Helen Glaves

Helen Glaves is a Senior Data Scientist at the British Geological Survey (BGS), with more than 30 years’ experience in marine geoscience and geoinformatics. Her current role focuses on the development and implementation of research infrastructures, which includes acting as Director of the Integrated Core Services (ICS-C) for the European Plate Observing System (EPOS).

She is also actively involved in a number of national and international initiatives addressing various aspect of open science and data sharing, including as co-chair of the GEO In-Situ Data sub-group, member of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Technical Advisory Board and as part of the steering committee for the International Geo Sample Number (IGSN) initiative.

Currently, Helen Glaves is President of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) having previously served as the Earth and Space Science Informatics (ESSI) Division President for three years.