Cai W
Senior Research Data Scientist
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolCai W is a Senior Research Data Scientist with 11 years of interdisciplinary experience bridging mathematics, computer science, and cognitive science to build robust research software and computational models. He has held senior roles at the University of Birmingham, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (visiting), and Lancaster University, combining academic rigor with industry-grade software development from his time at Symplectic. Fast-learning and highly collaborative, Cai brings strong data analysis, scientific writing, and problem-solving skills to projects that demand reproducible, well-engineered code. His PhD-trained background enables him to translate complex theoretical ideas into practical tools, and he maintains an active code presence (e.g., on Codeberg) that reflects a preference for thoughtful, community-oriented development over hype.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Pure Mathematics, Master's degree, Pure Mathematics at University of CambridgeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mathematics and Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mathematics and Computer Science at University of BathBSc, Mathematics, BSc, Mathematics at University of Warwick
Github Skills (40)
toolbox10
matlab10
similarity10
python8
lda7
nltk7
neuroscience7
legaltech7
turkish7
creative-commons7
nlp7
natural-language-processing6
machine-learning6
corenlp5
podcast3
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
emcoglab/cognitive-model
Oct 2020 - Jun 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 96 pushes, 9 branches in 3 years 8 months
emcoglab/sensorimotor-distance-norms-paper
Dec 2020 - May 2022
Contributions:100 commits, 10 pushes, 6 branches in 1 year 6 months
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