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  • Yana Bevan

    About Me:

    Hi, I’m Yana, a cancer researcher living in Newcastle upon Tyne 🧬👩‍💻 I love running, concerts, travelling and science 🏃‍♀️🔬

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  • Tom Natt

    About Me:

    I live in Bath, not far from the Royal Crescent and where Jane Austin used to live. Outside of work, I enjoy learning, making candles, Tai Chi and playing with the sound desk in church.

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  • Tom Bullock

    About Me:

    Hi, I’m Tom! I’m from Loughborough and live with my wife Emma and son Charlie who is 4. I’m a Process Engineer working in Research & Development for a food company and do a lot of  outdoor activities at the weekends with my friends and family.

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  • Thomas Martin

    About Me:

    I live in Manchester with my partner and our cat Shadow. I enjoy D&D, video games, cooking, and dancing (Salsa and Bachata!)

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  • Tai Nguyen

    About Me:

    I am a researcher in Computer Science. My research interests focus on addressing how to translate artificial intelligence advancements from the laboratory into real-world applications.

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  • Stewart Watkiss

    About Me:

    I’m married with grown up children. I enjoy electronics and programming in my spare time, and I’ve written some books on the Raspberry Pi and programming.

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  • Steve Bowes-Phipps

    About Me:

    I’m a computer person who has worked with engineers all my life and love to bring the two together.

    I’m also a dad to three young children.

    I’ve just started a part-time PhD.

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    Latest Question:
    if it took humans 2000 years to go from bronze to silver and only around 100 to go from extremely basic computers to

  • Sheridan Williams

    About Me:

    I am retired but started life as a Rocket Scientist with the Ministry of Defence.
    After that I became a lecturer in Mathematics and Computer Science.
    I am a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and show people around the Open University’s observatory.
    I lead a tour company taking people all over the world to see astronomical events such as eclipses, aurorae, meteor showers.

    I now take education groups on visits to the National Museum of Computing located at Bletchley Park. I have my own Enigma machine

    Enigma machine

    and demonstrate Colossus

    The world’s first electronic digital computer

    and very early computer systems e.g. the WITCH

     

     

     

     

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    what have you found previously

  • Sara Morales Vigo

    About Me:

    I am a Spanish physicist that lives in Geneva, Switzerland. When I am not working in the largest particle accelerator in the world, you will probably find me dancing or hanging out with my friends! I really enjoy traveling and sports in general.

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  • Sam Gilbert

    About Me:

    I live in Solihull (near Birmingham) with my husband, 15 year old Son, 13 year old Daughter and our rescue Dog. I work for a Construction Company in an Information Technology role and I am currently studying towards a Masters Degree. I enjoy doing Ballet, Karate, reading and playing computer games in my spare time.

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    Latest Question:
    How to know you have been hacked?

  • Ryan Begley

    About Me:

    I’m an astronomer / astrophysicist at the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium. Here, as a Research Fellow, I get to analyse data from some of the world’s best telescopes to try  answer fascinating questions about the Universe. I also love travelling to new places and trying new foods!

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  • Robert Grand

    About Me:

    Hello! I’m an astronomer living in Liverpool with my family. I love playing 5-a-side football, going for hikes, and Lord of the Rings!

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  • Richard Hopkins

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  • Richard Fitzpatrick

    About Me:

    I live with my husband in Edinburgh. Most of my work recently was in Gujarat in India. I have a new job now workng a lot in China. I enjoy cooking and video games, and finding new music to listen to (and sing badly to!).

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    Latest Question:
    do you think the development of computing has impacted the job industry because computers and AI can do certain things

  • Rhiannon Jones

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  • Rachel Edwards

    About Me:

    I’m a physicist, and I do research into how to use sound waves to keep things safe. I teach university students about how different materials behave, and how to do electronics. I have two small kids and love making them new clothes with things like space unicorns on them.

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    do you have a uniform ?

  • OLUWASEUN AKINADE

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  • Nikhil Mande

    About Me:

    Most of my schooling was done in India, where I also did my undergrad, master’s and PhD degrees. After this I spent 2 years doing postdoctoral research in Washington DC, 2 more years doing postdoctoral research in Amsterdam (in the same place where the famous programming language Python was developed)

    I’ve been in Liverpool since early 2023. I’m a computer scientist by day. In my spare time I love speedsolving the Rubik’s cube and related puzzles (see my speedcubing profile)

    I also love playing PC games and making memes when I can. Here’s a favourite meme that I made when a colleague told me he hated my monitors being apart at my workplace.

    Monitors apart vs. together

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  • Michael Sullivan

    About Me:

    I live in Manchester with my wife and son. I work from home on Scientific Software but also love video games, snooker, running, and rock music! I also love learning new things like British Sign Language.

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  • Matt Sephton

    About Me:

    I’m an independent video game developer working on my own ideas. I don’t work for anybody else. 🤓

    One of my games was listed as of of the “Best Games of 2023”, alongside Mario, Zelda, and Baldur’s Gate 3. 🏆

    I’ve got ADHD and ASD. 🧠

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  • Marcus Davage

    About Me:

    I’m a Dad. wwwI live with my family in Cardiff. I’m a Software Engineer by day, and a dog-walker, dinner-maker, cleaner-upper and kids taxi driver by night. We speak Welsh at home – to the dog, too. I love watching sci-fi on film and TV (think Doctor Who, Mandalorian, Loki, Blade Runner), reading, listening to music and playing piano. Though not all at once – I’m not that good.

