Daniel van Strien

AI Researcher

United Kingdom11 yrs 7 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Expert in democratizing machine learning for GLAM sector.
Strong advocate for open science and digital scholarship.
Proven track record in developing training for researchers.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Machine Learning and Library Science expert focused on digital scholarship and open science initiatives.

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Skills

Core Skills

Machine LearningLibrary ScienceResearch Data ManagementDigital ScholarshipLibrary Management

Other Skills

Information LiteracyOpen ScienceTrainingProject ManagementData Management PlanningSoftware DevelopmentCatalogingUser TrainingPublic SpeakingMetadataInformation RetrievalMarkdownReference ManagementPythonDigital Humanities

About

I am a Machine Learning Librarian at Hugging Face. I am trying to help democratise machine learning for the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) sector and draw on ideas from library science to help develop a healthier machine learning ecosystem.

Experience

Hugging face

Machine Learning Librarian

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

Machine LearningLibrary ScienceInformation Literacy

The british library

Digital Curator, Living with Machines

Feb 2019 – Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 10 mos · London, United Kingdom

Ucl

Research Data Support Officer

Nov 2016 – Jan 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

In this role:
I lead advocacy and outreach promoting digital scholarship, open science and research data management across a large and diverse research institution.
Represented the Research Data Management team on a multi-stakeholder project implementing a new repository service.
Proactively initiated and developed a wide range of new services, training materials, and tools designed to empower researchers to pursue new ways of approaching scholarship and research.
As part of this role supporting researchers across the research lifecycle, I:
Developed new guidance for researchers, including on issues related to research software.
Developed, organised and delivered a range of training packages and sessions for large and small groups, including modules on research data management, data sharing, open science and text mining.
Provided guidance to researchers on technical, legal and policy issues and reviewed Data Management Plans and funding applications across disciplines.
Developed and implemented a customised version of DMPOnline (an online interactive Data Management Planning tool) for UCL researchers.

Digital ScholarshipOpen ScienceResearch Data ManagementTraining

Homerton university hospital foundation trust

2 roles

Assistant Librarian

Promoted

Aug 2015 – Nov 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

Primary responsibility for research support and user training and education, other responsibilities include: cataloguing, managing print and electronic journal subscriptions and supervision of information assistants.

CatalogingUser TrainingLibrary Management