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About

Posted at May 23, 2022 16:57:13 — Last modified at Dec 17, 2025 00:53:36

I’m an ML Engineer, currently working at Snap on real-time signal processing for see-through AR glasses called Specs.

I’m particularly interested in time series. I co-created sktime (now also forked into aeon), an open-source Python library that provides a unified framework for ML with time series data.

I treat my website like a living document: most posts describe ideas about a particular topic, which I grow and cultivate, like a digital garden. I also like the idea of a link blog, sharing interesting links with comments and examples.

I completed my PhD at UCL and The Alan Turing Institute. During my PhD, I worked on the design and implementation of sktime as well as the benchmarking of time series algorithms. Previously, I studied Philosophy & Economics at Bayreuth University, and published my Master’s thesis in empirical economics on international trade and climate policy.

I really enjoy mentoring and working with others, colleagues but also outside of work. I have given tutorials at PyData conferences, and volunteered for Google Summer of Code, Outreachy, Major League Hacking and Nuffield Research Placements. I currently help out at Les Enfants de la Goutte d’Or, a local after-school study group for kids.

I keep the books I read on Goodreads. I like to listen to music on byte.fm, and watch films on Mubi.