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Niels Peek
Professor of Data Science and Healthcare Improvement,
THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute)
Professor Niels Peek is currently Professor of Data Science and Healthcare Improvement at the University of Cambridge's THIS Institute, where he leads strategic research on leveraging data science to improve healthcare quality and safety.
Previously, he spent a decade at the University of Manchester as Professor of Health Informatics and directed the Christabel Pankhurst Institute for Health Technology Research and Innovation. He also co‑led the International Centre for Translational Digital Health, forging partnerships across Manchester, Toronto, and Melbourne.
He holds global recognition in computer science and AI applied to health, having served as President of the Society for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine.