James Atkinson
Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed) at School of Engineering, University of Warwick
Coventry, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJames Atkinson is an Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed) in Systems & Information Engineering at the University of Warwick with 14 years’ experience blending systems/electronic engineering, computing and applied mathematics into teaching and curriculum leadership. He leads large-group modules and third-year projects while serving as General Engineering Course Leader, Year 2 Exam Secretary and Technology & Moodle Learning Champion, demonstrating a rare mix of classroom leadership and digital-learning stewardship. Technically fluent across MATLAB/Simulink, C++, Python, OpenCV, Java/Android, Arduino and CAD tools, he brings hands-on software and hardware practice into engineering education. His PhD in Affective Computing and extensive cross-departmental teaching contributions (Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science) signal a strong ability to translate research-led concepts into practical student outcomes. Colleagues and students value his track record of scaling assessment and lab experiences for large cohorts while maintaining technical rigor.
14 years of coding experience
Kesgrave High School & Sixth FormDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Affective Computing, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Affective Computing at University of Warwick
English
Github Skills (73)
python10
ase10
equivalent10
latex10
message-passing10
julia10
derived10
quantum-mechanics10
dft10
python-interface10
dynamics10
gitlab10
physics10
atomic10
quip10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
jameskermode/JuLIP.jl
Sep 2016 - Apr 2022
Julia Library for Interatomic Potentials
Contributions:8 pushes, 10 branches in 5 years 7 months
potentialsinteratomic-potentialsjulia-libraryjulia
libAtoms/quippy-wheels
May 2021 - Sep 2022
Build PyPI wheels for quippy
Contributions:18 releases, 3 PRs, 112 pushes in 1 year 4 months
wheelspythonpypi
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