Hi, I'm Chico!

I am a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Exeter, and a couple of other things too:

• Deputy Director at the Exeter Centre for Climate Communication and Data Science
• Computational Social Science theme lead at the Exeter Institute for Data Science and AI,
• Visiting Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, Ewha Womans University, Seoul
• Research associate at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
• Member of the Council of the Complex Systems Society
• and the director of the CC Lab.

Research

I study how ideas spread and evolve, mixing data science with theories about human behaviour, culture, and society.

To be more specific: my research group develops new computational tools to study the media we produce and consume, the beliefs we hold and stories we tell, our myths and traditions, as well as the opinions, ideas, and narratives we propagate – how they develop, and how they evolve.

In doing so, I combine tools and approaches from data science, mathematical modelling, complex systems, algorithmic information theory, evolutionary biology, cultural evolution, cultural sociology, political communication, social psychology, cognitive psychology, and broadly speaking, computational social science.

Prospective students

I am looking for talented researchers (PhD students and postdocs) to join my lab. If this seems interesting to you, do get in touch! These links might be useful:

• EPSRC PhD Studentships
• China Scholarship Council and University of Exeter Full PhD Scholarships
• PhD Studentship opportunities at Exeter
• Centre for Doctoral Training in Environmental Intelligence: Data Science & AI for Sustainable Futures