Summary
Mateusz Ochal is a Senior Research Engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in maritime robotics, computer vision, and efficient ML for real-world sensing. Holding an MSc and PhD in Robotics and Autonomous Systems from Edinburgh/Heriot-Watt, he advances few-shot, continual learning and outlier detection methods applied to sonar and optical maritime imagery. At the Technology Innovation Institute he combines field-deployed system integration (ROS 2, C++ libraries, Docker, MLOps) with hands-on boat operations and dataset acquisition for forward-looking and multibeam sonar systems. His work bridges deep research and production: from publishing novel algorithms to shipping robust perception stacks in challenging marine environments. Fluent in C++ and Python, he brings uncommon practical expertise in maritime safety and motor-boat licensed field deployment alongside academic rigor.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Robotics and Autonomous Systems at The University of Edinburgh
Mathematics Further Mathematics Computing and Physics, Mathematics Further Mathematics Computing and Physics at Hills Road Sixth Form College
Master of Engineering (BSc) Computer Science, Master of Engineering (BSc) Computer Science at University of Southampton
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus
English, Polish