Ellis Thompson
MPL Cadet Pilot at Family
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolEllis Thompson is a cadet pilot and software leader with nine years of experience bridging aviation research and production-grade UAS software. With a PhD-focused background in computer science and multi-year NASA- and university-backed research on flight plan conformance and deconfliction, he has published methodologies that improve air traffic management and strategic pre-flight planning. As Lead Software Developer and Safety Manager at Menapia he architected full-stack, low-latency platforms for remote BVLOS operations, designed efficient binary data pipelines, and led a team integrating Go, React, C++, Python, ClickHouse and Kafka. He now combines operational UAS oversight and regulatory engagement with hands-on coding as a director of a consultancy while training as a TUI cadet pilot. Comfortable moving between hardware, meteorology and software, he is particularly adept at translating academic research into robust autonomous flight systems and practical safety management. Based in Leeds, he brings a rare mix of aviation operational competence and production software engineering for advanced unmanned systems.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Swansea University / Prifysgol AbertaweDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at The George Washington UniversityCertificate of Higher Education Computer Science, Certificate of Higher Education Computer Science at University of Chester
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Github Skills (74)
python10
wgs8410
deep-learning10
traffic10
utm10
aircraft10
machine-learning10
dji-sdk10
neural-network9
conflict-resolution9
simulator9
aviation9
simulation9
flight-simulation9
data-science9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Ellislee1/Swanbot-3.0
Aug 2020 - Jan 2021
Contributions:106 commits, 105 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
Ellislee1/RL-Air-Traffic
Apr 2020 - Jun 2020
Undergraduate dissertation, using RL agents to keep aircraft separation
Contributions:17 commits, 1 PR, 10 pushes in 2 months
pytorchaircraftundergraduatekeeprl-agents
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