Chanuki Illushka

Head of Data Science Zoopla

Chanuki Illushka Seresinhe is the Head of Data Science at Zoopla, where she manages data scientists both at Zoopla and Hometrack. She is also the founder of beautifulplaces.ai Chanuki began working as a commercial data scientist at Channel 4 and, more recently, was the Director of Data Science for Culture Trip.Chanuki has a PhD in Data Science from the University of Warwick. Her research at the University of Warwick and the Alan Turing Institute, which involved understanding how the aesthetics of the environment influences human wellbeing, has been featured in the press worldwide including the Economist, Wired, The Times, BBC, Spiegel Online, Guardian, Telegraph, Scientific American, Newsweek and MIT Technology Review. Prior to pursuing a career in data science, she previously ran her digital design consultancy for over eight years.