Dexter Shepherd
Doctoral Tutor at Sussex PAL
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolDexter Shepherd is a PhD researcher and doctoral tutor specialising in bio-inspired machine learning for tactile sensing and resilient robotic locomotion, with 11 years of hands-on experience across research, teaching, and project management. He combines embedded AI, spatiotemporal modelling, and reinforcement learning to enable robots to classify textures, navigate, and adapt gait—demonstrating that low-resolution tactile sensors can reliably inform locomotion. At the University of Sussex he has designed large-scale coursework (including coordinating the build of 200 robots), led mentor programmes, and managed logistics and budgets for education initiatives. He also coordinates AI education efforts across Africa, building partnerships with universities, governments, and traditional leaders to expand accessible AI training. Passionate about open science, he maintains open-source ML and robotics libraries and brings practical field robotics experience from projects like desert-ant navigation and 3D-printed Jetson platforms.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
A level, Computer Science, A, A level, Computer Science, A at Brighton Hove and Sussex sixth form collegeComputer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Informatics, First-class, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Informatics, First-class at University of Sussex
Github Skills (60)
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javascript10
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react-three-fiber10
interaction-design10
generative10
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computer-graphics10
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
DexterShepherd/website
Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:7 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
DexterShepherd/dotfiles
Jan 2016 - Oct 2017
Contributions:60 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 9 months
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