As User Researcher for the ODI’s R&D programme, Sonia conducts qualitative research to understand user needs in a data-driven world. She focuses on topics such as data ethics and privacy, data infrastructure, data publishing and data use. She is amazed at the myriad ways in which the human brain is inspiring technology and artificial intelligence across different disciplines.
Sonia has a background in neuropsychology. Before joining the ODI, Sonia worked on applying neuroscience across clinical, educational and technological fields.
With her creative but disciplined mindset, she enjoys making big ideas come to life by translating thought into action and designing experiences for social changes.
What Sonia's been working on
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Blog 11/12/2019
Experts discuss how to harness data to gain business value at the ODI Summit 2019- Banking and finance
- Data publishing and use
- Innovation
- Retail and consumer
- Cities
- Transport
- Sonia Duarte
- Walter Brown
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Blog 22/10/2019
Digital twins: needs, challenges and understanding- Emerging tech and AI
- Search and discovery
- Cities
- Sonia Duarte
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Blog 09/07/2019
Insights from successful collaborative maintenance projects- Data infrastructure
- Data publishing and use
- Sonia Duarte
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Current project
R&D: Digital twins- Built environment and housing
- Data infrastructure
- Cities
- Deborah Yates
- Fionntán O'Donnell
- Jared Robert Keller
- Miranda Marcus
- Olivier Thereaux
- Sonia Duarte
- Vicky Hallam
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Current project
R&D: Collaborative data maintenance- Data infrastructure
- Innovation
- Open standards and open APIs
- Peer networks
- Startups
- Leigh Dodds
- Miranda Marcus
- Sonia Duarte
- Vicky Hallam