Matthew Broadbent
Reader In Dairy AgriTech at SRUC
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Broadbent is a Reader in Dairy AgriTech with 12 years' experience bridging computer science research and applied agricultural technology. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Lancaster University and has led academic teams and subjects at Edinburgh Napier University and Lancaster, bringing strong technical project management to interdisciplinary, real-world problems. His background in computer networks and distributed systems informs pragmatic solutions for data-driven dairy systems, combining research rigour with Agile development practices learned during industry internships. Based in Edinburgh, he is adept at translating complex technical concepts for stakeholders across academia and industry, and has a track record of building resilient, test-driven prototypes that continue to influence collaborations remotely. Colleagues describe him as a hands-on leader who pairs theoretical depth with a focus on delivery and impact in AgriTech contexts.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at Lancaster University
English, German
Github Skills (15)
logging8
mpeg8
mpeg-dash8
caching4
provisioning3
security3
sdn3
networking3
fog3
monitoring2
bandwidth1
siren1
device-manager1
controller1
openflow1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
broadbent/scootplayer
Feb 2014 - Feb 2022
An experimental MPEG-DASH request engine with support for accurate logging.
Contributions:82 commits, 11 PRs, 16 pushes in 8 years 1 month
dashloggingmpeg-dashmpegrequest
opencache-project/opencache-node
May 2014 - Jan 2016
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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