Dr Zeynep Duran Karaoz, Data Scientist for Language Assessment & Researcher AI
Zeynep is a Data Scientist for Language Assessment and Researcher in AI with the British Council. She works across a range of projects which have an AI and data science focus. Her main responsibilities involve designing and developing an analysis system for APTIS Data Analysis using data science and analytics techniques, and producing test and item statistics for Annual Operational Reports. She is also involved in the development of an AI-scored language test for young learners, working with internal and external teams and bringing AI expertise to the development process.
Her background involves a combination of linguistic and technical expertise. Before joining the British Council in 2022, she worked in both the UK and Turkey as an EFL instructor, a researcher and a data scientist.