Dr. David Hand

Biography

David Hand is an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Imperial College London, where he served as a Senior Research Investigator. He formerly held the Chair in Statistics and is a Fellow of the British Academy. He has been recognized with numerous honors including being an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. He has served as the President of the Royal Statistical Society and as a non-executive director of the UK Statistics Authority for eight years, as well as a member of the EU's European Statistical Advisory Committee. He currently chairs the National Statistician's Expert User Advisory Committee and previously spent eight years as the Chief Scientific Advisor at Winton Capital Management. Hand has published over 300 scientific papers and authored 32 books, with notable works including 'Principles of Data Mining', 'Wellbeing Nations', 'Measurement Theory and Practice', and 'The Improbability Principle'. His recent books include 'Amy's Luck', 'Dark Data', and 'GDP and Sustainable Wellbeing'. He has received several prestigious awards, such as the Guy Medal from the Royal Statistical Society in 2002 and the George Box Medal in 2016. In 2013, he was appointed OBE for his services to research and innovation and has been awarded Honorary Doctorates from the University of Waterloo and the Krakow University of Economics.

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