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    Latest Question:
    if it took humans 2000 years to go from bronze to silver and only around 100 to go from extremely basic computers to

  • Lowri Thomas

    About Me:

    Hello! I’m Lowri, and I work with data. I’m also a half Welsh, half English, animal-loving, travel-enthusiast, currently living in Bristol.

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  • Lauren Hutchinson

    About Me:

    I spend my days making apps and working with computers in Sunderland 💻 And in my free time, I’m busy crocheting 🧶, walking my dog 🐶, or reading – I particularly love the Percy Jackson books! 📚

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  • klaracandidate

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  • Kelvin Ojanomare

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  • Jordan Galloway

    About Me:

    I am about to move back to Scotland (from the south of England) with my family – my wife Kerry and my two boys Lachlan (5 yrs) and Brodie (2 yrs).

    I enjoy playing golf and getting out playing with my boys – we really like the trampoline parks for bouncing and soft plays.

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  • John Weston

    About Me:

    My Name is John Weston, I am married with one son and currently work for a CRO that is owned by Cadburys (lots of cheap chocolate!)

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  • Jenny Wong

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  • Jennifer Bolarinwa

    About Me:

    Hi! I’m Jennifer and I live with my family in London (where I was born and raised) and am a Software Engineer 👩🏿‍💻. In my free time, I love playing The Sims, listening and singing along to music and watching documentaries! 🎤🎧📺

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  • Jack McKinlay

    About Me:

    I’m studying to get my PhD in computer science at Bath University. I love learning, but I also love playing computer games, having coffee with my friends, and playing my bass guitar!

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    Latest Question:
    have you met anyone famous from working for your job

  • Hitesh Boghani

    About Me:

    I’m dad to two young kids who love going to school! I do mathematical models and simulations at work. I love walking, cycling and making fun projects using useful parts from waste electronics/electrical items.

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  • Haifa Tebib

    About Me:

    Hello! I live in Newcastle UK and I love it. I am originally from Tunisia and I sometimes miss its weather. I am also full time earthquake engineer. Besides of earthquakes, I love to sing (all the time) and swim!

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  • Fraser Smith

    About Me:

    I live in Norwich. I’m a teacher and researcher during the day. In the evening I love to play guitar, read books and hang out with my wife and son.

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  • Francesco De Batté

    About Me:

    I’m very into coding and playing video games. I’m hoping to learn to code some games of my own! I learned all about how plants grow and evolve at university and since then have loved going to botanic gardens and admiring all the pretty plants, now that I appreciate them for how they got to be that way.

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  • Eva Antonopoulou

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  • Estelle McLean

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  • Emily Rose

    About Me:

    Hi, I’m Emily! I live by the seaside with my partner James and my cat Lady. I like crafting, reading, board-games, and swimming in the sea.

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  • Elpida Vounzoulaki

    About Me:

    I am an Epidemiologist in the day 👩‍💻 and an artist in the evenings. I love playing music (I play the piano, the guitar and I sing), acting in theatre, playing tennis, reading books and travelling!

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  • Dimitris Perdikou

    About Me:

    I am currently the Government Chief Engineer. I lead on how we build IT systems across the public sector including how we grow the next generation of Engineers and Builders.

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    Latest Question:
    What field do you study in and if you could would you change it?

  • Dapeng Wang

    About Me:

    I have been living in a few places in the UK and I love travelling around the world.

    I am a bioinformatics researcher and I am a big fan of classical music and movies.

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  • Cliff Williams

    About Me:

    I am and engineer who lives in Manchester. I work at customer sites all over the UK.
    Outside of work I enjoy being with my grand children, swimming, martial arts, dancing and watching sport.

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  • Christina Schoettler

    About Me:

    I have a passion for Astronomy and work as a computational researcher at Keele University. My background is not the classical way into this career as I used to work in industry. I love music and am trying to learn to play the guitar and play the piano (badly). I love the outdoors and have a particular interest in triathlons (swim-bike-run) and have completed several in the past, even though I am not fast.

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  • Blair Johnston

    About Me:

    I live in Scotland with my wife and two kids. I love hill walking, football and playing video games

    Status: Looking forward to more interesting questions!

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    what inspired you to do this job ?

  • Bhakti Shah

    About Me:

    Hello! I’m originally from India, but currently live in Scotland. I recently started a PhD in computer science. I love the gym, football, and bugs 🙂

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  • Audrey Rago

    About Me:

    I live in London, but I am originally from Boston, USA. I am a Sustainability Engineer, so I spend most weekdays at a manufacturing plant, and in the evenings I like going to concerts and seeing friends. On the weekends I like to get outside, whether it’s cycling, walking or reading in the park, and in the winter I love to go skiing.

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  • Archie Hanlon

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  • Anderson J

    About Me:

    I am a Scottish Non-binary person studying in plant sciences. I enjoy spending time in nature, hanging out with friends and playing board games.

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    Latest Question:
    do you find your job hard and maybe sometimes stressful?

  • Amy Smith

    About Me:

    I live in London with my partner and two cats. I enjoy craft, reading and all things creative.

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  • Áine Uí Ghiollagáin

    About Me:

    I live in Inverness, Scotland. I work as a data scientist and technical lead at a company I co-founded, DeepMiner. We work from home, which means I get to enjoy the great Highland outdoors when I’m not in front of my computer. I love listening to podcasts and I’ve done a lot of long-distance sponsored walks at the same time.

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  • Adam Washington

    About Me:

    I help other scientists use neutron scattering to better understand their research. I also enjoy playing video games and watching the worst possible movies with my spouse.

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