“As an AI consultant and founder of Kingfisher Labs, I help organisations harness AI technologies. With over 20 years of experience across research roles and industry positions, I’ve has contributed to advancements in speech and language processing at companies like Amazon Alexa, Toshiba, and Cambridge University. I bring extensive experience in building AI systems and consulting for businesses to drive innovation with cutting-edge technology.”

I’m listed as one of Business Insider’s 100 coolest people in UK tech 2018, The Female Lead’s ‘20 in data 2017‘, named one of Silicon Republic’s data architects of the future in 2018, NESTA’s 12 women shaping AI, and appeared in Stylist magazine’s Visible Women series. Longer interviews are online at TechCrunch, the Archives of IT or at Silicon Republic. In 2021, I was one of Computer Weekly’s 50 most Influential Women in UK Tech. I’ve shared my perspective on technology in outlets including TechCrunch, Sky News, the BBC, the Guardian, CNBC, the New Statesman and the i newspaper.

You can find my newsletter at Substack and other writing at Medium.

I am keen to get more women and girls interested in STEM, and co-founded the Cambridge branch of the British Science Association and Robogals. At Amazon, I designed a workshop to get teenagers coding, based around the Alexa Skills Kit, and I also have talked in primary schools about AI.