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Ph.D. in Machine Learning
B.Sc. in Computer Science (2:1 Hons)
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Image Recognition Enhancement Project
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Computer Science - TA
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🔬 6DIMCOCO: Multi-dimensional CLIP Training Framework
🛡️ PGDVisualisation: Adversarial Attack Visualization
⚡ ML-SLURM-Template: HPC Machine Learning Framework
🌌 JERICHO: Hybrid Plasma Simulation Framework
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BirkhoffVis
[Atmospheric Ray Tracing](repositories/atmospheric ray tracing.md)
ML-SLURM-Template
SuperDARN-Analysis
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Jericho
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� 6DIMCOCO - Cross-Modal Contrastive Learning
�️ JERICHO - Adversarial Robustness Research
� ML-SLURM-Template - HPC for Machine Learning
📊 PGDVisualisation - Optimization Visualization
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Active Research Projects
1. Reinforcement Learning for Strategic Game Optimization: Secret Hitler AI Agent
2. MCMC-Enhanced LSA Kernels for Reusable Semantic Analysis
3. Radio Wave Propagation Modeling for Atmospheric Mapping
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🏭 LUStores: Intelligent Stocking System for Lancaster University Physics
🌐 SuperDARN Chord-DHT: Scalable Atmospheric Data Processing
🤖 Tactile Linear Sum Assignment with ML-Guided Gradients
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🔗 Optimization-Systems Integration
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� Data Management and Sharing
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Next 6 Months (July - December 2025)
Next 12 Months (2025-2026)
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🧠 Scaling Laws in Contrastive Autoencoders
⚡ Mathematical Optimization on Accelerator Hardware
🔬 Intersection: Scalable Optimization for Learning Systems
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Information Theory and Statistical Learning
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🧠 Scaling Laws in Contrastive Learning
⚡ Mathematical Optimization on Accelerator Hardware
🤖 Machine Learning for Scientific Computing
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🥁 Church Music Ministry
⚔️ Living History - Historia Normannis
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🎯 Airsoft Team Leadership - Lancaster University
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🤿 Underwater Hockey
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