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DDSA

Advisory

Panel 

The DDSA Advisory Panel provides strategic recommendations to the DDSA Board of Directors for the crucial task of securing renewed funding for Danish Data Science Academy, as the current funding runs until the end of 2026. The Advisory Panel consists of 12 national and international members representing a diversity of expertise and experience in research and application of data science, as well as knowledge and ideas about how to grow data science in Denmark. The national members represent sectors other than academia, while the international members represent either academia, public or private sector.

The Chair of the Advisory Panel is appointed by the DDSA Board of Directors and has a seat on the Board. The DDSA Advisory Panel is a merger of the former DDSA National Advisory Panel and the DDSA International Advisory Panel.

 

 

DDSA Advisory Panel (August 2024 – December 2026)

Sofie Castella (Chair)

Director

Novo Nordisk

Laust Hvas Mortensen

Chief Consultant/professor at Department of Public Health

Statistics Denmark/University of Copenhagen

Jakob Skou Pedersen 

Professor

Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital

Ivan Olier-Caparroso

Reader in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Liverpool, John Moores University, UK

Sara Mesquita

Lead Data Scientist

Novonesis

Søren Riis

Vice President

Cochlear

Rasmus Engholm 

Lead Data Scientist

Grundfos Holding

Claudia plant

Professor

Universität Wien, Austria, Faculty of Computer Science

Sisse Ostrowski

Professor

Rigshospitalet/University of Copenhagen

Dolores Romero morales

Professor

Copenhagen Business School

Malthe Munkøe

Chief konsultant 

Erhvervsstyrelsen 

Gelareh Taghizadeh

head of data Science

Colibri Digital, UK

DDSA International Advisory Panel (2021-July 2024)

Claudia Plant

Professor

Universität Wien, Austria, Faculty of Computer Science

Nathan Baker

Distinguished Faculty Fellow

University of Washington and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA, Department of Applied Mathematics / Laboratory Fellow

Emilio Carrizosa

Professor 

University of Seville, Spain, Faculty of Mathematics

Nicolaj Søndergaard Mühlbach

Postdoc

Massachusetts Institue of Technology (MIT), USA

Gianmaria Silvello

Associate Professor 

University of Padua, Italy

Ivan Olier-Caparroso

Senior Lecturer

Liverpool John Moores University, uk, school of Computer Science and Mathematics

DDSA National Advisory Panel (2021-July 2024)

Allan Christian Shaw (Chair)

Corporate Vice President of Digital & Research Intelligence

Novo Nordisk

Natasha Friis Saxberg

CEO

Danish ICT Industry Association

Anne Bøgh Fangel

User Experience Manager

Omilon

Nicolaj Anton Lynnerup

Strategic Innocation Researcher

Universal Robots A/S

Jens Erik Nielsen

Vice President of Enzyme Research

Novozymes

Pernille Tranberg

Co-founder, Advisor in Data Ethics

DataEthics.eu

Laust Hvas Mortensen

Chief Consultant/Professor at Department of Public Health

Statistics Denmark/ University of Copehagen

Rasmus Engholm

Lead Data Scientist

Grundfos – AI Solutions

Lisbeth knudsen

Strategic Director

Mandag Morgen/Altinget

Søren Kamaric Riis

Chief Research Officer

Oticon Medical

Mie Sachmann Svane

Data & Analytics Manager

Läntmannen Unibake

Thomas Krumbak

Chief HR-and Digitalization Officer and Chief of Staff

The Municipality of Hjørring

About the DDSA Advisory Panel

The DDSA Advisory Panel is a new panel which consists of 12 national and international members. National members are defined as being employed in Denmark. The DDSA Advisory Panel is a merger of the former DDSA National Advisory Panel and the former DDSA International Advisory Panel. The Chair of the Advisory Panel is appointed by the DDSA Board of Directors and has a seat as a voting member on the Board. The Advisory Panel’s responsibility is to provide strategic advice and recommendations for securing renewed funding for Danish Data Science Academy, as the current funding runs till end of 2026. The Advisory Panel will be advising the Board of Directors once, during 2025, in order for the Board of Directors to prepare for the re-application of funding. Hence, only 1-2 meetings during 2025 are expected for Advisory Panel members during the appointment period. A Panel member can still apply for DDSA grants. The Advisory Panel works in accordance with DDSA Conflicts of Interest