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Meet our new Community Manager: Krish Raghav

Data Science Centre

5 February 2026

The UvA Data Science Centre, part of the UvA Library, just got a new connector-in-chief: Krish Raghav. His mission? To make sure great ideas, people and projects don’t stay hidden in silos, but find each other across faculties and disciplines. In this short interview, he shares a first glimpse of his plans, what energises him about the DSC – and how you can knock on his door.

What excites you most about being involved with the UvA Data Science community?

The potential for new collaborations! Data Science is a lingua franca, a common language that can link disciplines and lines of inquiry. The UvA Data Science community is a window on the cutting-edge and paradigm-shifting research being done across the university, and it’s exciting to both reflect and advance that.

What will be your main focus in your first months as Community Manager? In your first year, what are two or three concrete initiatives you’d like to launch to strengthen the data science community at UvA?

First and foremost, I’ll be getting to know the community—listening to people’s experiences, learning more about data science methods, and being inspired by ongoing research. 

Then, I’ll be focused on strengthening and growing the community by working with DSC faculty hubs across the university. I’ll also focus on curating a richer stream of research outputs, event information, and interviews for the DSC bulletin, and taking the first tentative towards planning AI & Data Science Day 2026!

This isn’t a “concrete” initiative yet but I’m also an illustrator and comic book artist interested in collaborating with researchers to present their work in new visual or interactive formats. I follow emerging fields like Graphic Medicine closely, and I think there’s a lot to explore at the intersection of comics and data science.

Data Science is a lingua franca, a common language that can link disciplines and lines of inquiry. The UvA Data Science community is a window on the cutting-edge and paradigm-shifting research being done across the university, and it’s exciting to both reflect and advance that. Kirsh Raghav, community manager DSC

What’s one data science topic or trend you think everyone should keep an eye on?

I’ve been re-reading The Turing Way in preparation for this role. It’s a wonderful resource I heartily recommend - an open-source community-driven guide to reproducible, ethical, inclusive and collaborative data science.

How can colleagues and students best reach out to you, and what would you like them to contact you about?

You can reach me on email at dsc@uva.nl – I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback on how we can improve the community, and what you’d like to see from the DSC. I’m keen to hear about upcoming events and interesting research, and I’m always open for a chat over coffee or oolong tea.