Mr Simon Kirby
Research Software Engineer
Research Software and Analytics
University of Exeter
Laver Building
North Park Road
Exeter EX4 4QE
I am a Research Software Engineer, in Exeter's Research Software & Analytics Group. I have experience with simulation design, trajectory prediction & optimisation, and machine learning, applied in a variety of aerospace and healthcare settings. I currently work with Python, React, Typescript/JavaScript, Go, and various cloud services. Our group is currently based in the Laver building: come drop by and say hello! Otherwise find me on LinkedIn.
After completing my MEng in Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Southampton, I spent two years working as a Design Engineer at Dyson, performing research and development around new technologies and products. My work here was varied, from the rapid prototyping of electronic systems, to computational analysis, to unsupervised machine learning, and much more.
Following this, I spent two years working as a Data Scientist with the University of Exeter and a local health-tech start-up, working towards improving clinic experience for both staff and patients, through the analysis of their spatial trajectories. Finally, prior to my role as a Research Software Engineer, I worked as a Research Fellow, with Prof. Mark Kelson and Institute of Data Science. Here I was investigating themes of open and transparent research, and reproducibility, across a variety of disciplines.