Dr. Michael Barrowman is a Data Scientist, currently employed by Evolution Sofware, a company which manages online casinos and builds their internal software structure. With a background in both the public and private sector and a wealth of experience working with medical, education and financial datasets; he has produced stunning visualisations for previous teams as well as publication-ready reports and production-ready scripts.

He has recently completed his doctoral Thesis on Multi-State Clinical Prediction Models in Renal Replacement Therapy, earning him a PhD from the University of Manchester. His PhD project encompasses the development and validation of a multi-state clinical predication model, as well as the methodological advancements to produce such a model. This has led to multiple publications and the creation of software as a by-product.

He is interested in Data Science, particularly using R and python to their fullest potential, encouraging others to do the same and is an advocate for neat and reproducible coding practices. He enjoys web development and learning about web paradigms as wel as learning new programming languages such as C++ and Typescript.

He lives in Merseyside, UK with his partner, two children and two step-children. He enjoys walks down by the local canal, through nearby forested areas and trips to the park as often as possible as his daughter’s favourite outdoor activity is “going on adventures”.