Rob Robinson
Animation Machine Learning R&D Programmer
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRob Robinson is an Animation Machine Learning R&D Programmer at Rockstar Games with nine years of industry and research experience bridging deep learning, computer vision, and animation systems. He holds a PhD from Imperial College London focused on computer vision for medical imaging and has applied that rigorous research background to production ML roles at Yoti and internships at Google and Samsung Research. Rob combines a strong physics and teaching foundation with hands-on engineering—turning research prototypes into deployed systems for identity, vision, and now interactive animation. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he brings both academic rigor and product-minded delivery to complex pipeline and model challenges. Based in New York, he thrives at the intersection of animation tech and applied AI, often leveraging insights from medical imaging research to improve visual fidelity and robustness in real-time systems.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Physics (MPhys), Master of Physics (MPhys) at The University of ManchesterDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Imperial College LondonNanodegree, Nanodegree at UdacityPostgraduate Certificate in Education Studies, Postgraduate Certificate in Education Studies at University of CambridgeMaster’s Degree, Master’s Degree at King's College London
Github Skills (4)
python2
neural-network2
numpy1
artwork1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
mlnotebook/domain_adapation_istn
Jun 2020 - Oct 2020
Contributions:4 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
mlnotebook/thesis_template
Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
Contributions:7 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
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