Dr Kenneth Wertheim

I am a systems theorist with expertise in mathematical modelling, scientific computing, and artificial intelligence. Aracial, acultural, and agender, I am a global citizen without a home country. My correct pronouns are they and them. I am also known as 11250205.

I received an undergraduate MEng in chemical engineering from Imperial College London, an MS in chemical engineering from Columbia University in the City of New York, and a PhD in bioengineering from the University of Southampton. My academic drifting has taken me to Argentina (internship), Australia (exchange year), and Hong Kong (internship) too.

After earning my PhD, I spent two years as a computational biologist at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln before joining the University of Sheffield and PRIMAGE, an EU-wide Horizon 2020 project in computational oncology.

In 2023, I joined the University of Hull as a lecturer. At the Centre of Excellence for Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Modelling, I lead an interdisciplinary research programme exploring diverse topics in systems biology, computational sociology, and applied artificial intelligence.

I teach parts of the programme titled MSc Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. I co-founded the variant titled MSc Artificial Intelligence for Engineering and now teach parts of it. In 2024, I became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. In 2025, I completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice.

When I am not running my research programme, supervising projects, or lecturing, I advocate social justice and teach yoga.