I'm a data scientist / machine learning engineer with a background in computational / quantum physics. I write loads of python and typescript, and a little bit of everything else.
I like working on hard R&D problems involving computer vision, natural language processing, graph theory, representation learning, recommendation systems, and information retrieval.
I love turning those research projects into end-to-end pipelines and services which help people in the real world.
2022-
Building the next generation of search and discovery on wellcomecollection.org, including experiments with knowledge graphs, multi-modal search, and semantic search
2018-2021
Prototyping and productionising computer vision pipelines, novel NLP models, and core search algorithms to help researchers find things on wellcomecollection.org.
2016-2018
Produced ML-heavy analyses of huge datasets, distilling visitors' motivations, expectations, and needs when visiting the museum online and IRL.
2015-2015
Built a matching/recommendation system for an app with hundreds of thousands of users around the world.
2012-2016
MSci Physics, 2:1
Thesis: Correlations between water fragments on silicon
2007-2012
pytorch, scikit-learn, tensorflow, wandb
jupyter, pandas, numpy, scipy, matplotlib, spacy, neo4j, networkx, elasticsearch, pyspark, SQL
typescript, javascript, node.js, react, next.js, tailwind, graphql, jest, playwright, fastapi, flask
AWS, terraform, docker, git, github actions, vercel, netlify, heroku, supabase
I try to share what I've learned through blog posts, reusable code, and/or talks at conferences and universities.
I'm a supervisor for UCL's Data Science for Cultural Heritage MSc course. I've also mentored and advised first-time conference speakers, artists, researchers in industry and academia, grant funding applicants, and students all the way from GCSE to PhD.
I've built a lot of open source tools, sites, and services outside of work to sharpen my own development skills and experiment with new technologies.
I like swimming outdoors, especially through the winter. I've been cycling in London for ten years and I've only been hit by four cabs.