Three Oxford researchers awarded Future Leaders Fellowships

Oxford researchers were among 68 of the most promising research leaders who will be funded £104 million to lead research into global issues and to commercialise their innovations in the UK. The Oxford recipients are Dr Luc Rocher (Oxford Internet Institute), Professor Dennis Timo Egger (Department of Economics) and Professor Balint Koczor (Mathematical Institute). To address privacy threats, researchers and regulators have advocated for use of modern privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) such as synthetic data or differential privacy. His research includes quantum theory and in theory of (near-term) quantum computers, with a view to making quantum computers practical. UKRI Chief Executive, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, said: ‘UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellowships provide researchers and innovators with long-term support and training to develop ambitious, transformative ideas.