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Dr Zeynep Engin is the founder of multiple global initiatives, including Data for Policy CIC (Founding Director and Chair), the Data & Policy journal (Founding Editor-in-Chief, Cambridge University Press), and The Digital Statecraft Academy. With over 20 years in AI – from theoretical machine learning to governance innovation – she leads pioneering work in Human–AI Governance, Algorithmic Government and GovTech.

Recognised as one of the top academic influencers in the UK AI landscape, she acts as an adviser to a range of national and international organisations and is widely regarded as a leading voice on responsible and strategic uses of AI in governance. Her initiatives, supported by UKRI, The Alan Turing Institute and the European Commission, aim to foster citizen-focused digital governance worldwide.

Dr Engin holds a PhD from Imperial College London and has held fellowships and research posts at the University of Cambridge, UCL and Tokyo Tech.