Niall Beard
Co-Founder at Keenu.io
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolNiall Beard is a seasoned software engineer and founder with 15 years building user-focused web and mobile applications, particularly in Ruby on Rails and React ecosystems. He has led multinational data-aggregation work for ELIXIR Europe, improved accessibility for social housing portals, and transformed research training infrastructure at The University of Manchester. As CTO of an AI-driven dating startup and now co-founder of Keenu.io, he pairs practical product instincts with applied ML/AI (vector search, image analysis, LLM tooling) to deliver single‑match and education-focused experiences. Niall excels at turning complex, heterogeneous data sources into polished, usable products and often designs solutions that empower non-technical teams to manage content. Based in Manchester, he combines academic roots with agency and startup experience, and enjoys shipping playful side projects that explore real-world UX questions.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Computer Science, Master of Engineering (MEng), Computer Science at The University of Manchester
Github Skills (86)
synthetic-biology10
python10
semantic-web10
metadata10
ruby10
publish10
iso10
catalog10
simulations10
dms10
ckan10
api10
galaxy10
systems-biology10
science10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
njall/pretentious-o-meter
Apr 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:1 release, 114 commits, 5 PRs in 10 months
ratingdumbmetascoreimdb
ElixirTeSS/ckanext-tess
Feb 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:382 commits, 244 pushes, 6 branches in 10 months
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