Open Research Week 2024: Wednesday, 28 February, Open Data

Synthetic data / Dr Krzysztof Cipora, Lecturer in Mathematical Cognition & Dr Serena Rossi, Research Associate, Loughborough University

Krzysztof Cipora, Lecturer in Mathematical Cognition, Centre for Mathematical Cognition, Loughborough University. His background is in cognitive psychology. After completing his PhD in Cracow, Poland worked as a Post-Doc at University of Tuebingen, Germany, where he got interested in Open Research. In 2020 he joined Loughborough University as a Lecturer. He serves as an Open Research Lead of the School of Science at Loughborough.

Serena Rossi, Research Associate at the Centre for Mathematical Cognition, Loughborough University. I obtained an undergraduate and master’s degree in Developmental and Educational Psychology, at the University of Padova (Italy). I joined Loughborough University (Centre for Mathematical Cognition) for my PhD which I completed in 2023. During my PhD, I started following Open Research principles (e.g., preregistration, sharing scripts and synthetic datasets) and I had the opportunity to share my experience on several occasions.

Open Research and data sharing / Prof. Teela Sanders, College Dean of Research & Enterprise, College of Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, University of Leicester

Professor Teela Sanders’ research sits on the borders of criminology and sociology, exploring the inter-relationship between gender, sexuality and socio-legal structures. I have expertise in relation to police, law enforcement and violence and have been appointed the academic lead for the National Police Chief Council Sex Work and Policing working group since 2018. I work with the National Crime Agency, Ofcom and input research evidence into parliamentary processes to promote safety, working conditions and partnership work. Recent projects include working with sex workers during the Covid 19 restrictions in Nairobi, delivering an AHRC project on modern slavery and sexual exploitation online and an ongoing 4 year project on sexual violence in sex working populations across three continents. All of my work involves people with lived experiences and grassroots organisations at the heart of design, delivery and dissemination. She is currently working in a research leadership position as the Dean for Research and Enterprise for the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, specifically involved in supporting 11 research centres in the College, leading on the research strategy and Panel C & D for the REF2029.

Dismantling the helicopter: Open Data as a pathway to overcoming helicopter science / Dr Abiodun Egbetokun, Senior Lecturer in Business and Management, De Montfort University

Abiodun Egbetokun is a Senior Lecturer in Business Management at De Montfort University in Leicester, United Kingdom. He also maintains affiliation with Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa and the National Centre for Technology Management, Nigeria. Abiodun's rich multidisciplinary background includes degrees in Engineering, Technology Management, and Economics. He applies advanced microeconometric methods to data from developing countries, designing and implementing household and firm-level surveys, including Nigeria's official science, technology, and innovation (STI) surveys and the longest-standing data collection effort on undergraduate entrepreneurship in Nigeria. His expertise spans nearly two decades, during which he has advised governments and international development partners on issues related to innovation, entrepreneurship, employment, poverty reduction, private sector development, public policy, and sustainable development. His work has been sought after by several multilateral development organizations, including UNIDO, GIZ, and the African Union Commission. Notably, he served as President (2019-2021) of the Nigerian Young Academy and as a Science Advice Policy Fellow (2019) of the US National Science Foundation. As an AuthorAID and Development Studies Association (DSA) mentor, Abiodun actively supports early career researchers in developing countries.