the University of York from 2009 to 2010. In the same year, they had a placement at UC San Diego for Mres in Reverse Vaccinology. Finally, from 2010 to 2014, Sahota completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Computational Biology at Birkbeck, University of London.