CV

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Contact Information

Name Sam Jackson
Professional Title PhD Student
Email 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

  • 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
  • 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

  • 2025 -

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    PhD
    University of Edinburgh
    High Performance Computing, Multi-GPU Systems
  • 2024 - 2025

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    MSc
    University of Edinburgh
    Data Science
    • Thesis in ML-Integrated Discrete Element Method.
  • 2020 - 2024

    Glasgow, Scotland

    Bachelors of Science
    University of Glasgow
    Mathematics and Computing Science
    • Thesis in Watermarking Generative-Text Models.

Awards

  • 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.

  • 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