Elliot is a Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute, currently working on technological responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as digital contact tracing systems and immunity certification, and on the relationship between data-driven systems and health inequality.
Before Ada, Elliot was a Researcher at the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media, part of the think-tank Demos. There, he worked on understanding the spread of online disinformation, online advertising transparency, and the changing nature and public understanding of R&D.
Featured work
The NHS COVID-19 app: is it an enduring public health technology?
Will the long-awaited contract tracing app deliver on its promises for 2020 and beyond?
Can algorithms ever make the grade?
The failure of the A-level algorithm highlights the need for a more transparent, accountable and inclusive process in the deployment of algorithms.
Something to declare? Surfacing issues with immunity certificates
As the building of technical capacity for immunity apps and deliberation about deployment progresses, we surface six issues policymakers must consider