Nick Sexton
Research Fellow at UCL
England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolNick Sexton is a Research Fellow at UCL with a PhD in Cognitive Science and 12 years of experience probing the interfaces between human cognition and deep learning. He builds and analyses neural network models—using Python, C, R and frameworks like TensorFlow/Keras—to uncover shared representations between brains and large-scale models, with a particular interest in executive function and cognitive control. His work blends rigorous empirical cognitive neuroscience (MSc with distinction) with hands-on ML experimentation, making theoretical claims testable through code and data. Based in England, he seeks to move into deep learning engineering or research roles where his niche expertise in mapping learned representations to cognitive theory can guide model design and interpretation.
12 years of coding experience
Postgraduate Diploma, PSYCHOLOGY, Distinction, Postgraduate Diploma, PSYCHOLOGY, Distinction at The Open UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Science at Birkbeck, University of London
Github Skills (5)
deep-learning4
journal4
creative-commons3
open-access3
academia2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nicksexton/emojitranslate
Nov 2018 - Dec 2018
Contributions:58 pushes, 11 branches in 1 month
nicksexton/hyperparameter_search
Nov 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:10 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 27 days
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