Robotics ML Researcher · Applied AI Engineer · Builder
_{Teaching robots to see, move, and act with human-aligned intent — and shipping the software around them.}

      ╱╲      perception       ╱╲╱╲       planning      ╱╲╱╲╱╲      control
     ╱  ╲    ─────────────    ╱      ╲   ─────────────  ╱        ╲  ─────────
    ╱    ╲  scene · semantics╱  goals ╲  trajectories  ╱  actions  ╲  motors
   ╱──────╲                 ╱──────────╲              ╱──────────────╲
                                                                          → robot

I'm a Doctor of Engineering in robotics and AI (University of Bath) with peer-reviewed research in learning-based control for real-world robots. Six years of doctoral and postdoctoral research — including industry R&D embeds — followed by a move into full-time industry as a robotics and computer vision engineer.

On the side I run Eight Sprouts, a small studio where I ship AI-native products and take on applied-AI consulting work. I'm most useful when a project crosses disciplines — where research rigour meets real-world engineering.

Being upfront: this is a moment of transition. My postdoc wrapped in March, my industry role's remit shifted, and I've redirected momentum toward a set of projects that'll go public over the coming weeks. Here's what's in the pipeline.

Natural-language-conditioned cinematic camera control on a real gimbal platform — Sony A7C II + DJI Ronin RS4 + ROS 2. Started with CLIP / SigLIP embeddings as a lightweight grounding layer; now pivoting to a transformer-based policy after finding the embedding-only approach under-conditioned the action distribution. Writing up the lessons as I go.

ROS 2 · PyTorch · Transformers · Sony SDK · Ronin SDK

Agentic services with graph-backed retrieval and conversational reasoning, built on a Python stack with the Claude API. First product launching 2026.

FastAPI · PostgreSQL · Neo4j · Claude API

Machine Learning     PyTorch · PPO · GAIL · imitation learning · sim-to-real · evaluation design
Vision & Language    CLIP / SigLIP embeddings · transformer policies · OpenCV
Robotics             ROS 2 · Unity · PyBullet · Gazebo · gimbal & camera integration · sensor fusion
Engineering          Python · C++ · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · Neo4j · Azure · Docker · Git · CI/CD
Applied AI           Claude API · RAG · agentic workflows · knowledge graphs

• 📍 Based in Bournemouth, UK — open to London, European, or remote roles.
• 🎯 Looking for research-engineer or applied-AI roles where rigorous evaluation and shipping both matter.
• 🤖 Especially interested in robotics foundation models, VLA systems, and AI-native products.
• 🌱 Running Eight Sprouts on the side.
• 🎹 Learning the piano. Slowly.

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_{Research + shipping. Both matter.}