Gérald Gurtner
Principal Research Fellow at University of Westminster
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolGérald Gurtner is a Principal Research Fellow based in London with 12 years of experience applying network theory, agent-based modelling, machine learning and statistical methods to transportation and economic systems. He has progressed through research roles at leading European institutions and now leads interdisciplinary work at the University of Westminster, translating complex models into policy-relevant insights. Recently captivated by the GenAI wave, he is building agentic systems and has launched a collective (agentic.brussels) to support practical development and collaboration. Trained as a theoretical physicist (PhD, Université Denis Diderot) with advanced credentials from École Normale Supérieure de Cachan, he blends rigorous quantitative foundations with applied modelling, uniquely positioning him to bridge theory, data and emergent AI-driven automation.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Theoretical physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Theoretical physics at Université Denis Diderot (Paris VII)Master's degree, Physics, Master's degree, Physics at École Normale Supérieure de Cachan
French, English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Github Skills (59)
jython9
pypy9
python8
theano7
algorithms7
scipy7
javascript7
muon7
cffi7
linux7
browser7
virtualenv7
pypi7
scientific-computing7
spatial6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
UoW-ATM/Mercury
Nov 2023 - Jun 2024
Contributions:3 releases, 4 PRs, 62 pushes in 7 months
ELSA-Project/ELSA-ABM
May 2014 - Aug 2016
Contributions:168 commits, 7 pushes, 4 comments in 2 years 3 months
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