Sam Powell
Chief Technology Officer at UCL
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Powell is a multidisciplinary technology leader and CTO with 11 years of experience translating advanced physical-science research into working products at the intersection of optics, acoustics, and embedded systems. He combines deep academic credentials—a PhD in ultrasound-modulated optical tomography and honorary roles at UCL—with hands-on expertise in inverse problems, high-performance computing, analogue/digital electronics and electro-acoustics. As founder/CTO of Gowerlabs and former academic lead at UCL, King’s and Nottingham, he has shepherded complex interdisciplinary projects from theoretical modelling through finite-element and Monte Carlo implementations into prototype and production hardware. His uncommon blend of signal-processing, embedded DSP and biomedical light-transport know-how enables rapid iteration on measurement systems that require both rigorous simulation and practical engineering. Based in England, he is equally at home in the lab, the workshop, and the codebase, translating deep-domain science into deployable instruments.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Acoustics, Distinction, MSc, Acoustics, Distinction at The University of SalfordBEng, Electronic and Communications Engineering, BEng, Electronic and Communications Engineering at University of WarwickPhD, Ultrasound Modulated Optical Tomography (Medical Physics), PhD, Ultrasound Modulated Optical Tomography (Medical Physics) at University College London, U. of London
Github Skills (194)
inverse10
programming-language10
image-reconstruction10
julialang10
toast10
root-finding10
science10
julia10
numerical10
decomposition10
neuroscience10
visualization10
machine-learning10
hpc10
petsc10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
samuelpowell/CX10-FNRF
Jan 2015 - Feb 2018
Contributions:53 commits, 21 PRs, 28 pushes in 3 years 2 months
firmwareintegrated
samuelpowell/toastmm
Oct 2022 - Mar 2025
Forward and inverse modelling in optical tomography
Contributions:3 releases, 21 PRs, 33 pushes in 2 years 5 months
opticaltomographymodellinginverseforward
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