Michael Holroyd
Principal Research Engineer at General Atomics Intelligence
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Holroyd is a Principal Research Engineer and entrepreneur with a Ph.D. in Computer Science and 13 years of experience turning advanced research into commercial products across 3D reconstruction, machine learning, realtime audio analysis, and geospatiotemporal search. He has founded and led multiple startups and research teams—most recently as CTO of Harmony Helper, whose patented real-time vocal analysis and part-mapping tech was acquired in 2025—and now builds AI-enabled spatio-temporal and computer-vision systems for unmanned aircraft at General Atomics Intelligence. Comfortable spanning full stack development, research, and product strategy, he has a track record of securing and translating NSF-funded work into shipping software and IP. Equally at home lecturing on AI and cryptography as mentoring engineering teams, he blends rigorous academic training with hands-on commercialization experience. A less obvious strength is his aptitude for designing high-performance simulation and analytics platforms (from neuronal networks to large-scale event data) that bridge scientific inquiry and real-world deployment.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at William & MaryDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at University of Virginia
German, English
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cville/fire-rescue-map
Nov 2015 - Dec 2022
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 2 months
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