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Mark Girolami

Also known as Mark A. Girolami

Mark Girolami is a researcher whose work spans computational statistics and machine learning. Before completing a PhD at the University of Paisley in 1997, he worked for about ten years as an engineer at IBM. In 2023 the Royal Statistical Society gave him its Guy Medal in Silver for his work, including a 2011 paper with co-author Calderhead. In 2021 he became the first Chief Scientist of The Alan Turing Institute, and in January 2026 he became acting chief executive of the institute. He is the Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering at Cambridge.

Timeline

  1. 1985–1994

    An engineer at IBM

    He joins IBM as an engineer in 1985 and works there for about ten years.

  2. 1997

    A PhD at Paisley

    In 1997 he completes a PhD in statistical signal processing at the University of Paisley.

  3. 2011

    Riemann manifold Langevin methods

    With co-author Calderhead, he presents Riemann manifold Langevin and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo methods to the Royal Statistical Society in 2011.

  4. 2012

    A Wolfson Research Merit Award

    The Royal Society names him to its first round of Wolfson Research Merit Awards for 2012.

  5. 2019

    Sir Kirby Laing Professor at Cambridge

    In 2019 he is elected to the Sir Kirby Laing Professorship of Civil Engineering at Cambridge, where he also holds a Royal Academy of Engineering research chair in data-centric engineering.

  6. 2021

    The Turing's first chief scientist

    He becomes the first Chief Scientist of The Alan Turing Institute in 2021.

  7. 2023

    A Guy Medal in Silver

    The Royal Statistical Society awards him the Guy Medal in Silver in 2023 for his work on computational statistics and machine learning.

  8. January 2026

    Acting chief executive of the Turing

    In January 2026 he is named acting chief executive of The Alan Turing Institute, before a new chief executive takes over.

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  1. Mark Girolami - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Science chief celebrated at UWS graduation uws.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. RSS - Announcing our honours recipients for 2023 rss.org.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Royal Society announces first round of prestigious Wolfson Research Merit Awards for 2012 | Royal Society royalsociety.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Mark Girolami | ai@cam ai.cam.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Professor Mark Girolami | Christs College Cambridge christs.cam.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Turing Institute Chief Scientist takes acting CEO role theregister.com. Checked 14 October 2026.