John Hawkins
Computer Scientist at Intersect AI
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Top SchoolJohn Hawkins is a Computer Scientist and Chief AI Officer at Intersect AI with 11 years of experience applying machine learning across industries to deliver practical, value-driven solutions. He holds a PhD in Applied Machine Learning from The University of Queensland and has worked as a data scientist in multiple sectors, favoring approaches that solve concrete business problems rather than academic novelty. Based in Sydney, he blends research rigor with product-focused delivery, guiding organisations to operationalise AI responsibly and measurably. Colleagues know him for turning complex models into deployable systems and for a pragmatic emphasis on ROI and usability. An understated strength is his track record of bridging stakeholder needs with technical constraints, making AI adoption smoother for non-technical teams.
12 years of coding experience
The University of Queensland
English, German, Spanish, Chinese
Stackoverflow
325reputation
58kreached
8answers
1question
Github Skills (47)
predictive-modeling8
linguistics7
machine-learning7
php6
android6
scikit-learn6
graph6
parser6
facebook-php-sdk6
jquery6
facebook6
ajax6
javascript6
mysql6
dayofweek6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
john-hawkins/john-hawkins.github.io
Jun 2018 - Mar 2026
Contributions:95 pushes in 7 years 11 months
john-hawkins/minvime
Apr 2019 - Aug 2025
This is a tool that will allow you to estimate the minimum required performance characteristics of an ML model for a business problem
Contributions:2 releases, 47 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 5 months
mlmodelbusiness-analyticsmachine-learningpredictive-analysispredictive-modeling
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