IanRDavies
Research Engineer at DeepMind & University College London
Summary
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RockstarResearch Engineer with 10 years of hands-on experience building privacy-focused mobile applications and machine learning research prototypes. Specialized in Android development and Compose-based UI, contributed core features to SimpleX, a novel privacy-first messaging network that operates without user identifiers, including chat views, unread counters, settings and QR-based peer connections. Bridges research and product by implementing practical UX and integration work that makes advanced privacy concepts usable on iOS and Android ecosystems. Known for translating ML research ideas into production-ready mobile features and shipping reliable client-side functionality. Comfortable working across the stack from model-informed client logic to polished UI interactions, with a track record of contributing to open-source privacy tooling.
10 years of coding experience
Github Skills (8)
kotlin10
android-design10
android-ui10
android-compose10
android-gui10
qr-code9
chat8
messaging8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
simplex-chat/simplex-chat
Feb 2022 - May 2022
SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! iOS, Android and desktop apps 📱!
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:33 reviews, 37 commits, 46 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:IanRDavies primarily focused on developing the Android application for the SimpleX chat project. Their work included implementing Android Compose navigation, creating views for welcome and settings, integrating chat list styling, and adding unread message counters. They were also responsible for integrating QR code scanning functionality for connecting with other users.
protocoldouble-ratchete2eeiosmessenger
IanRDavies/data-science-tutorials
Apr 2018 - Sep 2018
Contributions:44 commits, 39 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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