PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Chris Holmes

Chris Holmes is an Oxford biostatistician with work in Bayesian statistics, pattern recognition, statistical genomics and AI for health. Before he moved to Oxford in 2004, he studied Bayesian statistics at Imperial and worked in industry on real-time pattern recognition. He co-authored QuantiSNP, an objective Bayesian hidden Markov model for copy-number detection, and CONSORT-AI, a reporting guideline for AI clinical trials. In 2025, he became a co-director of EIT's Artificial Intelligence Platform. As of October 2026, he is Professor of Biostatistics at Oxford and Visiting Faculty at EIT, serving on its Scientific Management Committee; he is also an ELLIS Program Director and Fellow in Robust Machine Learning.

Works
311

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026. Citations and h-index are hidden because this OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mix in other authors.

Timeline

  1. By 2004

    From Imperial to Oxford

    Before he moves to Oxford from Imperial College in February 2004, he studies Bayesian statistics for his doctorate and holds a postdoctoral position and a lectureship at Imperial. Earlier, he works in industry on real-time pattern recognition for defence and SCADA systems.

  2. 2007

    QuantiSNP and copy-number variation

    In 2007, Holmes co-authors QuantiSNP, an objective Bayesian hidden Markov model for detecting and mapping copy-number variation from SNP genotyping data.

  3. 2020

    Reporting guidance for AI trials

    In 2020, he co-authors the CONSORT-AI extension, a reporting guideline for clinical trial reports involving AI interventions.

  4. February 2025

    Co-leading EIT's AI platform

    In February 2025, EIT names Holmes and Cecilia Lindgren as co-directors of its Artificial Intelligence Platform; their remit includes applied machine learning and fundamental frontier AI science research.

  5. As of October 2026

    Oxford professor and EIT visitor

    As of October 2026, he is Professor of Biostatistics at Oxford and Visiting Faculty at EIT, serving on its Scientific Management Committee after leading AIR from its inception. He is also an ELLIS Program Director and Fellow in Robust Machine Learning.

Sources and credits

Photo: We have no published photo of Chris Holmes yet. Send us a free-licensed photo.

  1. Professor Chris Holmes | Department of Statistics - University of Oxford stats.ox.ac.uk. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. OxCSML : People : Chris Holmes csml.stats.ox.ac.uk. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Professor Chris Holmes | Department of Statistics - University of Oxford stats.ox.ac.uk. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. EIT Expands Team of Field-leading Experts Spanning AI, Economics, Life Sciences, Generative Biology and Medicine eit.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Dr Danilo Jimenez Rezende and Dr Matej Macak to lead EIT’s AI & Robotics Institute eit.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Chris Holmes | European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems ellis.eu. Checked 15 October 2026.