Dr. Seth Flaxman

Professor

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Biography

Seth Flaxman is a Professor at the University of Oxford in the Department of Computer Science and a tutorial fellow of Jesus College. His research focuses on scalable methods and flexible models in spatiotemporal statistics, Bayesian machine learning, applied public policy, and social science. His work involves computational statistical disease modeling, with applications extending to public health, orphanhood, deep learning, and analyzing street-level imagery, crime, and voting patterns. He also investigates phenomena like filter bubbles, echo chambers in media, big data paradoxes, and the regulation of machine learning algorithms in emotional contexts.

Research Interests

Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

— Present

University of Oxford Department of Statistics • Oxford, UK

Lecturer

— Present

Imperial College London Department of Mathematics • London, UK

Senior Lecturer

— Present

Imperial College London Department of Mathematics • London, UK

Researcher

— Present

World Health Organization • Geneva, Switzerland

Worked in the Mortality Burden Disease Unit.

Researcher

— Present

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne • Lausanne, Switzerland

Worked at the Media and Design Laboratory.

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.