George White
Team Lead at Graphcore
Stoke Gifford, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolGeorge White is a Team Lead and software engineer with 11 years of experience building systems across the stack—from OS and compilers to ML frameworks and end-user apps. Based in Stoke Gifford and educated at the University of Exeter, he has driven IPU backend development for TensorFlow and PyTorch at Graphcore, helped deliver an MLIR-based compiler, and contributed upstream to high-profile projects like PyTorch to enhance hardware backend support. He combines hands-on low-level engineering with product-focused feature design, prototyping new capabilities and integrating hardware functionality into developer-facing tooling. Colleagues rely on him to translate novel computing hardware into reliable, easy-to-use software, and his work on distributed and precision-focused ML features shows a practical interest in future-proofing compute stacks.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BSc (Hons) Computer Science at University of Exeter
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Github Skills (19)
pytorch10
python10
deep-learning10
machine-learning9
gpu9
neural-network9
cprogramming-language8
c-language8
autograd7
html6
macos6
nodejs6
php6
sailsjs6
gridster6
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
pytorch/pytorch
Jul 2023 - Apr 2025
Tensors and Dynamic neural networks in Python with strong GPU acceleration
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 reviews, 6 PRs, 43 comments in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:George primarily contributed to the PyTorch library by adding support for features, resolving issues, and improving the existing functionalities. Their work involved integrating the TensorPipe library for distributed processing, adding generator support for the IPU device, fixing a typo in the IPUHooksInterface, and improving testing of float8 dtypes. These changes demonstrate a focus on enhancing the library's capabilities for various hardware backends and improving the precision of certain data types.
pythongpu-accelerationdeep-learninggpunumpy
TomRHandcock/ECM2434-GSEP
Feb 2020 - May 2021
An web based scavenger hunt game designed to introduce first year students to the University of Exeter campus during Fresher's Week.
Contributions:1 release, 5 PRs, 96 pushes in 1 year 3 months
reactexetergamehuntscavenger
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