Alastair Denniston
Alastair Denniston is an NIHR Senior Investigator, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Honorary Professor in the evaluation and regulation of AI health technologies, in University of Birmingham and NHS, UK. With Dr Xiao Liu, he leads a Research and Policy Group exploring how we can ensure that AI health technologies are effective, safe and equitable, and improve patient care in the ‘real world’. They have a particular focus on responsible AI innovation, including ensuring that the data foundations of AI are inclusive and representative, such as through the STANDING Together initiative, and that clinical trials of AI interventions are well-designed and transparently reported (SPIRIT-AI and CONSORT-AI). Alastair was co-founder of INSIGHT, the UK’s Health Data Research Hub for Eye Health, and is a Member of the UK Government’s Regulatory Horizons Council.
