Alex Stephens
Senior Scientist at Q-CTRL
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAlex Stephens is a Senior Scientist and PhD candidate in Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems at the University of Oxford with a decade of experience building autonomy and robotics software. His research in the GOALS group focuses on long-term mission planning with rich environment models, and he has applied those skills at institutions including JPL (DARPA Subterranean Challenge) and ACFR. Currently at Q-CTRL, he blends rigorous academic research with industry-facing engineering to deliver robust multi-robot SLAM, planning, and sensor-integration solutions. His background spans mechatronics, advanced physics, and computer science, with early research in astrophysics and optics and practical experience optimizing developer tooling at Atlassian. Alex is notable for moving seamlessly between simulation-driven research (MATLAB/Python/ROS) and deployed systems in challenging field environments, plus a track record of mentoring and technical leadership from tutoring to university teaching.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems at University of OxfordFort Street High SchoolThe University of Sydney
English, German
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Github Skills (6)
tailwindcss5
nextjs5
tailwind5
sceptre1
autopilot1
mavlink1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
alex-stephens/project-euler
Jan 2018 - Jun 2023
Contributions:65 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 6 months
alex-stephens/personal-site
May 2020 - Oct 2022
Source code for my personal website, built using Next.js and Tailwind CSS based on https://github.com/timlrx/tailwind-nextjs-starter-blog.
Contributions:188 commits, 144 pushes, 11 branches in 2 years 5 months
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