Galen Reich
Investigative Technologist
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolGalen Reich is an investigative technologist based in London with six years of interdisciplinary experience blending research, engineering, and science communication. Currently at Bellingcat, he applies technical tools to open-source investigations and current affairs, translating complex data into compelling public narratives. Holding a PhD from the University of Birmingham, he combines rigorous academic methods with hands-on engineering to build reproducible, evidence-focused workflows. Outgoing and creative, he excels at making technical findings accessible to journalists and the wider public. Colleagues describe him as a communicator who treats technology as a force for accountability and positive social impact.
6 years of coding experience
High School, High School at Downham Market High School & Sixth Form CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at University of Birmingham
Github Skills (92)
telegram10
video-compression10
connected10
location10
phone-number10
geolocation10
telegram-bot10
google-sheet10
squad9
transfer-learning9
social-media9
nlp9
instagram9
near9
notebook9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
bellingcat/telegram-phone-number-checker
Jan 2024 - Sep 2024
Contributions:4 releases, 12 reviews, 9 PRs in 8 months
telegram-botpythonphonephone-numberaccount
bellingcat/ShadowFinder
May 2024 - Nov 2024
Find possible locations of shadows around the world
Contributions:11 releases, 13 reviews, 16 PRs in 6 months
command-linegeolocationnotebookopen-source-researchpython
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