Ruairidh Battleday
Founder And President at Thinking About Thinking, Inc
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRuairidh Battleday is a founder, AI and cognitive science researcher with a decade of experience building interdisciplinary initiatives at the intersection of machine learning, neuroscience, and entrepreneurship. As Founder and President of Thinking About Thinking, Inc., he runs international summits and conventions that bridge algorithmic innovation and the mathematics of cognition. He holds a PhD in Computer Science (AI/ML) from Princeton, an MA in Theoretical Neuroscience from Berkeley, and an MD from Oxford, and has held postdoctoral research roles at Harvard, MIT and Stanford. His advisory work with Presentient Analytics and hands-on research in parallel distributed processing reflect a rare blend of clinical training, theoretical neuroscience, and cutting‑edge AI. Based in London, he combines academic rigor with community-building and event-driven translation of research into entrepreneurial pathways. A less obvious thread in his career is sustained leadership in college teaching and pastoral roles at Oxford, underscoring strengths in mentorship and educational program design.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA Theoretical Neuroscience, Master of Arts - MA Theoretical Neuroscience at University of California, BerkeleyGraduate-entry medicine BMBCh Pre-clinical and Clinical Medicine, Graduate-entry medicine BMBCh Pre-clinical and Clinical Medicine at University of OxfordBSc (Hons) Biological Sciences: Neuroscience, BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences: Neuroscience at The University of EdinburghDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science (Specialization in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science (Specialization in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)) at Princeton University
English, SpanishGithub contributions (5)
battleday/HKD
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:54 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
battleday/psirokuturk
Oct 2021 - Mar 2022
Contributions:17 pushes in 5 months
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