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Ganna Pogrebna

Ganna Pogrebna (born 4 July 1980) is a British behavioural data scientist, decision theorist, educator, author, and academic writer.[1] She currently serves as the Lead for Behavioral Data Science at the Alan Turing Institute, the Executive Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Futures Institute at Charles Sturt University, and an Honorary Professor of Behavioral Business Analytics and Data Science at the University of Sydney.[2][3]

Ganna Pogrebna
Born (1980-07-04) 4 July 1980 (age 44)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Behavioral scientist
  • Author
  • Educator
Websitegannapogrebna.com

She is known for her work in combining data science methods with those from economics and psychology to model human behavior under risk and uncertainty.[4][5]

Education

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Pogrebna holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and has obtained her Ph.D. in economics and social sciences from the University of Innsbruck, Austria.[6]

Career

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Pogrebna is a researcher and academic in behavioral business analytics and data science. She currently serves as Executive Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Futures Institute at Charles Sturt University in Australia and holds a research professorship position at the University of Sydney Business School.[7] Additionally, she is a Lead of Behavioral Data Science[8] at the Alan Turing Institute in London.[9][10][11]

Pogrebna has taught and supervised students in data science, cyber security,[12] behavioral data science, business analytics and artificial intelligence.[13] She has also worked as a consultant for private and public sector companies in various industries.[14][15] Pogrebna communicates her research through her YouTube blog "Data Driven" and "Inclusion AI. Blog", and is a regular contributor to various blogs and media outlets.[16] She is methods editor at Leadership Quarterly and associate editor of Judgement and Decision Making.[17][18][19]

Notable research works

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In 2021, her team's box office predicting technology was discussed at the Stockholm Film Festival.[20][21][22] In 2018, she co-developed a model predicting parental risk attitudes based on the characteristics of children, revealing gender inequalities in parenting.[23][24][25] In 2019, she contributed to a Council of Europe study on the implications of advanced digital technologies for human rights.[26] In 2020-2021, she researched handwashing patterns and protected vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.[27][28] In 2022, Pogrebna's work highlighted the threats and benefits of software products used in schools and at home.[29][30]

Bibliography

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  • Navigating New Cyber Risks: How Businesses can Plan, Build and Manage Safe Spaces in the Digital Age, co-author (2019)
  • Big Bad Bias Book (2021)

Awards and honours

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  • British Academy of Management Award (2018)[31]
  • Pogrebna's work in risk analytics and modeling has been recognized through the Leverhulme Research Fellowship award.[32]
  • In January 2020, she was named the winner of TechWomen100, an award for leading female experts in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in the UK.[33]
  • She has also been named one of the 20+ Inspiring Data Scientists by AI Time Journal.[34]

