Shannon Fenn
Machine Learning Engineer at PingYou
Tokyo, Japan
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Top SchoolShannon Fenn is a Machine Learning Engineer with 15 years of experience blending research-grade ML and combinatorial optimisation with hands-on robotics and computer vision work, grounded in a PhD from the University of Newcastle. Based in Tokyo, Shannon has moved from tutoring and lecturing tertiary computer science courses to leading middle and high school departments and transitioning entire schools to online delivery, demonstrating rare strength in both technical depth and pedagogical leadership. Their doctoral work applied curriculum-style combinatorial methods to multi-target learning problems, reflecting a knack for connecting theory to practical model design. An avid RoboCup alum and lifelong robotics enthusiast, Shannon bridges academic research, classroom mentorship, and production ML engineering to deliver interpretable, curriculum-informed solutions.
15 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Newcastle
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Github Skills (17)
robotics10
robocup10
codebase9
optimization7
linear-programming6
operations-research6
constraint-programming5
vehicle-routing-problem5
gurobi4
combinatorial-optimization4
simulated-annealing4
porting3
tqdm2
python2
slim2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
shannonfenn/bitpacking
May 2017 - Feb 2019
Contributions:9 pushes, 4 tags in 1 year 9 months
shannonfenn/minfs
May 2017 - Dec 2018
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 tag in 1 year 7 months
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