Mark Gawler
Data Scientist
Canberra, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolMark Gawler is a data scientist with 13 years of applied experience in government analytics, cognitive modelling, and systems design, currently based in Canberra. With a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and a background lecturing in neural networks and machine learning, he has built decision-support systems that replicate expert reasoning and predictive models that inform large-scale taxpayer treatments. His work uniquely blends cognitive modelling—simulating human legal reasoning—with practical data engineering using tools such as R, Python, SQL and SAS. A lifelong student of reasoning and athletic performance, he brings original thinking, rigorous quality standards and a relentless drive for self-improvement to every project. Now retired, he nevertheless retains deep domain expertise in designing auditable, logic-driven systems and remains a thoughtful resource for complex analytical challenges.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Artificial Intelligence, Nominated for Australasian Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Artificial Intelligence, Nominated for Australasian Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award at La Trobe UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc) (hons), Earth Sciences, Bachelor of Science (BSc) (hons), Earth Sciences at Monash University
Indonesian, French
Github Skills (10)
phpbb9
joomla-template8
authentication8
amazon-cognito7
joomla7
php5
aws-s32
filesystem1
go1
database1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
markgawler/ukriversguidebook.co.uk.core
Jan 2015 - Nov 2018
Contributions:37 pushes, 6 branches, 3 tags in 3 years 10 months
markgawler/ukriversguidebook.co.uk.phpbb_ext
Jun 2016 - Mar 2019
Contributions:42 pushes, 8 branches, 3 tags in 2 years 9 months
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