Ben Cottier
Researcher at Epoch AI
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolBen Cottier is a researcher and research software engineer with a decade of experience building and evaluating machine learning systems, currently working on AI research at Epoch. He holds an MSc in Artificial Intelligence (Distinction) from the University of Edinburgh, where his dissertation benchmarked deep networks for out-of-distribution detection, and a first-class honours degree in Mechatronics from The University of Queensland. His background spans applied deep learning in medical imaging, genetic algorithms at CSIRO Data61, and production-focused research engineering at Invenia Labs, combining rigorous evaluation with pragmatic software design. As a co-founder and former president of a student society devoted to careful analysis of pressing global problems, he brings unusual cross-disciplinary curiosity and a drive to steer AI toward positive outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Artificial Intelligence, Distinction, MSc, Artificial Intelligence, Distinction at The University of EdinburghBachelor of Engineering (Honours), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Honours Class I (cumulative GPA 6.7/7), Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Honours Class I (cumulative GPA 6.7/7) at The University of QueenslandOverall Position 1 (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank 99), Overall Position 1 (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank 99) at Kenmore State High School
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Github Skills (41)
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
bencottier/cgan-denoiser
Nov 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:115 commits, 7 pushes, 2 branches in 2 months
GregoryGeeson/logicheck
Nov 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:1 release, 20 PRs, 22 pushes in 7 months
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