References

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  1. ^ "Ganna Pogrebna". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. ^ Plackett, Benjamin (12 October 2022). "The rural areas missing out on AI opportunities". Nature. 610 (7931): S17. Bibcode:2022Natur.610S..17P. doi:10.1038/d41586-022-03212-7. S2CID 252820692.
  3. ^ Blavatskyy, Pavlo; Pogrebna, Ganna (1 February 2010). "Endowment effects? "Even" with half a million on the table!". Theory and Decision. 68 (1–2): 173–192. doi:10.1007/s11238-009-9152-4. S2CID 53552310. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Behavioural data science". The Alan Turing Institute. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. ^ Blavatskyy, Pavlo; Pogrebna, Ganna (1 March 2008). "Risk Aversion when Gains are Likely and Unlikely: Evidence from a Natural Experiment with Large Stakes". Theory and Decision. 64 (2–3): 395–420. doi:10.1007/s11238-007-9056-0. S2CID 10227276. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Ganna Pogrebna - Agenda Contributor". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Staff Profile". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Exploring Behavioral Data Science with Ganna Pogrebna". www.habitweekly.com. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Cultural differences account for global gap in online regulation -- study". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  10. ^ "The emotions that make a film a hit... or a miss". BBC News. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  11. ^ Kharlamov, Alexander; Pogrebna, Ganna (July 2021). "Using human values‐based approach to understand cross‐cultural commitment toward regulation and governance of cybersecurity †". Regulation & Governance. 15 (3): 709–724. doi:10.1111/rego.12281. S2CID 211443730.
  12. ^ "Cyber attacks, Psychology and Curiosity with Gana Pogrebna - The Curious Advantage Podcast". Audioboom. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  13. ^ Tulloh, Bobbie. "Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Futures Institute". research.csu.edu.au. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  14. ^ Blavatskyy, Pavlo; Pogrebna, Ganna (1 July 2009). "Myopic loss aversion revisited". Economics Letters. 104: 43–45. doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2009.03.023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  15. ^ Towers-Clark, Charles. "Relaxed, Anxious, Ignorant: Our Attitudes Towards CyberSecurity Are Making The Problem Worse". Forbes. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  16. ^ Pogrebna, Ganna; Krantz, David H.; Schade, Christian; Keser, Claudia (1 October 2011). "Words versus actions as a means to influence cooperation in social dilemma situations". Theory and Decision. 71 (4): 473–502. doi:10.1007/s11238-011-9248-5. hdl:10.1007/s11238-011-9248-5. S2CID 120589384.
  17. ^ "FICO on LinkedIn: LIVE NOW: AI and Regulation: Is Your AI Ethical? The Answer May Surprise… | 33 comments". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Report finds startling disinterest in ethical, responsible use of AI among business leaders". ZDNET. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  19. ^ Blavatskyy, Pavlo R.; Pogrebna, Ganna (September 2010). "Models of stochastic choice and decision theories: why both are important for analyzing decisions". Journal of Applied Econometrics. 25 (6): 963–986. doi:10.1002/jae.1116. S2CID 30994349. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  20. ^ "'Man in a hole' films are most likely to be blockbusters, according to AI". CTVNews. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Scientists uncover formula for box office movie success". the Guardian. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  22. ^ "Seminars and special presentations". Stockholms filmfestival (in Swedish). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  23. ^ Chizema, Amon; Pogrebna, Ganna (1 October 2019). "The impact of government integrity and culture on corporate leadership practices: Evidence from the field and the laboratory". The Leadership Quarterly. 30 (5): 101303. doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2019.07.001. S2CID 199144909.
  24. ^ Pogrebna, Ganna (1 February 2008). "Naïve advice when half a million is at stake". Economics Letters. 98 (2): 148–154. doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2007.04.024. S2CID 67822412. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  25. ^ "CSDL | IEEE Computer Society". www.computer.org. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  26. ^ Chizema, Amon; Pogrebna, Ganna (1 October 2019). "The impact of government integrity and culture on corporate leadership practices: Evidence from the field and the laboratory". The Leadership Quarterly. 30 (5): 101303. doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2019.07.001. S2CID 199144909.
  27. ^ "India confronts COVID-19 with scarce running water". Science. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  28. ^ Pogrebna, Ganna; Oswald, Andrew J.; Haig, David (1 March 2018). "Female babies and risk-aversion: Causal evidence from hospital wards". Journal of Health Economics. 58: 10–17. doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.12.006. PMID 29408151. S2CID 46800767.
  29. ^ "Ganna Pogrebna - Editorial Board - The Leadership Quarterly - Journal - Elsevier". www.journals.elsevier.com. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  30. ^ "How schools can make technology safer for kids to use". www.theeducatoronline.com. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  31. ^ "Birmingham researcher receives British Academy of Management Award". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  32. ^ "The Leverhulme Trust". www.leverhulme.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  33. ^ "TechWomen100 Individual Winner 2019".
  34. ^ "20+ Inspiring Data Scientists to Follow". AI Time Journal. 19 March 2020.
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