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OJ Watson

Associate Professor

Imperial College London

I’m an Associate Professor at Imperial College London, supported by an Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellowship. I’m based within Imperial’s AI Initiative, I-X, and the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis.

I develop open, reproducible methods at the intersection of infectious disease modelling, mortality estimation, and AI for public health — supporting decision-making and improving data equity. Recent applications include malaria and COVID-19.

Previously, I was a Schmidt Science Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and held postdoctoral positions at Brown University and Imperial College London.

Interests

  • Infectious disease modelling
  • Mortality estimation
  • Data equity
  • Reproducible research

Education

  • PhD in Infectious Disease Modelling, 2019

    Imperial College London

  • MRes in Epidemiology, Evolution and Control of Infectious Diseases, 2016

    Imperial College London

  • MSc in Systems Biology, 2015

    University of Cambridge

  • BA in Natural Sciences, 2014

    University of Cambridge