Richard E. Turner

Richard E. Turner is Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Cambridge. His previous roles include Visiting Researcher at Microsoft Research where he co-led the team that built the Aurora Earth System foundation model and Research Lead for AI Weather Prediction at the Alan Turing Institute who co-funded the Aardvark Weather project. Prof. Turner currently leads the Cumulus project which is developing AI subseasonal forecasting methods for agriculture in Ghana, Senegal and Kenya. His research has featured in the Times, Guardian, Financial Times, New York Times, Washington Post, and on BBC television and radio.