CV
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Contact Information
| Name | Sam Jackson |
| Professional Title | PhD Student |
| s2020962[at]ed.ac.uk | |
| Location | EPCC, Bayes Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9BT |
Professional Summary
Funded by ExaGEO, I am a PhD Student adept in low-level, GPU programming for large-scale, open-source codebases. Focused on the Finite Element Method, my work explores iterative solvers, the multigrid approaches and compilers with respect to multi-GPU systems.
Experience
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2023 - 2023 Glasgow, Scotland
Junior Data Scientist
Digital Content Analysis Ltd (D-CAT)
Investigated and presented algorithms to aid in the removal of cloud-cover from satellite images, achieving 60% removal of cloud cover and completing the product for business use.
- Presentation
- Independent Research
- Computational Mathematics
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2022 - 2022 Aberdeen, Scotland
Junior Software Developer
Indeed
Worked for the employer-side analytics page and developed a highly requested feature, organising and collaborating requests between teams.
- Organisation
- Teamwork
Education
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2025 - Edinburgh, Scotland
PhD
University of Edinburgh
High Performance Computing, Multi-GPU Systems
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2024 - 2025 Edinburgh, Scotland
MSc
University of Edinburgh
Data Science
- Thesis in ML-Integrated Discrete Element Method.
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2020 - 2024 Glasgow, Scotland
Bachelors of Science
University of Glasgow
Mathematics and Computing Science
- Thesis in Watermarking Generative-Text Models.
Awards
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2024 Highest Grade in Level 4 Cohort
University of Glasgow, School of Computing Science
Prize awarded to the student with the highest average grade of the Final Honours Year Cohort of 2024.
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2023 Highest Grade in Level 3 Cohort
University of Glasgow, School of Computing Science
Prize awarded to the student with the highest average grade of the First Honours Year Cohort of 2023.
Languages
English : Native speaker
Spanish : CEFR B2