Richard Ferrers
Team Lead - Outreach Project - Research Link Australia at Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolRichard Ferrers is a research-driven technology leader and team lead at the Australian Research Data Commons, combining 11+ years in research data engagement with a PhD in Technology and Innovation Management. He specialises in translating innovation theory into practical consumer-value practices, having published datasets, journal articles and a book on value and broadband (including Speedtest Global analyses). At ARDC he leads outreach for Research Link Australia, blending AI-enabled API tooling with cross-functional engagement to boost researcher-industry connections. His background spans academia, policy-facing research and entrepreneurship, with deep experience in data stewardship, FAIR/open science and building community trust in research infrastructures. Notably, he pairs legal and commercial training (LLB, Commerce) with advanced data and design MOOCs, enabling a rare mix of policy literacy, technical curiosity and hands-on data analysis.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
EdX MOOC, Computer Science, Completed, EdX MOOC, Computer Science, Completed at University of California, BerkeleyMOOC (4 wks); Digital Transformation, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, MOOC (4 wks); Digital Transformation, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design at University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Boston Consulting GroupShort Course, Scientific Community Manangement (Santa Fe NM; Portland OR), Short Course, Scientific Community Manangement (Santa Fe NM; Portland OR) at CSCCE - Centre for Scientific Collaboration and Community EngagementCoursera Short Course (MOOC), Introduction to Neuroeconomics, Coursera Short Course (MOOC), Introduction to Neuroeconomics at National Research University - Higher School of EconomicsFutureLearn: Short course, Design, FutureLearn: Short course, Design at RMIT UniversityFuture Learn: Short Course, Social Wellbeing, Future Learn: Short Course, Social Wellbeing at The University of EdinburghMOOC (EdX; 12 weeks) - Collaborative Data Science for Healthcare, (MITx.HST.953x), Data Science & Health, Auditing, MOOC (EdX; 12 weeks) - Collaborative Data Science for Healthcare, (MITx.HST.953x), Data Science & Health, Auditing at MIT / Harvard HSTMOOC (4 wks); Design Thinking for Innovation, Industrial and Product Design, Auditing, MOOC (4 wks); Design Thinking for Innovation, Industrial and Product Design, Auditing at University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessMOOC (EDX; 8 weeks) - Policy for Science, Technology and Innovation (MITx STS.081x), Science, Technology and Society, Auditing, MOOC (EDX; 8 weeks) - Policy for Science, Technology and Innovation (MITx STS.081x), Science, Technology and Society, Auditing at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCoursera: Irrational Thinking Course, Behavioural Economics, Statement of Accomplishment, Coursera: Irrational Thinking Course, Behavioural Economics, Statement of Accomplishment at Duke University - Fuqua School of BusinessModel Thinking: Understanding Complex Social Systems through Economic Models, Economics, Statement of Accomplishment, Model Thinking: Understanding Complex Social Systems through Economic Models, Economics, Statement of Accomplishment at University of MichiganOnline MOOC, Organizational Leadership, Auditing, Online MOOC, Organizational Leadership, Auditing at HEC ParisEdX: MAS.S69x Big Data and Social Physics, Completed, EdX: MAS.S69x Big Data and Social Physics, Completed at MITx Media Lab (EdX)Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)PhD completed (Feb.2013), Technology Innovation Management, Consumer Value, Adoption of New Technology, PhD completed (Feb.2013), Technology Innovation Management, Consumer Value, Adoption of New Technology at The University of QueenslandFutureLearn Short Course: Creative Coding (Processing), Completed, FutureLearn Short Course: Creative Coding (Processing), Completed at Monash University
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Github Skills (8)
open-data4
questions-and-answers3
data-analysis2
product-management2
open-source1
python1
spark1
data-science1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
areff2000/v2-value-of-value
Jul 2014 - Nov 2018
Contributions:37 commits, 36 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 4 months
areff2000/d3-bubble-plot
Feb 2016 - Jan 2020
Contributions:31 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 11 months
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