Mr Nathan Topping

School of Science, Engineering & Environment

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Current positions

Lecturer in Data Science

Biography

Nathan Topping is a Lecturer in Data Science, contributing teaching and module leadership across multiple modules on the MSc Data Science and MSc Internet of Things with Data Science programmes. He is also Programme Lead for the DipHE Data Science programme, delivered as part of the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology. His teaching covers a broad range of topics including databases, big data tools, data visualisation, statistics, and machine learning. Drawing on a professional background as a Data Scientist, he brings real-world industry insight into the classroom, with a focus on applied learning.

Areas of Research

Current research interests span AI fairness and bias mitigation, medical data mining, and the applications of generative AI.

Teaching

Level 7 modules across the MSc Data Science, MSc Artificial Intelligence and MSc Internet of Things with Data Science programmes:

Applied Statistics & Data Visualisation
Big Data Tools & Techniques
Principles & Designs of IoT Systems

Programme Lead for DipHE Data Science