Ethan Knights
Data Science & Engineering Lead
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolEthan Knights is a Data Science & Engineering Lead based in Cambridge with eight years of experience building production ML, MLOps, IoT and NLP solutions across public-sector and research settings. He combines a strong academic foundation in cognitive neuroscience (PhD and postdoc) with hands-on engineering skills in Python, Cloud, SQL/noSQL and R to shepherd end-to-end ML projects from biomarker research to city-scale deployments. At Westminster City Council he now leads MLOps and IoT initiatives, applying research-grade rigour to operational data platforms and real-world impact. Known for bridging multidisciplinary teams, he has a track record of turning complex neurocognitive research into reproducible, open-data science and scalable platforms. Less obvious: his background in cognitive neuroscience gives him a rare vantage on model interpretability and human-centred feature design that informs both research and production systems.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Post-Doc, Cognitive Neuroscience, Post-Doc, Cognitive Neuroscience at University of CambridgeBachelor's degree, Psychology, (Starred) First Class, Bachelor's degree, Psychology, (Starred) First Class at University of East Anglia
Github Skills (200)
transformers10
language-model10
python10
experimental-design10
jspsych10
prompt-engineering10
deep-learning10
gemma10
llama-index10
openai-api10
javascript10
architecture10
gradient-boosting10
api10
mistral10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
ethanknights/neglect
Jan 2023 - Jul 2024
Knights, E., Ford, C., McIntosh, R. D., & Rossit, S. (2023). Attention in Action: evidence from peripheral and bimanual reaching deficits in a single case study of visual neglect and extinction post-stroke. PsyArxiv
Contributions:1 review, 12 PRs, 37 pushes in 1 year 5 months
bayesian-statisticsmotion-trackingneuroscience
ethanknights/Knightsetal2022_neglect-opticAtaxia
Sep 2021 - Feb 2024
Knights et al. (2021). Reconsidering the role of attention in optic ataxia: A case report of optic ataxia in visual neglect and extinction
Contributions:1 PR, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
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