Jamie Macaulay is a research fellow at the Scottish Oceans Institute with nine years’ experience advancing passive acoustic monitoring and biosonar research for marine mammals. He combines field deployment of PAM hardware and embedded systems with development of algorithms and open-source tools to make underwater sound analysis more accessible and efficient. Previously a postdoc at Aarhus University and a long-term researcher at SMRU, he brings hands-on engineering, AI-driven analysis, and user-focused interface design to scientific workflows. Trained in quantum physics (MSc, St Andrews), Jamie blends rigorous physics thinking with practical software and hardware skills, uniquely positioning him to translate complex acoustic data into usable insights for conservation and research.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
MSc Physics, Quantum physics, 2:1, MSc Physics, Quantum physics, 2:1 at University of St Andrews
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Jamie Macaulay - Research Fellow at Scottish Oceans Institute