Mr Ben Scott
Head of Al and Innovation
Department: Digital, Data and Informatics
Division: Digital, Data and Informatics
Specialisms: CKAN, Drupal, Python, NodeJS, AngularJS, Open Data, Open Source, Informatics, Agile Project Management
Summary
Currently Data Portal Lead Architect, managing the development of the Museum's new open data platform (data.nhm.ac.uk). I also developed a live crowdsourcing workflow for Science Uncovered 2014, a public showcase of the Museum's digitisation work (http://su2014.benscott.co.uk/). Previously I worked as senior developer on the Museum’s EU-funded ViBRANT project, helping build the Scratchpads scientific data collaboration platform. Before joining the Museum I ran Brighton Digital, contracted to build websites for public sector and charitable organisations including Comic Relief, AgeUK, the NHS and Greenwich University, along with many SMEs. I also co-founded and built richseam.com, an award winning tech startup using linked open data to power music recommendations. I am an open data, open science and open source enthusiast, and enjoy finding creative solutions to digital challenges.
Qualifications
Degrees
- History BA (Hons), University of Sussex, United Kingdom
- Information Systems (PG Dip), University of Brighton, United Kingdom
Highlighted publications
- Bachman S, Moat J, Hill A, De la Torre J, Scott B Supporting Red List threat assessments with GeoCAT: geospatial conservation assessment tool. ZooKeys 150, 117 - 126. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.150.2109
- Penev L, Agosti D, Georgiev T, Catapano T, Miller J, Blagoderov V, Roberts D, Smith V, Brake I, Ryrcroft S, Scott B, Johnson N, Morris R, Sautter G, Chavan V, Robertson T, Remsen D, Stoev P, Parr C, Knapp S, Kress WJ, Thompson F, Erwin T Semantic tagging of and semantic enhancements to systematics papers: ZooKeys working examples. ZooKeys 50, 1 - 16. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.50.538
- Smith V, Rycroft S, Brake I, Scott B, Baker E, Livermore L, Blagoderov V, Roberts D Scratchpads 2.0: a Virtual Research Environment supporting scholarly collaboration, communication and data publication in biodiversity science. ZooKeys 150, 53 - 70. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.150.2193
Highlighted publications
- Bachman S, Moat J, Hill A, De la Torre J, Scott B Supporting Red List threat assessments with GeoCAT: geospatial conservation assessment tool. ZooKeys 150, 117 - 126. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.150.2109
- Penev L, Agosti D, Georgiev T, Catapano T, Miller J, Blagoderov V, Roberts D, Smith V, Brake I, Ryrcroft S, Scott B, Johnson N, Morris R, Sautter G, Chavan V, Robertson T, Remsen D, Stoev P, Parr C, Knapp S, Kress WJ, Thompson F, Erwin T Semantic tagging of and semantic enhancements to systematics papers: ZooKeys working examples. ZooKeys 50, 1 - 16. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.50.538
- Smith V, Rycroft S, Brake I, Scott B, Baker E, Livermore L, Blagoderov V, Roberts D Scratchpads 2.0: a Virtual Research Environment supporting scholarly collaboration, communication and data publication in biodiversity science. ZooKeys 150, 53 - 70. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.150.2193