Miss Laone Maphane

Lecturer in Research Methods and AI Skills

Email: laone.maphane@soton.ac.uk

Centre activities

• Deliver training and capacity-building activities in AI skills, including short courses and blended learning.
• Contribute to methodological research aligned with NCRM and UKRI-funded digital skills projects.
• Engage with stakeholders across academia, government, and industry to co-produce training and research outputs.
• Support strategic planning, including training needs assessments and impact evaluations.
• Collaborate with the NCRM team on portal development and digital infrastructure for training delivery.

Research interests

• AI applications in survey methodology and quantitative research.
• Large language models (LLMs).
• Computational macroeconomics.
• Online data collection methods and nonresponse research.
• AI for environmental sustainability and policy-relevant applied research.

Recent publications

For recent publications, please visit Laone Maphane’s staff profile.