Interview with Ahmad Wali Ahmad-Yar from the Hummingbird Project

In this engaging episode, Joanne interviews Ahmed Wali Ahmad-Yar, a dedicated PhD researcher affiliated with the Interface Demography Research Group at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Ahmed also serves as a vital contributor to The Hummingbird Project, a visionary initiative supported by Horizon 2020 funding and deeply integrated into the CESSDA Data Community.

Join us as we dive into Ahmed's inspiring work, where The Hummingbird Project takes on the formidable task of comprehensively unraveling migration flows in Europe. This multifaceted endeavour harnesses both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration among experts spanning sociology, computer science, statistics, and demography.

In addition to his remarkable research, Ahmed underscores the invaluable resources provided by CESSDA. Notably, he emphasises the pivotal role of the European Question Bank and the CESSDA Metadata Validator in his own research endeavors.

Discover how Ahmed and the Hummingbird Project are making groundbreaking strides in understanding the complexities of migration in Europe and how CESSDA's tools can be utilised in this kind of research.