Slava Jankin

Slava Jankin serves as the Deputy Director at the Institute for Data and Artificial Intelligence and the Director of the Centre for AI in Government at the University of Birmingham. With extensive experience in academia, Jankin holds the position of Turing Academic Lead for The Alan Turing Institute and is a Chair in Data Science and Government at the University of Birmingham. Notable contributions include leading interdisciplinary research at the intersection of AI, data science, and political science, and securing significant funding for various AI and data science initiatives. Jankin's past roles include professorship at the Hertie School of Governance and the University of Essex, where leadership in data science education and public policy development was demonstrated. Educational credentials include a PhD in Political Science from Trinity College Dublin and a background in international economics.