Arna is a freelance data scientist and accidental designer on a mission to bring design thinking into data science, and create more responsible, ethical tech products, that make everyday life better. She is co-Director of RHoK Australia, an organisation that brings together social change makers and skilled volunteer technologists to co-develop open-source tech solutions to complex social problems. Previously she had a decade-long career as an astrophysicist – working primarily in the UK & USA on Hubble Space Telescope projects (the Universe is freakin' awesome), before returning to Australia and joining Swinburne University to build capability for data-intensive research, and lead initiatives around data science, data management & data policy, and tech skills training within academia.